Posts tagged album review

BRANDY CLARK Big Day in a Small Town Warner Bros. Career-wise, Nashville songwriter Brandy Clark brings to mind a Jim Lauderdale or Chris Stapleton, someone …

JOE TEICHMAN Heart Over Mind Tremolo Joe Records Texas-born singer-songwriter Joe Teichman takes this traveling troubadour thing seriously: he’s recently departed his Central Texas comfort …

SEAN MCCONNELL Sean McConnell Rounder Records Although he’s released several records over the dozen years or so, up until now Sean McConnell has for the …

SHAWN COLVIN & STEVE EARLE Colvin & Earle Fantasy Not since Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors has a song been as fraught with romantic frisson, tension and …

JOHN EVANS Polyester Splice Records Veteran Houston-bred, Austin-based musician John Evans may not be one of Texas music’s best-known names, but despite his eclectic style …

SHAD BLAIR Sawdust www.shadblair.com Gifted but obscure, Shad Blair has been knocking around the Austin-area country-folk talent pool for at least a decade, honing a …

QUAKER CITY NIGHT HAWKS El Astronauta Lightning Rod Records If you can count yourself amongst the early adopters who recognized something special in Quaker City …

ROBERT ELLIS Robert Ellis New West From the first sparkling moments of “Perfect Strangers,” it’s apparent that Robert Ellis has found a more pop-forward take …

Bonnie Bishop Ain’t Who I Was Thirty Tigers It can be difficult knowing which albums are truly “Americana” these days. Whereas your more basic established …

MARGO PRICE Midwest Farmer’s Daughter Third Man Records Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, the auspicious debut (on Jack White’s Third Man Records) from Illinois native and current …