Category New Music

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,…

Bill Mallonee — Amber Waves

Bill Mallonee is one of my favorite songwriters, even though (strange to say) I don’t own a single piece of his music. It’s not that I pirate it — it’s just that there’s a lot of material available on Archive.org.…