Kory Quinn — Black Gold Blues
If the haunting harmonica hook that kicks off “Black Gold Blues” doesn’t grab you, I’m not sure what well. I’ve highlighted Quinn’s work in the past, but Black Gold Blues is his best work yet. Quinn pulls off a neat…
Category New Music
Will Johnson — Hatteras Night, a Good Luck Charm
I initially wanted to pass on Hatteras Night. Will Johnson, of Centro-matic fame, has produced a tidy collection of songs with a country flare and carefully precise, minimalist production that felt challenging to me. But the more time I spent…
Podcast Time! — Reversal of the Muse with Laura Marling
If you’re an aficionado of public radio, you have no doubt heard Laura Marling’s latest song, “Wild Fire” and its truly genre- and mind-bending guitar licks. In addition to wrists and a serious set of pipes, Marling’s got a true…
Sera Cahoone — From Where I Started
Sera Cahoone’s newest solo album is, in a word, delightful. It serves as an interesting bookend to Caroline Spence’s Spades and Roses. Where Spence is hurt and vulnerable, Cahoone’s songs come from the same wounds but are playful and healing.…
Bill Mallonee — The Rags of Absence
Bill Mallonee puts out an album every six months. Minimum. There’s never a dud and I wish I had more time to just sit with each album. But then a new one comes out. It makes me wonder if Mallonee…