Music That Takes Me Places
THE FAVORS, THE DREAM
Pop
On their debut album The Dream, The Favors, the new project from Finneas and Ashe, build a sound steeped in Laurel Canyon’s …
Read moreANDREW COMBS, DREAM PICTURES
Singer-Songwriter
Andrew Combes opens his new album, Dream Pictures, singing ”Eventide, the time of plenty. No crushing blows, no bended knees…
Read moreBRUNO MAJOR, COLUMBO
Singer-Songwriter
There once was an old ivory white 1981 Mercedes Benz 280sl named Columbo. Columbo was named after the 70's TV character.…
Read moreMAX JURY, AVENUES
Singer-Songwriter
Max Jury's 2016 debut album was one of my favorites of that year. Since it's release, I've been waiting with ant…
Read moreBUTCH WALKER...AS GLENN
Singer-Songwriter
Billy Joel, Boz Scaggs, Elton John, Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, a little John Melloncamp...'Glen' channels them al…
Read moreREGINA SPEKTOR, HOME, BEFORE AND AFTER
Female Vocal Pop
Home, Before and After is Regina Spektor’s eighth studio album, marking her return after six years without a release. Expans…
Read moreSANDRE LERCHE, AVATARS OF LOVE
indie Rock
For twenty years, Sandre Lerche has been surprising just about anyone who has been listening to his music, as he takes right…
Read moreADELE, 30
Pop
Adele'sfourth album, 30, finds her reflecting on divorce, motherhood, and self-discovery with a mix of intimacy and gran…
Read moreSTING, THE BRIDGE
Adult Contemporary
Sting needs no introduction so none will be given here. I will also make this my shortest album review of the year. I am a h…
Read moreSTEPHEN FRETWELL, BUSY GUY
Singer-Songwriter
It's impossible not to talk about Busy Guys, Stephen Fetwell's first album in 14 years, without talking about his pe…
Read moreKATIE MELUA, ALBUM NO. 8
Female Vocal Pop
Katie Melua is one of the UK's best selling artists of all time. Yet, here in the states she is not widely known. It'…
Read moreA GIRL CALLED EDDY, BEEN AROUND
Pop
Sixteen years after her debut album, Erin Moran, a.k.a. A Girl Called Eddy is back with her very long overdue follow up Been…
Read moreRON SEXSMITH, HERMITAGE
Adult Contemporary
Hermitage, Ron Sexsmith’s 16th album, arrives 25 years after his debut and carries the perspective of an artist who has spen…
Read moreROBERT ELLIS, TEXAS PIANO MAN
Singer-Songwriter
Texas Piano Man is Robert Ellis leaning into character without losing his voice. Known for his earlier work in folk and coun…
Read moreANDREW MCMAHON IN THE WILDERNESS, UPSIDE DOWN FLOWERS
Singer-Songwriter
Upside Down Flowers is a polished and personal album from Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, shaped by his longtime love of p…
Read moreTOBIAS JESSO JR., GOON
Adult Contemporary
Goon is the debut album from Tobias Jesso Jr., introducing him as a songwriter rooted in classic piano pop traditions. The r…
Read moreANDREW COMBS, ALL THESE DREAMS
Singer-Songwriter
Andrew Combs’ debut album, All These Dreams, sounds like it belongs to another time, but it does not feel stuck there. He si…
Read moreJACKSON BROWNE, STANDING IN THE BREACH
Adult Contemporary
Standing in the Breach, Jackson Browne’s first studio album in six years, draws inspiration from both the personal and the g…
Read moreMELANIE DE BIASIO, NO DEAL
Jazz
Harriet Gibsone, who writes for The Guardian, wrote "Among the buzzing cyber hive and unrelenting pace of modern life, …
Read moreDONALD FAGEN, SUNKEN CONDOS
Pop Rock
Donald Fagen's Sunken Condos is polished and steady, with clean grooves and Fagen’s familiar dry tone leading the way. H…
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