Crisp, crunchy pop would be an accurate description of Ryan Cassata’s newest release, Shine. This 22-year old Long Island native has already issued four full-length albums since 2011 and now,…
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Sometimes a romantic relationship can lead to great art… and sometimes the end of that relationship can lead to even greater art. But when a fractured professional couple get back…
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This sophomore effort from Irish singer-songwriter Ciaran Lavery has an aura about it twinged with a sweet melancholia – and that is its strength; its secret weapon. And it’s not…
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For someone who’s made her name in the dance world, Billie Ray Martin has A LOT of soul and it’s evident on this new album, The Soul Tapes. A true…
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Something to sink my teeth into, rich with acoustic guitars, mandolins, violins and shiver-inducing harmonies. Although The Danberrys, who hail from East Nashville, are a band, the two main drivers…
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This long-planned debut album from Identical Suns is one of those happy results of a strong Indiegogo campaign; combining the talents of Rene Rodriguez and Todd Stanton, this California and…
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The first thing that immediately strikes you when you listen to this first album from Austin-based Charlie Faye & The Fayettes is the vintage AM-radio production; a very warm ’60’s…
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There is a sudden buzz about Parquet Courts, especially with this new release, their 5th, Human Performance. I usually stay blissfully unaware when it comes to New York bands (because…
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You may be tired of me saying “I’m not going to pretend to be objective”, but what’s the point of a review if you’re not being honest? We’ve already been…
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It isn’t often a concept album based around the theme of classic philosophers comes along. However, that’s the case with this new release from Al Stewart’s guitarist, Dave Nachmanoff, Spinoza’s…
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The worst you can say about Leland Sundries’ two EP releases — 2010’s ”The Apothecary“ and 2012’s ”The Foundry“ — is that they were frustratingly short (as EPs are wont…
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Once upon a band called The Fall, Martin Bramah was the original guitarist in this most important and seminal Manchester group. But the overwhelming directing fist of Mark E. Smith…
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Popdose first (re)introduced you to Bob Hillman a few months ago with the video for “Big Sur”. Now, the first full, new album from Bob Hillman in a decade –…
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What had begun as a vehicle for singer-songwriter Reed Kendall’s solo project has now developed into a full band – a rollicking trio from Philadelphia featuring Noah Skaroff on a…
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Chris Bolger is another of those amazing musicians whose name you’ve heard but can’t understand why he’s not in the stratosphere of stardom. Well, no worries – his newest album,…
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Butch Young has been one of those names on the scene for a long time – you know you’ve heard of him – you know you’ve heard his music and…
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2014′ s Western Holiday was a stunning solo debut from guitarist-turned-oncologist-turned guitarist again, Karen Haglof. Recorded in Brooklyn’s Cowboy Technical Services Recording Rig – run by guitar legend Eric “Roscoe”…
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I’ve written about and shared with you music over the last few months from a wonderful new band, VAS (originally known as “Elder”). We premiered three tracks previously and now…
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There’s always a certain amount of expectations when a new release comes out from a long-established artist that you’ve admired over the span of time and I will grant you,…
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This Minneapolis trio, consisting of two brothers, Aaron (guitars/keys/vocals) and Christian (bass/keys/vocals) Ankrum and Reese Kling (drums) deliver their sophomore effort and I’m liking what I’ve heard – once again,…
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This release makes me alternately happy and sad. Happy because of who the musicians are; knowing them as well as I do from their amazing work (and actually knowing some…
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Good thing I didn’t let this one slip through the cracks. This guy just doesn’t slow down – rocking harder than before and belting out ballsy numbers as if he’d…
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There has been a great deal written/talked/whispered about the long-awaited, highly-anticipated return of Emitt Rhodes, with good reason. His long-out-of-print albums (four, from the early ’70’s) are considered musical prizes…
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Not new to any scene; in fact, been missing in action for over a decade, Freakwater return with their new album, Scheherazade. A crushing, 12-track collection, this album sees and…
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The Brooklyn five-piece returns with a hook-filled second album, Good Grief.
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You absolutely have to love when an artist like Edward Rogers delivers a new album because he gives you a complete package – thoughtful, image-laden lyrics, almost always thematically unified,…
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What one might expect and what one gets from this, the debut from High Waisted, are two completely different things. At a glance, you might think the music in the…
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In recent years, Detroit has become infamous for its epidemic of dilapidation and, to be frank, ruin porn. But going under the surface, what makes Detroit so fascinating is its…
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Before there was rock, there was country. And before there was country, there was an ad placed in the Bristol Herald Courier on Sunday, July 24, 1927. The Clark-Jones-Sheeley Company,…