New Releases

Humming House: Humming House(0)

February 2, 2012

Humming House Humming House Paradigm Rating: On “Cold Chicago,” the lead single from Humming House’s self-titled debut, frontman Justin Wade Tam sings from the perspective of his prized, 100-year old parlor guitar and theorizes about the instrument’s extended stays in Seattle, San Diego, Nashville, St. Louis and the title city. Despite the reflective tone of [...]

Humming House: Humming House

moe.: <em>What Happened To The LA LAs</em>

moe.: What Happened To The LA LAs

moe. What Happened To The LA LAs Sugar Hill Records Rating: Jam band moe. have displayed a staunch, independent fortitude since their earliest days out of Buffalo, NY through its career retrospective release in 2010. That resilience remains resolute in 2012, despite the fact that the band teamed up with new label Sugar Hill Records [...]

Various Artists: <em>Please, Please, Please: A Tribute to The Smiths</em>

Various Artists: Please, Please, Please: A Tribute to The Smiths

Various Artists: Please, Please, Please: A Tribute to The Smiths (American Laundromat Records) Rating: Who knew The Smiths were this depressing? Yes, the lyrics are often bleak, but the song craft is still of the tongue-in-cheek, cigarette-on-lip variety – almost too smug to sound sad. On Please, Please, Please: A Tribute to The Smiths, a [...]

Martin Sexton: Fall Like Rain

Martin Sexton Fall Like Rain (Kitchen Table Records) Rating: Martin Sexton used to have a voice like an angel’s. But with more birthdays under his belt, he’s also developed a warmer, earthier tone. As his new EP, Fall Like Rain, conveys, he’s still got one of the prettiest, most soulful voices on the planet. It’s [...]