Tag: Album Reviews
Hannah Jadagu Aperture (Sub Pop)
A fine, superb bedroom pop album full of songs about the confusion nature of new adulthood, from a woman with a promising future.
Roseanne Reid: Lawside
We review the lovely folk album by British musician Roseanne Reid, a woman with deep folk roots but her own unique style.
Debbie Harry: KooKoo (Chrysalis)
In 1981, Blondie front woman Debbie Harry went solo with KooKoo, an album produced by Chic production duo Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards. Surprisingly, the collaboration didn’t quite gel.
Various Artists: Cherry Stars Collide: Dream Pop, Shoegaze, and Ethereal Rock 1986-1995 (Cherry Red)
Cherry Red’s new boxset documents the dream pop scene, and offers up five hours’ worth of fine, superb music from 1986-1995.
Joyce Street: Tied Down (Numero Group)
An unknown country singer from the 1970s proves to be an undiscovered jewel, as this new compilation shows.
Dionne Warwick: Sure Thing: The Warner Bros. Recordings (1972-1977) (SoulMusic Records)
Dionne Warwick spent her Seventies signed to Warner Brother records, but she didn’t see the same highs as her Sixties. A new box set collects her recordings for the label and allows for an opportunity to revisit this less regarded era of her career.
Steely Dan: Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! (UMe)
When Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker died in 2017, his partner Donald Fagen decided to keep the name alive. Northeast Corridor is a collection of live performances from the post-Becker band, and it shows how well Steely Dan’s new lineup superbly carries on.
Various Artists: Disco 75 (Robinsongs)
Sure, Disco may have sucked, but did it always? Disco 75 is the first in a compelling new compilation series from Robinsongs that is dedicated to exploring the best of the best for each year of the disco era. This first collection is much more diverse than you might think.
J Mascis: Fed Up And Feeling Strange: Live And In Person 1993-1998 (Cherry Red)
Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis occasionally stepped away from the full band experience for a handful of solo acoustic performances. Fed Up And Feeling Strange captures those moments, offering not only his first-ever solo acoustic performance, but also his 1995 solo album Martin & Me, and a loose but fun show from 1998, shortly before dissolving his band.
Harry Dean Stanton With The Cheap Dates: October 1993 (Omnivore)
October 1993 offers insight into the musical prowess of actor Harry Dean Stanton with his backing band The Cheap Dates. This new collection offers studio cuts and a scorching live set, and shows just how damn fine a musician Stanton happened to be.
The Recoup 