I have a confession to make. I’ve never really listened to Lucero. I know what you’re thinking, and I agree — how? Virtually every band I reviewed between 2012 and 2016 was either in the band’s circle or heavily inspired…
Ernie Vincent has more than earned his title of Dap King. His band The Top Notes have been a fixture in New Orleans since the early 1970s, working their own shows as well as backing many other artists. Vincent himself grew up…
You’re Still Here is nothing less than a tour de force of songwriting. Sarah Rose Janko’s rich storytelling explores the corners of the world that most would rather not. Her voice has an earthy texture that makes all of these…
If you wish Courtney Love had written a country album, Suzie Chism has got you covered. The singer-songwriter is based out of Nashville now, but every song here screams LA. It’s not just the lyrical content, which centers the incongruity…
When you strip it all down to bare essentials, you get Jamie Stillway’s Lullaby For a Stranger. The instrumental album has a sense of intimate warmth that is gamely striving to stave away coldness and alienation. Considering Stillway wrote and…