Category Review

Terra Lightfoot — New Mistakes

Come for Terra Lightfoot’s crunchy blues guitars, stay for her true instrument: her voice. Like drinking a fine red wine, taking a moment to savor Lightfoot’s full-bodied voice will reveal depths that truly bring out these blues rock songs. To…

Winnie Brave — Cheap Gin

While it sounds nauseating to me, there are people out there who swear by some good ol’ hair of the dog as a hangover cure. If you’re in that camp, Winnie Brave’s Cheap Gin will help lift your spirits amidst…

Terry Time Brother — Never Alone

This might be one of the most Portland country albums there is. Terry Time Brother, the project of Benson Amps craftsman Terry Benson, has that detached feel and existential crises that PDX has become known for. Far from being derivative,…

Brian Pounds — Southern Writer

There’s no shortage of sad dudes with guitars, but not all of them can dig into that sweet spot between country and the blues like Brian Pounds. The Austin singer-songwriter has been pounding the pavement (see what I did there?)…

Billy Bronsted — This Bed of Mine

Billy Bronsted’s album is a force to be reckoned with. You get the sense that, when Bronsted was working on This Bed of Mine, the dam burst and a flood of songs finally found their way out. While Bronsted’s album…