John Moreland — Big Bad Luv
This is the John Moreland album I’ve been waiting for. I still maintain that Everything the Hard Way is my favorite album, possibly ever, but Big Bad Luv is certainly in a close second (at least in terms of his…
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The Jerry Cans — Inuusiq
I wrote a little about the Jerry Cans a few months ago, and I’ve been sitting on my hands ever since so I could tell you how excellent Inuusiq is. The album is almost exclusively sung in Inuktitut, the band’s…
Pete Mancini — Foothill Freeway
I’m sitting here writing this on May Day, but I’m stuck at work til 8 (ironically). Meanwhile, I’m fretting over how I’m going to make ends meet once my hours get cut in the summer so when “Rented Room” came…
Sarah Shook and the Disarmers — Sidelong
There’s been a lot of buzz about Nikki Lane and Margo Price as the next generation of (women’s) outlaw country music but I’ve took a spin through their albums and…I dunno. I just don’t buy it. There’s a certain slavishness…
Jesus and His Judgmental Father — Kings and Queens
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh. Why is this band so good? I know that that’s the hard-hitting music writing you come to this site for but that’s pretty much where I’m at with Jesus and His Judgmental Father, who learned about from queer punk…