Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

Nick and the Ovorols — Telegraph Taboo

There’s really only thing you can say after spinning Nick and the Ovorols’ debut album, Telegraph Taboo. And that thing is “damn.” Nick Peraino’s red-hot blues guitar (yes, I wrote that, and no, I only feel a little badly about…

Pots are the Potter is – Michael Cormier

We reviewed Michael Cormier’s charming EP a little while ago. Now, the young multi-instrumentalist has released his first full-length album, Pots are. the Potter is.  On his Bandcamp page, Cormier proudly declares that the album is “the inevitable product of…

The Highballers — Soft Music and Hard Liquor

If ever there was an album worthy of being described as a romp, it’s Soft Music and Hard Liquor. The Highballers embrace old-school country in their debut album. Lead singer Kendall Jackson’s bourbon-smooth vocals and witty lyrics place The Highballers…

Nick 13 — Nick 13

This album sure isn’t new, but since it predates Adobe and Teardrops, it’s worth a review here. Released in 2011, the Tiger Army guitarist’s solo effort takes a statelier approach to music than the psychobilly band. And since June 2011,…