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Karl Blau – Introducing Karl Blau (2016): Review
Produced by Tucker Martine Label – Bella Union There’s a kind of comic irony in the title of Karl Blau’s new collection, “Introducing Karl Blau”. The Washington state artist has been releasing music...
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The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead (1986): Review
Produced by Morrissey and Marr Label – Rough Trade From the drab streets of Salford to the worshipped Latino communities of Los Angeles, The Smiths, and particularly Morrissey, still retain a huge...
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KT Tunstall – KT Tunstall’s Acoustic Extravaganza (2006): Review
Produced by Steve Osborne Label – Relentless For KT Tunstall the pot called success took a long time to bring to the boil. After all, her debut album “Eye To The Telescope” had been released as far...
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Mudcrutch – Mudcrutch 2 (2016): Review
Produced by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Ryan Ulyate Label – Reprise For those that weren’t aware, Mudcrutch were the early 70s band Tom Petty quit before forming the Heartbreakers. He took with him...
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The Chemical Brothers – Exit Planet Dust (1995): Review
Produced by The Chemical Brothers Label – Virgin By 1995, Chemical Brothers (or Dust Brothers as they were previously called) were one the best known club mix teams in the U.K, despite having not...
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The Twilight Singers – Powder Burns (2006): Review
Produced by Greg Dulli and Mike Napolitano Label – One Little Indian For former Afghan Whig Greg Dulli, Twilight is the perfect name for his musical collective. For his music, there is no day or...
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ABC – The Lexicon Of Love II (2016): Review
Produced by Martin Fry and Gary Stevenson Label – Virgin EMI As ABC’s Martin Fry returns to the moment that shaped his career, one could argue that the 34 year gap would have dampened his romantic pop...
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Elton John – Madman Across The Water (1971): Review
Produced by Gus Dudgeon Label – DJM By 1971, Elton’s prodigious work ethic and Bernie Taupin’s constant stream of lyrics, meant that “Madman Across The Water” was the fourth studio album (including...
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Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend (2008): Review
Produced by Rostam Batmanglij Label – XL One often has to bow to the power of music websites. They can kill or cure a listener’s indecision by the stroke of their wordy penmanship. Brooklyn quartet...
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Paul Simon – Stranger To Stranger (2016): Review
Produced by Paul Simon and Roy Halee Label – Concord 75 years certainly haven’t quelled Paul Simon’s sense of musical adventure. His recent albums have all been washed down with a splash of current...
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Judas Priest – British Steel (1980): Review
Produced by Tom Allom Label – Columbia Speak to most heavy metal fans and they’re sure to offer up dozens of reasons why any one of many individual records by Judas Priest is the definitive release....
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Was (Not Was) – Born To Laugh At Tornadoes (1983): Review
Produced by Jack Tan, David Was and Don Was Label – Ze Records/Geffen Was (Not Was) were always more than just another contemporary Pop group. Their breadth of work and instrumentation tied in a...
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Mitski – Puberty 2 (2016): Review
Label – Dead Oceans If nothing else, Mitski Miyawski’s creations are always challenging. 2014s “Bury Me At Makeout Creek” could be harrowing in its discordant themes of the insecurity of...
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New Order – Low-Life (1985): Review
Produced by New Order Label – Factory “Low-Life” was the deliberate statement that made sure every listener was aware that there would never be a re-incarnation of the Joy Division shadowy post punk...
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The Whispers – Love For Love (1983): Review
Label – Solar Any early 80s disco citizens will have danced to the sounds of The Whispers and may never even have noticed. Their two huge dancefloor smashes, “And The Beat Goes On” and “It’s A Love...
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Blood Orange – Freetown Sound (2016): Review
Produced by Devonte Hynes Label – Domino In May of this year Dev Hynes, better known as Blood Orange, dedicated his new album, titled “Freetown Sound” to “everyone told they’re not black enough, too...
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Lucinda Williams – Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (1998): Review
Produced by Roy Bittan, Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy and Lucinda Williams Label – Mercury Throughout her career, Lucinda Williams has maintained a profile that is honest, gritty and uncompromising to the...
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The Raconteurs – Broken Boy Soldiers (2006): Review
Produced by Jack White and Brendan Benson Label – V2/XL/Third Man When Jack White decided to relieve himself from the constraints of The White Stripes and teamed up with Brendan Benson and the rhythm...
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The Avalanches – Wildflower (2016): Review
Produced by Robbie Chater & Tony Di Blasi Label Astralwerks Sixteen years in the making, The Avalanches sophomore collection comes as a surprising and enjoyable continuum of the promise created by...
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John Mayall & The Blues Breakers – Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton (1966):...
Produced by Mike Vernon Label – Decca When Eric Clapton left The Yardbirds in 1965, due to their continuing tendency to a commercial pop sound, he found solace with blues obsessive John Mayall. Their...
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