Paul Mark & The Van Dorens — GRAVITY Label: Radiation Records Release Date: June 2, 2020 Paul Mark & The Van Dorens have achieved their usual brilliance with their new release, GRAVITY. If I awarded stars in music reviews, I’d give them a constellation. Even better news is that Gravity is Paul Mark’s eleventh studio album. For … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2020
New Country: Tracy Lawrence — “When the Cowboy’s Gone”
Tracy Lawrence — “When the Cowboy’s Gone” “Who’s gonna ride in and save the day?Who’s gonna throw that big John Wayne right hookWhen it looks like everything’s gone to hell?Tell me whoWhat we need is more walk than talk in the windshield not the rear viewLike some long lost song‘Cause this world’s in trouble when … Continue reading
New Country: John Anderson — ‘Years’
John Anderson — Years Years is a soft, serious meditation on life. Musically, it is a piano-driven journey — the layer cake I’ve been craving, alternating tiers of experience and recalibration. John Anderson’s Southern drawl is as comforting as a cool breeze on a sunny shore and as eternal as the surrounding driftwood. His is … Continue reading
New Blues: Victor Wainwright and The Train — ‘Memphis Loud’
Victor Wainwright and The Train — Memphis LoudLabel: Ruf Records Release date: April 24, 2020 As the soon-to-be-released CDs pile up on my desk over the past few weeks, waiting to be heard and reviewed, I’ve been playing one over and over to muster up the energy to take on each new day. That album … Continue reading
New Blues: Lucinda Williams — ‘Good Souls Better Angels’
Lucinda Wiilliams – Good Souls Better Angels Label: Highway 20 Records Release Date: April 24, 2020 Good Souls Better Angels is the definition of rock-solid blues. It also happens to be the most topical album of three time Grammy award winner Lucinda Williams’ career. It’s a collection of straight up, obstinate blues. The dangerous world … Continue reading
Timely New Country: Big and Rich — ‘Stay Home’
If there ever was a country song just begging for a video, it’s the new release from country music’s feel-good duo, Big and Rich. The new single, on the Thirty Tigers label, is titled, “Stay Home.” Sound familiar? I’m sure we can all relate to it. For a “quarantune,” it’s kinda catchy. “WE’RE ALL … Continue reading
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