Tag archive for ‘New Releases’

TOM RUSH > What I Know

TOM RUSH > What I Know

Some voices sound especially heartwarming wrapped in the authentic colors of acoustic instruments, and Tom Rush’s is one.

GLASVEGAS > Glasvegas

GLASVEGAS > Glasvegas

It’s easy to want to like them…

MICHAEL STANLEY > Just Another Night

MICHAEL STANLEY > Just Another Night

The Heartland’s been reduced to unseen flyover. Not hip enough, nor glamorous enough?

JUNIOR BOYS > Begone Dull Care

JUNIOR BOYS > Begone Dull Care

As much a study in sequencing as song craft, Junior Boys’ third LP Begone Dull Care is at once meticulously produced and emotionally charged.

HEARTLESS BASTARDS > The Mountain

HEARTLESS BASTARDS > The Mountain

After spending more than sixth months holed-up with producer Mike McCarthy, Erika Wennerstrom knocked out The Mountain…

Prince Prepares 3 Albums for 2009

Prince Prepares 3 Albums for 2009

Prince Readies 3 Albums for 2009 Release

ANYA MARINA > Slow & Steady Seduction, Phase II

ANYA MARINA > Slow & Steady Seduction, Phase II

Anya Marina’s Slow & Steady Seduction, Phase II has Billboard Heatseaker stamped all over it.

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE > Merriweather Post Pavillion

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE > Merriweather Post Pavillion

On the heels of Strawberry Jam last year, Animal Collective underwent a change from overlooked techno-rati darlings of the critical elite to a name practically synonymous with fringe experimentalism.

ANDREW BIRD > Noble Beast

ANDREW BIRD > Noble Beast

Depending on your perspective, Andrew Bird is either inching closer toward the mainstream or is still about a thousand miles away from it.

J.D. SOUTHER > If the World Was You

J.D. SOUTHER > If the World Was You

Souther’s Conltranesqueries strike the nuanced intimacy of Joni Mitchell’s best work.