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Twenty Five For ’25: In Tongues (Bob Lefevre & The Almost Gone)
In Tongues – Bob Lefevre & The Almost Gone (BLATAG Records) Truth be told this was a late addition to my list of 25. I only learned of this July release last week and quite honestly have been listening to it almost non stop since. The more I listen, the more I love this album…
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Twenty Five for ’25: Watermelon/Peacock (Exploding Flowers)
Watermelon/Peacock- Exploding Flowers (Meritorio Records) Five years since their last release, Stumbling Blocks, seems like a long wait but compared to the 9 years between their debut in 2011 and 2020 when Stumbling Blocks was released, it’s not all that bad. Watermelon/Peacock is filled with upbeat danceable jangle pop highlighted by 12 string guitars and…
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Twenty Five for ’25: Whispers In The Speech Machine (The Laughing Chimes)
Whispers in The Speech Machine – The Laughing Chimes (Slumberland Records) The Laughing Chimes are a 4 piece outfit based out of Athens. One would assume from my general musical tastes that when I’m pimping a band out of Athens, I mean Athens, GA, that bastion of modern southern rock and home of The University…
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Twenty Five for ’25: Nothing’s Wasted On The Soul (Joey Kneiser)
Nothing’s Wasted On The Soul – Joey Kneiser (Young Buffalo Records) What can I possibly say about Joey Kneiser which I haven’t said over and over again. Joey’s one of the best songwriters out there and it goes without saying that it’s a damned shame that he and his oeuvre of material, both from his…
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Massive Nights Celebrates 10 Years
Night Number Two of Massive Nights 10 (AKA Separation Sunday Thursday) I make no claim to be a tried and true fanatic (in the literal sense of the word) of The Hold Steady. Make no mistake, however, I do love the band and without fail will always attend one of the Massive Nights shows at…
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Twenty Five for ’25: The Trust of Crows (Otis Gibbs)
The Trust Of Crows – Otis Gibbs (Wanamaker Recording Company) I’ve been a huge fan of Otis Gibbs ever since the first time I heard his song “Caroline” off of his debut LP, Grandpa Walked a Picket Line from 2009. To make a long story short, Trust Of Crows is Gibbs’ best album since 2012’s…
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Twenty Five for ’25: Echo In The Dust (Julianna Riolino)
Echo In The Dust – Julianna Riolino (Moonwhistle Records) Julianna Riolino’s third LP, Echo In The Dust ought to be a real game changer as far as her solo career is concerned. With a sound that harkens back to the female singers of the Laurel Canyon scene of the 1970’s, Julianna has really hit her…
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Twenty Five for ’25: New Threats From The Soul (Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band)
New Threats From The Soul – Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band (Sophomore Lounge Records) “New Threats From The Soul” starts off sounding like we’re about to get a yacht rock album but the title track quickly veers off into the C&W space one would have expected once Davis’ baritone vocals augmented by Christopher May’s…
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Twenty Five for ’25: Burnover (Greg Freeman)
Burnover – Greg Freeman (Transgressive Records) Burlington, VT’s Greg Freeman has had quite a 2025 on the heels of sophomore LP, Burnover. Largely backed by a who’s who of fellow Burlingtonians, Freeman has crafted a stellar collection of slack Americana tunes with a style and substance which elicits a sound that harkens such varied artists…
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Twenty Five for ’25: The Villain (Mal Blum)
The Villain – Mal Blum (Get Better Records) Blum’s 5th full length LP is on the face of it, a break up album, but digging deeper one hears the singer offering up a conflicting tightwire act which transgender males invariably find themselves attempting to balance…the need to prove and display the confidence and self assuredness…
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show 