New Belly Album, Dove, Planned For May
When Tanya Donelly left Throwing Muses (and The Breeders), she formed a band called Belly. During the ’90s, Belly did nice business but only released two albums. After her tenure…
New Mary Chapin Carpenter Album, Sometimes Just The Sky, With Re-Recorded MCC Songs
Mary Chapin Carpenter surprised me with the information about this release. The reason is that I was still enjoying the previous album, forgetting that it was released back in 2016.…
New Courtney Barnett Album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, In May
By and large, I’ve lost an immense amount of faith in the institution of Saturday Night Live , especially where its weekly introduction of music is concerned. Primed with the…
New Don McLean Album, Botanical Gardens, Out In March
Think Don McLean, and his mega MEGA popular hit, “American Pie” comes immediately to mind. In fact, many people know most, if not all of the words to the 1971…
Debut Pete Townshend Solo Album, Who Came First, To Reissue As 45th Anniversary 2CD Set
Pete Townshend was one of four individuals that energized the band we’ve all come to love asThe Who. But even as he was a part of The Who, their creativity…
’90s Gem Poster Children To Release First Album In 14 Years – Grand Bargain!
I often wonder at the reality that produces hot-selling bands, leaving some highly talented bands (generally with more talent dripping from their pores than many of the popular ones) to…
Cellist Serena Jost (Rasputina) To Release Third Solo Set, Up To The Sky
Decades back, an avant-garde electric cello choir trio by the name of Rasputina garnered some attention, enough to get the unusual band a contract with Columbia Records. Rasputina is the…
New Jack White Album, Boarding House Reach, Planned For March
Jack White is no stranger to the inner circle of Rock, an area of comfort that he has been a part of for some time. His beginning is with The…
New Tor Lundvall Vocal Album, A Dark Place
From the first time I heard Tor Lundvall, I was hooked. His use of atmospheric electronics in an ethereal soundscape had created a sense of uniqueness. It was his 2006…
New Wye Oak Album Planned For April
It’s been some years since Wye Oak, a duo (Andy Stack, Jenn Wasner) from Baltimore, MD, released their last album. Even then, Shriek (2014) is an engaging departure from their…
The Sword To Release New Album, Used Future
The Metal band, The Sword, first engaged audiences with a raucous style of Rock that called to mind Black Sabbath with their debut release, Age of Winters in 2006. Since…
Erasure To Release World Beyond As Companion Set To World Be Gone
Erasure fans who have bought their last release, World Be Gone, back in May of 2017 might be pleased to discover that Vince Clarke and Andy Bell will release a…