To judge by his songs, Michael Dean Damron’s view on life is that it’s vicious and short. To be honest, I haven’t listened to this album too many times because I don’t exactly need extra nudges to feel dark and…
To call Nick Ferrio a country or folk artist minimizes the achievement of Amongst the Coyotes and Birdsongs. That’s not to say there’s anything wrong or less-than about country and folk — obviously. But Ferrio brings a complexity and intention…
I’ve been sitting on my hands for a good amount of time now, waiting until the general public can get James Burrows’ debut album into their little paws. This album is great. I love it. I know I love almost…
You guys, I haven’t eaten anything but rice in the last 72 hours. Well, that’s not entirely true. I tried to eat human food last night and this morning, but my stomach was very definitively like “NOPE” and I actually…
The title track on the Last Tycoon’s new EP, Death By Dixie, is a sleeper. With the climbing banjos, mandolins, and John Gladwin’s delicate voice, at first I thought the guy was just another pretty-boy hipster with nothing to say.…