From The Vault: Pink Floyd – “Animals” (1977)
An album we need now more than ever ... It’s taken me a very long time to consider both the effects and truth behind Pink Floyd’s release of...
Reviews
The Chesterfield Kings – “Psychedelic Sunrise” (2007) review
The Chesterfield Kings - Psychedelic Sunrise (Wicked Cool, 2007) Without a doubt, shortly into America’s punk musical phase, The Chesterfield Kings revamped the garage rock psych sounds of...
Geoff Gibbons – “Buffalo Hotel” (2017) review
Geoff Gibbons - Buffalo Hotel (Self-released, 2017) https://soundcloud.com/geoffgibbonsmusic/sets/buffalo-hotel-geoff-gibbons Geoff Gibbons’s newest album “Buffalo Hotel” is a cliché country ride that panders to formula, but is salvaged by the...
Kontiki Suite – “On Sunset Lake” (2013) review
Kontiki Suite - On Sunset Lake (2013) https://kontikisuite.bandcamp.com/album/on-sunset-lake Drifting on a summer breeze out of Laurel Canyon by way of the UK, Kontiki Suite shimmer the evening fire...
From The Vault: Spirit – ‘Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus’ (1970)
Many consider Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus, released in 1970, to be Spirit’s finest hour, though I still find their initial self titled album to be their crowning...
Oddnote – “Oddnote” (2018) review
Oddnote - Oddnote (Self-released, 2018) https://soundcloud.com/oddnote/sets/oddnote The Nasheville-based group Oddnote has released its debut self-titled LP, and there is quite a bit to dig into. The five members...
Meanr Mynr – “The Sacrifice” (2017) review
Meanr Mynr – The Sacrifice (Self-released, 2017) http://meanrmynr.com/album/the-sacrifice Genre-bending is a rousing frontier that has been pushed further and further over the decades. Seemingly disparate sounds have been...
From the South – “Cool, Cool Memories” (2012) review
From the South - Cool, Cool Memories (Birds Love Fighting, 2012) https://fromthesouth.bandcamp.com/album/cool-cool-memories Straight from Australia and into your heart, From The South venture into the atmospheric realm of shimmering...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Woody Shaw – “The Moontrane” (1975)
Woody Shaw - The Moontrane (Muse Records, 1975) Originally released on Muse Records in 1975. The version of this album on the Mosaic box set Woody Shaw: The...
Richmond Fontaine – “Don’t Skip Out on Me” (2018) review
Richmond Fontaine - Don’t Skip Out on Me (Fluff and Gravy Records, 2018) Don’t Skip Out On Me Now is a soundtrack of sorts, only it’s the soundtrack...