Kimmie Rhodes: “Dreams of Flying”
KIMMIE RHODES Dreams of Flying kimmierhodes.com While there’s a department of it in Washington, D.C., one must really question if there’s any justice in a …
Album Reviews
Michael Fracasso: “Saint Monday”
MICHAEL FRACASSO Saint Monday Little Fuji Records It was pretty much a given that the latest album by Michael Fracasso would be good — very …
Okkervil River: “I Am Very Far”
OKKERVIL RIVER I Am Very Far Jagjaguar Though the songs beg for interpretation, one hesitates to hazard guesses about what might have been inside Will …
Foster and Lloyd: “It’s Already Tomorrow”
FOSTER AND LLOYD It’s Already Tomorrow Eefin Ell Records In the great Nashville credibility scare of the late-80s that gave the world Steve Earle, Lyle …
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit: “Here We Rest”
JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT Here We Rest Kirtland Records Jason Isbell’s Here We Rest is filled with may-not-be-able-to-deal-with-it melancholy and a truly rare …
Bob Schneider: “A Perfect Day”
BOB SCHNEIDER A Perfect Day Kirtland Records Two years ago, Bob Schneider split the bull’s eye. The Austin-based songwriter’s “40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet),” …
Sarah Jarosz: “Follow Me Down”
SARAH JAROSZ Follow Me Down Sugar Hill Records Most 17-year-olds wouldn’t have a clue what to do in a recording studio, much less pull off …
Cody Canada and The Departed: “This Is Indian Land”
CODY CANADA AND THE DEPARTED This Is Indian Land Underground Sound If things had played out differently — or, let’s face it, the way most …
Emmylou Harris: “Hard Bargain”
EMMYLOU HARRIS Hard Bargain Nonesuch Throughout her career, Emmylou Harris has served as the sweetheart of the rodeo, progressive traditionalist, siren of the alt-country movement …
Steve Earle: “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive”
STEVE EARLE I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive New West After the Grammy-winning Townes, Steve Earle’s homage to mentor/songwriting-standard-setter Townes Van Zandt, he …
