GoodWolf — Car In the Woods
I’ve had this album on loop all day and I haven’t gotten sick of it. I think I might not ever get sick of it (though I probably won’t loop it again.) GoodWolf’s second LP is an intoxicating mix of…
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Wood and Wire — The Coast
Bluegrass is a funny thing. Sometimes I find it’s a little hokey or a little sad. Other times I think I only enjoy it because the musicians have found a way to incorporate tropes from other genres (such as Greenland…
Mishka Shubaly — Coward’s Path
Mishka Shubaly’s second album, Coward’s Path, covers well-worn materials for this blog: alcoholism, self-doubt, self-recrimination, wry humor, twanging guitars. So what makes it stand out? There’s a raw, appealing quality to it. These songs were recorded about ten years ago,…
Kristopher James — Movement: 1
I’m too drunk to be coherent but I’m also too drunk to go out and do things. This is Teacher Life (a new tag!), people. The Friday after Regents week = shitfaced by 7 PM. So the TL;DR is Kristopher…
Kings — Bones
The tail end of 2014 was a cold-hearted bitch and I’m glad to see the last of her. But I got to end it on a high note. Karen and the Sorrows hosted a brilliant queer country holiday party and…