Aaron Burdett – Fruits Of My Labor (Organic Recordings)
This is the North Carolina resident’s third full length album, and it shows growth and strong indications for a positive future for this singer. The 11 songs here, all written … Read more
Album Reviews
Mutual Benefit – Love’s Crushing Diamond (Other Music Recording Co.)
Mutual Benefit’s debut album plays like a soundtrack where each song represents an image and each image, a feeling. Love’s Crushing Diamond is strewn with nostalgic sentiments and is evocative … Read more
Catherine Russell – Bring It Back (Jazz Village)
Nobody makes records like these. Nobody else has the musicologist knack for bringing back the best music of the twenties through fifties while making it all sound so vital. That’s … Read more
Yellow Ostrich – Cosmos (Barsuk)
Soulful vocals pleading for deeper understanding, unique guitar riffs that repeat but never get old, and surprising electric effects like sharp finger-snapping aptly describe Yellow Ostrich’s third album. Lead singer … Read more
Natural Child – Dancin’ With Wolves (Burger Records)
Their band merchandise reads: “If it ain’t Natural Child, I don’t give a shit!” Listen to Dancin’ With Wolves, you’ll see… They’ve got a pedal steel player who prides himself on … Read more
Noah Gundersen – Ledges (Self-released)
Up until now, Noah Gundersen’s output has been tentative at best, limited to a handful of EPs and a pair of early efforts with his former band, the Courage. With … Read more
Nicole Atkins – Slow Phaser (Oh Mercy! Records)
If Nicole Atkins has proven anything, it’s that this Jersey-born singer-songwriter is crazy consistent. Since her 2007 debut, Neptune City, Atkins has delivered some of the most alluring pop music … Read more
Driftwood – Driftwood (Self-released)
It’s a balancing act to know the timing for when to be rowdy and loud and when to be gentle and slow. In their self-titled third album, Driftwood proves it’s … Read more
David Ian – Valentine’s Day (Prescott Records)
There’s a toasty fireplace, dimmed lighting, lit candles, two half-empty champagne glasses, and light hor d’oeuvres—this is what David Ian’s third album,Valentine’s Day sounds like. Similar to Ian’s very well-received debut album Vintage Christmas, … Read more
Stan Getz Quartet – Live At Montreux 1972 (Eagle Records)
A departure from the Bossa Nova style that made him famous, Stan Getz and his Quartet fly on this live date at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1972. In an … Read more
