Carolina is an album of exceptional beauty. I don’t mean to say that this is a carefully crafted Old Master hung up somewhere in the Met. It’s more like a painting from the Hudson River School: thoughtfully composed, but earthy…
What you see is what you get with No Salvation. Here. Yeah, that’s pretty stark. It’s also no-frills and hardscrabble, hones-to-goodness punk with a heavy side of Americana. The soaring opener, “Highwater Chevy,” will be in the back of your…
Dereconstructed is, if nothing else, the most aptly titled album of the year. It represents the manic, frenzied sound of Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires’ sophomore album. It also has a nod to Reconstruction, the botched attempts at…
I’m such a fuck-up. American Opera (a.k.a. John Bee) and Sad and French opened for Two Cow Garage back in February. I didn’t take the time to research American Opera and skipped the set. I spoke with Bee after the…
I wasn’t really sure how I felt about Adam Faucett the first time I listened to “Day Drinker.” I was at work, I was stressed, I was listening on laptop speakers. Faucett’s opening, plaintive wail seemed more like interesting caterwauling.…