Broncho - Can't Get Past The Lips (Fairfax). Visit blurtonline.com for the review.

Blurt has posted my review of Broncho's Can't Get Past the Lips. 

 
It's a terrific listen. The review is pretty good, too. 


 
 
http://blurtonline.com/review/broncho-cant-get-past-the-lips/

Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Daze (Matador). Visit blurtonline.com for the review.

 The good folks at Blurt have just posted my review of the new Kurt Vile album, "Wakin On A Pretty Daze."

http://blurtonline.com/review/kurt-vile-wakin-on-a-pretty-daze/






Your time and attention is appreciated!

Black Angels - Indigo Meadow (Blue Horizon). Visit blurtonline.com for the review.

The good folks at Blurt have just posted my review of the new Black Angels album, "Indigo Meadow."

This link transports you there ... http://blurtonline.com/review/black-angels-indigo-meadow/

The Bang Girl Group Revue, as featured in Paraphilia Magazine. Review of "Soul Shangri-La."

I am most fortunate to have crossed paths with Dire McCain and the pioneering crew at Paraphilia magazine. 

Two of my reviews are included in the launch of their new format, which begins with this new issue of Paraphilia. This is the start of what I think should be a long, fruitful association. 

This link delivers you to my just posted review of The Bang Girl Group Revue and their album Soul Shangri-La.



http://www.paraphiliamagazine.com/periodical/the-bang-girl-group-revue-soul-shangri-la/

Big Dipper, as featured in Paraphilia Magazine. Review of "Crashes on the Platinum Planet."

I am most fortunate to have crossed paths with Dire McCain and the pioneering crew at Paraphilia magazine. Two of my reviews are included in the launch of their new format, which begins with this new issue of Paraphilia. This is the start of what I think should be a long, fruitful association.

The link here is to my review of the new release by Big Dipper, Crashes on the Platinum Planet.

http://www.paraphiliamagazine.com/periodical/big-dipper-crashes-on-the-platinum-planet/

Coming soon... Big Dipper review (Crashes on the Platinum Planet) for Paraphilia magazine.

My review of  Big Dipper's rather wonderful reunion record Crashes on the Platinum Planet will appear in the upcoming edition of Paraphila magazine (http://www.paraphiliamagazine.com/).

In the meantime, check out the video for their homage to their friend (he 'did' Crashes' album art) Robert Pollard.

Enjoy!

Beth Orton - Sugaring Season (Anti-Epitaph)

 

 

I have yet to write a review of Sugaring Season by Beth Orton, but as a music fan and writer I would be doing it and you a disservice not to give it Reverberations highest recommendation.

It has grown on me with every listen. While always a fan of Orton's I've never been struck as true or deep as by this record.

I could draw parallels to the work of Van Morrison, Sandy Denny and Nick Drake without being unfair or inaccurate, but like all great records Sugaring Season has a passion and identity that is singular. Like Astral Weeks or Five Leaves Left, for instance, what makes Sugaring Season so powerful is the the total impression its collection of fine songs makes. Good albums have good songs. Great albums have good songs that complement one another, sequenced in such a way as to make the listener feel that the flow of the record was ordained, inevitable.

If you haven't listened to this record, please do yourself a favor.

 

Enjoy this song from Sugaring Season:

Bettie Serveert - Oh, Mayhem! (Second Motion) Visit blurt-online.com for a new review.

  Hello, Reverberations readers, your humble scribe is branching out some and contributing to various and sundry reputable journals. One such is Blurt. Blurt is both online and on your newsstands. This is a review just posted online with Blurt. The generous editor, Mr. Fred Mills, is cool with linking from Reverberations.  Everyone wins.

This review is of Bettie Serveert's Oh, Mayhem! on the Second Motion label.

 From here we direct you to the estimable Blurt:

http://blurt-online.com/reviews/view/4343/

Richard Thompson - Electric (New West) Visit blurt-online.com for a new review

 Hello, Reverberations readers, your humble scribe is branching out some and contributing to various and sundry reputable journals. One such is Blurt. Blurt is both online and on your newsstands. This is a review just posted online with Blurt. The generous editor, Mr. Fred Mills, is cool with linking from Reverberations.  Everyone wins.

This review is of Richard Thompson's Electric on the New West label.

From here we direct you to the estimable Blurt:



http://blurt-online.com/reviews/view/4340/

Tyvek - On Triple Beams (In the Red) Visit blurt-online.com for a new review

 Hello, Reverberations readers, your humble scribe is branching out some and contributing to various and sundry reputable journals. One such is Blurt. Blurt is both online and on your newsstands. This is a review just posted online with Blurt. The generous editor, Mr. Fred Mills, is cool with linking from Reverberations.  Everyone wins.

This review is of Tyvek's On Triple Beams on the In the Red label

 From here we direct you to the estimable Blurt:

http://blurt-online.com/reviews/view/4327/