Reckless Kelly: “Long Night Moon”
RECKLESS KELLY Long Night Moon No Big Deal Records It wouldn’t be hard for an amateur anthologist to come up with sort of a shadow …
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Sarah Jarosz: “Build Me Up From Bones”
SARAH JAROSZ Build Me Up From Bones Sugar Hill Even as a teen, Sarah Jarosz seemed preternaturally mature and self-assured. But with her ascent into …
Brennen Leigh & Noel McKay: “Before the World Was Made”
BRENNEN LEIGH & NOEL McKAY Before the World Was Made www.brennenleigh.net Cute musical couples love to make cute songs of love together. One supposes it’s …
Colin Gilmore: “The Wild and Hollow”
COLIN GILMORE The Wild and Hollow Woobletown Records Colin Gilmore may come from Flatlander stock, but the dominant Lubbock gene in his musical DNA doesn’t …
Brandon Rhyder: “That’s Just Me”
BRANDON RHYDER That’s Just Me Reserve Records/Thirty Tigers Brandon Rhyder, quite simply, is a damn-good singer. That alone is enough to set him apart on …
Charlie Faye: “You Were Fine, You Weren’t Even Lonely”
CHARLIE FAYE You Were Fine, You Weren’t Even Lonely Wine & Nut Records The wistfulness permeating — actually, dominating — the jazz-inflected soul-pop of Charlie Faye’s …
Neko Case: “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You”
NEKO CASE The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You Anti- Few things are more delightful …
Barbara Nesbitt: “Almost Home”
Barbara Nesbitt Almost Home Scarlet Productions When she’s not knocking back shots of harmonic hooch as one of Austin’s Whiskey Sisters, Barbara Nesbitt serves up …
King Corduroy: “Austin Soul Stew”
KING CORDUROY Austin Soul Stew Self-released Genuine soul music in the classic mode is not one of the sounds that Austin is generally known for, …
Kyle Park: “Beggin’ For More”
KYLE PARK Beggin’ For More Thirty Tigers The current generation (hell, make it every generation) of Texas songwriters can more or less be divided into …
