Samantha Fish — Belle of the West
Belle of the West is just an explosion of talent. While it’s primarily a blues album, there’s such a profusion of joy in the moment that I’m left walking away with that more so than anything conveyed by the songs…
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Sonia Tetlow — Now
Sonia Tetlow’s seen her share of the road. Whether it was pounding the pavement with her Patti Smith-esque punk band STB in the late 90s and early aughts, supporting Cowboy Mouth on bass in the shortly after, leading Herman Put…
Low River — New Mothers
Paul Bardsley, otherwise known as Low River, has the kind of musical DNA that’ll win any reader of this blog over. Bardsley’s voice recalls a young Mike Ness while his heavy strum and strident lyrics evoke Frank Turner. But Bardsley…
Lahire — Faded West
When Andrija Tokic takes on a project, I take that as a surefire stamp of quality. Tokic is the master behind the Bomb Shelter in East Nashville and gave the world the Alabama Shakes, Langhorne Slim, Hurray for the Riff…
Lydia Loveless — Boy Crazy & Single(s)
I wish I could hand out awards for album design because it is difficult to create a more pitch-perfect jacket than this. (I’m also dying to know the context of this photo.) Boy Crazy is a reissue of Loveless’ 2013…