November/December 2007

There are infinite possibilities for recording situations and environments…

Melody is the key here, with Emma’s singular voice tumbling out lines…

Hope and Glory…War and Peace?

This unlikely jewel isn’t bound for gas station checkout counters.

…a purveyor of languid pop dreams.

Traveling Guitar? Check. Poetic lyrics? Check. Rustic look? Check.

…high-heeled strutting rhythms, ass-whipping guitars, and vocals ranging from the King to Cash to Lux Interior…

…Johnson City, Tenn., darlings The Everybodyfields transition from folk duo to roots rockers.

Levon Helm is singing again and recording again, thank God!

There really is no one good descriptor for it, but that’s not a bad thing.