Randy Lee Riviere—Wyoming Label: Wilderness Records Wyoming, the latest release from Randy Lee Riviere, is pure. It’s all about candor. Is the imagery… it just the bass line? Or, is it something more? Perhhaps Riviere’s utterly trustworthy vocals. The texture they provide are certainly enough. They provide an underlying atmosphere of openness to this collection … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Dulcie Taylor — ‘Rediscovered’
Dulcie Taylor — Rediscovered (Label: Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings. Released March 12, 2021.) No one can penetrate with a song as effectively as singer/songwriter Dulcie Taylor. Haunting material, beautifully delivered. The latest from the dependable artist is a 6-track EP of updated versions of some of her strongest previously released material. While the “rediscovery” occurs, there is … Continue reading
New Roots Music: Jesse Brewster — The Lonely Pines
The title of one of my favorite songs captures it best: “So Much Good Right Here.” There’s no other way to (and certainly no reason not to) put it as honestly, for The Lonely Pines—the new album from Jesse Brewster (released by Crooked Prairie Records)—is such a pure experience that it deserves nothing but a … Continue reading
Brave New Music: Mason Summit’s “Snowblind”
To write a song is to share internal, sometimes unfinished business in such a way that it conveys an emotional truth and allows the listener (who is, perhaps, hearing the story or ideas for the first time) not only to participate in the storytelling as a receiver, but also to endow the song with their … Continue reading
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