The Five Stairsteps – Our Family Portrait/Stairsteps (2014) review
The Five Stairsteps "Our Family Portrait/Stairsteps" (Real Gone Music/Soul Music Records, 2014) The Five Stairsteps were a family soul band from Chicago who had a big hit...
Brian Greene
Sound Man: A Life Recording Hits with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Faces . . . by Glyn Johns (2014)
Sound Man: A Life Recording Hits with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Faces . . . by Glyn Johns (Blue Rider Press,...
Native North America Volume 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966-85 (2014) review
Native North America Volume 1: "Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966-85" (Light in the Attic, 2014) This is a revelation. A collection of two decades of music made...
Buffalo Killers – Fireball of Sulk (2014) review
Buffalo Killers "Fireball of Sulk" (Sun Pedal Recordings, 2014) Cincinnati, Ohio’s Buffalo Killers have been one of my favorite current bands since I turned on to their...
Bo-Dogs – Bad Bad Dog! (2014) review
Bo-Dogs "Bad Bad Dog!" (Low Impact Records, 2014) Producing instantly recognizable sounds and feels while still making it all seem fresh is not an easy thing to...
The Chemistry Set – ‘Elapsed Memories’ (2014)
The first thing that stands out about this new three-track EP from living legend neo-psychedelicists The Chemistry set is that two of its songs are originals; this being...
Jane Weaver – The Silver Globe (2014) review
Jane Weaver "The Silver Globe" (Bird/Finders Keepers, 2014) Possibly the most impressive thing about Weaver’s latest creation is the fact that each of the 10 tracks has its...
Foxygen – … And Star Power (2014) review
Foxygen "… And Star Power" (Jagjaguwar 2014) There’s a lot to take in here. There’s over 20 tracks that run in excess of 80 minutes. There’s a variety...
The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers (2014) review
The New Pornographers "Brill Bruisers" (Matador, 2014) I think the hardest albums to review are the ones that you don’t really have any huge complaints about, but that...
The Posies – Failure (2014) review
The Posies "Failure" (Omnivore Recordings, 1989/2014) This is a reissue you have to listen to with perspective. You have to imagine that it’s 1988 and someone handed you...