And How has a new “SOLO” album out? Although And How is already a one-man-band, this album does have the feel of a solo album from an indy rock band’s lead singer. With very minimal instrumentation and production these songs have nowhere to hide. All of the humanness, subtleties, and detail are uncovered and vividly…
Steve Hindalong is a human who seems to really like other humans. He respects and pays careful attention to their humanness, as well as to his own. This empathetic eye guides the emotional journey of The Warbler. Doubt, resolve, pain, illness, recklessness, joy, grief, comfort, true friendship – these show up all over the album,…
During the 2002 ‘Capricornia’ tour, Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett announced to his bandmates he was retiring. After many years of being an activist and voice for political and social justice, he had decided to actually seek government office. He was successfully elected as a representative and held several positions from 2004 through 2013, when…
Just when I started knowing some of the words and was able to sing along to some gems from And How’s Seven, I received a notice that Sean Severson had released another album. I guess that should not come as a surprise since Sean’s M.O. is to release an album every few months. Before discussing…
Having discovered “Christian Music” by my aunt’s boyfriend handing over a cassette he’d made me of Daniel Amos’s Horrendous Disc, I had since been on the lookout for anything with the name “Terry Scott Taylor” printed on it. When I came across this colorful album sporting strange song titles, Rickenbacker guitars and “produced by Terry…
This review is long over due. I didn’t mean for it to be so delayed, but life got in the way. Which is a bit ironic in that the newest offering from Deni Gauthier, Passenger, is all about life getting in the way… in beautiful ways, in sad ways, and even in tragic ways. Deni…
XL and DBD return with it’s best release to date! Sodom and America is a personal classic for me. I loved the early days of what became Rapcore – it had yet to become THE big thing, ruined by over saturation by the MTV beast. Todd Stevens is one gifted individual, handling the bulk of the…
Mr. Indest returns with a short but sweet two song ep. Set-up just like its namesake, you have an A-side and a B-side. However, both songs are stand-outs. Indest can still write some of the catchiest thought-provoking songs out there. Songs this good should be all over the charts, but radio’s loss is your gain.…
Wickeds End is back! After returning to the faith and music several years ago, I have always wondered if Glenn Rowlands would resurrect the band that introduced most of us got to him. If you wondered the same thing, we now have that answer. This is probably the heaviest Wickeds End to date, residing generally…
In the midst of what, to me, has been a bad year compared to last for new music releases ‘Lands and Peoples’ swoops in to save the day! Bill Mallonee is Americana, I honestly can not think of anyone in the genre that has this consistent output. In my mind every bit as good as…