Jun 5, 2017 Music Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs by Marty Robbins (Review) Marty Robbins’ music presents an idealized, but never schmaltzy vision of the American West. Plus, he has a voice for the ages.
Mar 21, 2011 Music Last of the Country Gentlemen by Josh T. Pearson (Review) Pearson’s songs pull no punches as he chronicles all of the ugly, nasty, and shitty things that bring about a relationship’s end.
Feb 10, 2011 Music Rattle the Windows by Melaena Cadiz (Review) Cadiz’s self-released debut conjures up June Carter Cash and Patsy Cline as much as Joanna Newsom.
Nov 19, 2006 Music Songs for Creeps by The Places (Review) Annelle’s songs encapsulate entire tiny little worlds of sound, conjuring up dim images of broken down places and darkened rooms pregnant with memory and longing.
Sep 3, 2005 Music Elena by Puerto Muerto (Review) This could’ve been a compelling EP but it’s an overlong and thinly-stretched full-length.
Sep 3, 2005 Music Songs of Muerto County by Puerto Muerto (Review) Intended as a soundtrack for one of the most (in)famous exploitation films of all time, there’s very little that feels exploitative about this.
Jan 8, 2005 Music Transmission of All the Good-Byes by Lilium (Review) Pascal Humbert’s cinematic music conjures up images of rundown desert locales and holes-in-the-wall.
Jan 20, 2004 Music You Talk Like You’ve Seen A Ghost by Cheyenne (Review) Beau Jennings’ music won’t immediately grab you but its simple charms and honest emotion will grow on many listeners.
Sep 6, 2003 Music Short Stories by Lilium (Review) Yet another solid release from one of the most consistent groups of musicians currently working in North America.
Aug 9, 2003 Music Olden by 16 Horsepower (Review) This collection of early demos and live material reveals just how fully formed the band’s sound was right from the beginning.
Apr 20, 2003 Music Plays One Sound and Others by Knife In The Water (Review) Knife in the Water’s rare gift for blending the grotesque and the lovely makes their music worth tracking down.
Apr 12, 2003 Music Holopaw by Holopaw (Review) From the start, John Orth’s songwriting is notable for its strangely cryptic and elliptical verse.
Jan 19, 2003 Music Blacklisted by Neko Case (Review) Blacklisted combines elements of country, goth, and punk to make a twangy mix that fires up and fades away.
Oct 5, 2002 Music Folklore by 16 Horsepower (Review) Folklore further cements 16 Horsepower’s reputation as one of the most original and vital acts in the world today.
Jun 15, 2002 Music Indoor Universe by Paula Frazer (Review) In truth, Frazer’s voice is what truly sells this album for me.
May 26, 2002 Music We Are The Boggs We Are by The Boggs (Review) One of the best things going in the alt-country scene today.
Apr 20, 2002 Music Crosspross Bells EP by Knife In The Water (Review) A little slice of Americana right there in your stereo, albeit one that’s dimly lit and sorrowful.