Son Volt: “Union”
SON VOLT Union Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers In his quarter-century at the helm of Son Volt, preceded by his pioneering stint as co-leader of Uncle Tupelo, …
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Todd Snider: “Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3”
TODD SNIDER Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3 Aimless Records/Thirty Tigers In tales that may or may not have been true in his pleasantly rambling, comically …
Townes Van Zandt: “Sky Blue”
TOWNES VAN ZANDT Sky Blue Fat Possum Considering the fact that he never sold many records when he was alive, it’s remarkable how many of …
Hayes Carll: “What It Is”
HAYES CARLL What It Is Dualtone Hayes Carll has pulled off one of the nimblest balancing acts in modern music, especially on the country/roots side …
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore: “Downey to Lubbock”
DAVE ALVIN & JIMMIE DALE GILMORE Downey to Lubbock Yep Roc Effective as they may be for publicity, ticket sales, and award nominations, duo collaborations …
Amanda Shires: “To the Sunset”
AMANDA SHIRES To the Sunset Silver Knife Records Now this is more like it. As lovely as it admittedly was, Amanda Shires’ last album, My …
Jaimee Harris: “Red Rescue”
JAIMEE HARRIS Red Rescue www.jaimeeharris.com Jaimee Harris’ name has showed up so many times in the music pages of the Austin Chronicle and Austin American-Statesman …
Jamie Lin Wilson: “Jumping Over Rocks”
JAMIE LIN WILSON Jumping Over Rocks www.jamielinwilson.com The most striking thing about Jamie Lin Wilson’s Jumping Over Rocks isn’t just the fact that her cover …
Kacey Musgraves: “Golden Hour”
KACEY MUSGRAVES Golden Hour MCA Nashville After a game attempt at a game-changing mainstream country career, Kacey Musgraves and the Nashville establishment seem to have …
Mike Farris: “Silver & Stone”
MIKE FARRIS Silver & Stone Compass Records Mike Farris’ last album, Shine for All the People, earned him a 2015 Grammy for Best Gospel Roots Album. …
