Robert Earl Keen: “Ready for Confetti”
ROBERT EARL KEEN Ready for Confetti Lost Highway Sitting down to review Robert Earl Keen’s latest, I asked a colleague via instant message if he’d …
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Owen Temple: “Mountain Home”
OWEN TEMPLE Mountain Home El Paisano Records Texas is the kind of place where a town can be called “Mountain Home,” even though its elevation …
Ian Moore and The Lossy Coils: “El Sonido Nuevo”
IAN MOORE AND THE LOSSY COILS El Sonido Nuevo Spark and Shine Records Ian Moore’s career has veered between rock-guitar master and artsy singer-songwriter, and …
Whiskey Myers: “Firewater”
WHISKEY MYERS Firewater Smith Entertainment Shout out a request for “Freebird” at a Whiskey Myers show, and chances are the Tyler, Texas-based quintet will not …
Brandon Jenkins: “Under The Sun”
BRANDON JENKINS Under The Sun Smith Entertainment When Brandon Jenkins sings “Nothing new under the sun, baby — it’s all been done before,” on the …
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 …
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 …
