My attendance a few weeks ago at the strange 4-day escape from reality called Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival marked my fifth year at the event. Early on every year the same doubtful thought runs through my mind: Why do I continue year after year to put myself through this? Sometime between my first use of the less than gleaming porta-potties and the realization that yes, I would indeed be this sweaty and disheveled for the next four days, that moment of panic comes.
Brilliant. Jim James, leader of My Morning Jacket, nails is on this, not his first, solo release. Imaginative syncopation behind his nuanced but powerful vocals drive each song to make…
The one word I kept thinking while listening to this album was smooth. This is a very laid back album with some great kick-back tracks. Good for a romantic date…
Brooklyn based singer Arthur Ashin goes all out on his impressive sophomore album, in which he confronts his long-standing depression. Landing somewhere between indie pop, electronica and R&B, Anxiety is…
Delightful dreamy rock from high-cred Montreal sitarist Rishi Dhir. This dude is doing psych right. “Setting Sun” is an immediate throwback to the early ’70s, with transcendental guitar (sitar?) lines…