Album Reviews
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Alex Wellkers – Famous Now
Alex Wellkers’ path to the release of his new album Famous Now follows some predictable steps. There is an individual restlessness though in the way Wellkers...
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Well Well Well – Palm Springs
Well Well Well’s new album Palm Springs continues pushing the textual envelope as it has on the band’s past projects. The San Diego-based band’s nine-track collection, produced...
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Chagall Guevara – Halcyon Days
I’m going to skip over much of a history lesson about Chagall Guevara in favor of talking about their new album Halcyon Days. That’s what’s...
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Jonah Leatherman – Self Titled
Smacking us around with a petulant beat is one thing, but the outright angst of the groove in “Moody Judy” is likely more than enough...
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Del Vertigo – On The Day That You Come To
Critical acclaim comes and goes in this industry, much as trends do, but in the case of Del Vertigo, it’s reasonable to believe that he’s...
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Toronto Tabla Ensemble – For The Love Of Tabla
The Toronto Tabla Ensemble doesn’t deserve the overused label “world music”. Yes, there’s plenty of what we commonly refer to as world music present in...
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Hughie Mac – Hughie Mac Sings Some Great Songs, Volume 4
Hughie Mac has built a sturdy reputation in recent years as a skilled interpreter of a sprawling set of classic compositions. His selections comprise the...
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The Frequencies – Wake Up
The Frequencies’ debut collection Wake Up features a baker’s dozen of songs. Each of the compositions features stellar musicianship and a cross-section of styles synthesizing into a...
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Mumex Trio – Folds Of Time
When you’ve got musicians like Louis Siciliano, Roberto Bellatalla, and Mauro Salvatore sharing the same studio, you know there’s going to be a lot of...
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Mary Broadcast – PANIC
The percussion is beating forth like a pulse in Mary Broadcast’s “Zone 4,” as if to embody the vitality of the song all on its...
