Sam Riggs: “Outrun the Sun”
SAM RIGGS AND THE NIGHT PEOPLE Outrun the Sun Thirty Tigers A popular half-in-jest mantra among fledgling bands is “fake it ’til you make it” …
Album Reviews
Chris King: “Native”
CHRIS KING Native Classic Horse Label The January 2013 release of 1983, his first full-length, was just enough of a breakthrough to get Austin songwriter …
Grant Ewing: “The Buzz of a City Night”
GRANT EWING The Buzz of a City Night Ewing Music With his honey-toasted, whiskey growl of a voice, seasoned songwriting chops, and a crack team …
Woody Guthrie: “American Radical Patriot”
WOODY GUTHRIE American Radical Patriot Rounder Records As prolific as he was during his short life, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie has released far more recorded and …
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 …
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 …
