After a 13-year hiatus, Tab Benoit returns with the hard-rocking bayou blues of I Hear Thunder. The GRAMMY-nominated guitarist/singer turns up the volume and delivers the goods throughout the straightforward
Seattle-born, Santa Cruz-based singer/songwriter/producer Kishi Bashi’s fifth LP, Kantos, is a mix of electro-funk, new wave dance, and string-laden disco dramatics. Working with a core band, Bashi commands center stage with guitars, violins,
Devon Allman returns with his first solo album in eight years, Miami Moon. The project brought together an A-list backing band, and Allman shifted his focus from blues-based rock to the
When Jack White started his solo career in 2012, he broke out of his self-designed primitive musical jail with the excellent Blunderbuss. Since then, he has blown open his sonic
Five years after their last studio album, 2019’s Laughing Matter, Wand has had some lineup changes but returns with an effort in the same vein. Vertigo, released on Drag City,
The first collaboration between GUM (Jay Watson) and Ambrose Kenny-Smith, titled Ill Times, is an enjoyable mix of bright electro-pop and distorted funky jams. Watson had always used GUM as
After his previous release, Sturgill Simpson stated: “This is the last Sturgill record. I always said there would be five, and I wondered if I’d go back on that. But
Dirty Three’s newest album, Love Changes Everything on Drag City Records, is the first from the veteran trio in 12 years. The trio mixes their avant-garde sounds into a sonic
The newest release from Boulevards (aka Jamil Rashad) wastes no time kicking ass, even before the music starts, displaying dynamite cover art that draws inspiration from Django Unchained, Game of
Lake Street Dive’s newest album, Good Together, keeps up the group’s knack for eclectic sounds while focusing more on 80s-inspired electro-pop. The opening pairing of the title track and “Dance With
