Churchwood: “Churchwood”
CHURCHWOOD Churchwood Saustex Media Dense and nasty, literate and mean, Austin’s Churchwood sounds like Captain Beefheart trying to cut Tom Waits’ throat with a rusty …
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Matt the Electrician: “Accidental Thief”
MATT THE ELECTRICIAN Accidental Thief www.matttheelectrician.com For dedicated fans of songwriter’s songwriter Paul Simon, Christmas came early this year with the release of the man’s …
The Krayolas: “Tipsy Topsy Turvy”
THE KRAYOLAS Tipsy Topsy Turvy BOX Records If albums had thesis statements, “I ain’t no Cantinflas, baby, I ain’t no matador/I’m a genuine Mexified San …
BettySoo and Doug Cox: “Across the Borderline: Lie to Me”
BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX Across the Borderline: Lie to Me www.acrosstheborderline.org Spring, Texas, native BettySoo is one of the finest young folk singer-songwriters to emerge …
Rod Picott: “Welding Burns”
ROD PICOTT Welding Burns www.rodpicott.com In the simple but highly effective video for his song “Little Scar,” Rod Picott — accompanied only by his acoustic …
The Wagoneers: “The Essential Wagoneers”
THE WAGONEERS The Essential Wagoneers www.thewagoneers.com Essentially some Houston teenagers transplanted to Austin, for a brief span of three years and two albums the Wagoneers …
Robert Ellis: “Photographs”
ROBERT ELLIS Photographs New West Not quite a cradle-to-the-grave narrative, Robert Ellis’ second album (and first with New West) nevertheless charts a lengthy portion in …
Zack Walther Band: “Into the Fray”
Zack Walther Band Into the Fray www.zachwaltherband.com As a faithful follower of Zack Walther’s career dating back to his Rodger Wilco days, I’m tempted to …
Old 97’s: “The Grand Theatre, Vol. 2”
OLD 97’s The Grand Theatre, Vol. 2 New West Well, I’m still of the opinion that the whole thing should have been released together as …
John Hiatt: “Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns”
JOHN HIATT Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns New West The press blurb for John Hiatt’s current tour with Lyle Lovett refers to Hiatt as an …
