Author: Kevin Bryan

Album Review: Mary Chapin Carpenter – The Dirt And The Stars
August 25, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: Mary Chapin Carpenter – The Dirt And The Stars

Mary Chapin Carpenter,”The Dirt and the Stars” (Lambent Light/Thirty Tigers)- “The Dirt and the Stars” is Mary Chapin Carpenter’s first collection of freshly minted new material since 2016’s critically acclaimed “The Things That We Are Made Of,” and a more...
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Album Review: Charley Crockett – Welcome To Hard Times
July 20, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: Charley Crockett – Welcome To Hard Times

Charley Crockett,”Welcome To Hard Times” (Son of Davy / Thirty Tigers)- A distant relative of the legendary Davy Crockett, Texan country troubadour Charley Crockett survived a major health scare early last year when the discovery of a congenital he...
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Album Review: The Strokes – The New Abnormal
June 9, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: The Strokes – The New Abnormal

The Strokes,”The New Abnormal” (Cult Records/Columbia)- The New York indie rockers return to the fray after a seven year absence with the release of the Rick Rubin produced “The New Abnormal,” the group’s sixth studio album and ar...
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Album Review: The Revillos – Stratoplay
May 27, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: The Revillos – Stratoplay

The Revillos,”Stratoplay” (Cherry Red)- The sad demise of Scotland’s finest punk pop exponents The Rezillos in 1978 prompted vocalists Fay Fife and Eugene Reynolds to continue operations with a slightly altered (for contractual reasons) band ...
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Album Review: Michael McDermott – What in the World…
May 6, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: Michael McDermott – What in the World…

Michael McDermott,”What in the World…” (Pauper Sky Records)- Chicago born McDermott’s poetic reflections on the parlous predicament of American politics and humanity in general always repay closer investigation, and “What in the W...
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Album Review: Little Red Kings – The Magic Show Part One
April 24, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: Little Red Kings – The Magic Show Part One

Little Red Kings,”The Magic Show Part One” (Self Released)- The future of British alternative rock is in safe hands as long as outfits such as Little Red Kings are around to ply their trade with such grit and tunefulness. The...
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Album Review: Brian McNeill – No Silence
April 16, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: Brian McNeill – No Silence

Brian McNeill,”No Silence” (Greentrax)- This multi-talented character  must be one of the most gifted and influential performers that the Scottish roots music scene has ever produced,and this veteran performer  has marked half a century’s w...
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Album Review: The Wood Brothers – Kingdom in My Mind
March 20, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: The Wood Brothers – Kingdom in My Mind

The Wood Brothers,”Kingdom in My Mind” (Honey Jar / Thirty Tigers)- Grammy Award nominated trio The Wood Brothers recorded their latest 11 song package  in a series of freewheeling improvised sessions at their new Nashville recording studio, bring...
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Album Review: Graham Gouldman – Modesty Forbids
March 12, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: Graham Gouldman – Modesty Forbids

Graham Gouldman,”Modesty Forbids”(Lojinx)-“Modesty Forbids”  finds the Salford born bassist,singer and consumate pop craftsman in typically polished and tuneful form as he  unveils his first solo album since 2012’s “Love a...
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Album Review: Al Lewis – Te yn y Grug / Tea in the Heather
March 1, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: Al Lewis – Te yn y Grug / Tea in the Heather

Al Lewis,”Te yn y Grug / Tea in the Heather” (Self Released)-The new concept album from acclaimed Welsh singer-songwriter Al Lewis  offers ample evidence of the underlying truth behind the old adage that music is truly a universal language.The lyr...
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