Category The Basics

Nick 13 — Nick 13

This album sure isn’t new, but since it predates Adobe and Teardrops, it’s worth a review here. Released in 2011, the Tiger Army guitarist’s solo effort takes a statelier approach to music than the psychobilly band. And since June 2011,…

Bill Mallonee — Amber Waves

Bill Mallonee is one of my favorite songwriters, even though (strange to say) I don’t own a single piece of his music. It’s not that I pirate it — it’s just that there’s a lot of material available on Archive.org.…

Rachel Brooke — A Killer’s Dream

Rachel Brooke’s A Killer’s Dream is best enjoyed in the kitchen. Maybe it’s because I’m a woman, though. See, this album is a time machine. Brooke has captured the smoky, illicit feel of a true rockabilly club — her seductive…