If You Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry Marah release date 10/18/2005 Yep Roc Records Twangville Rating: 4.0 stars out of five “Folk-punk”, that’s the way Marah describes their new album. Two seemingly diametrically opposed terms to describe music, though somehow it seems to work. These Philly-based rockers must have had a fun time creating this album […]
Album Review: Randy Travis, Glory Train
At its roots, Glory Train is a positive and emotional recording that many will enjoy.
Notable Releases: November 1, 2005
Featured: John Hiatt, Live From Austin, Texas (New West). Also Noteworthy: Texas Tornados, Live From Austin, Texas (New West). Dwight Yoakam, Live From Austin, Texas (New West).
Tom’s Playlist for November 2005
Download this playlist from iTunes. Petty Song, Shurman.Plainly stated, this song kicks butt. I love everything about it. Son Volt, Son Volt.Another great rockin’ song from the Okemah album. Train Of Love, Last Train Home. Three Words, Todd Thibaud. This could be the best song off this great release from TT. Closer to You, Brandi […]
Notable Releases: October 25, 2005
Featured: This Bird Has Flown: A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles’ Rubber Soul, Various Artists. … Forty years on from Rubber Soul, This Bird Has Flown presents strong evidence that these hip kids still owe a great deal to their parents’ favorite. –Zach Bloom (Source: Harp Magazine) Also Noteworthy: Stephen Clair, Under The Bed […]
Download: Echo & The Bunnymen, Stormy Weather
Download “Stormy Weather” from Echo & The Bunnymen’s latest album Siberia in stores, 09/18/2005. (Source: AOL Music) Opener “Stormy Weather” is a jangling piece of pop that largely eschews the guitar squalls suggested by its title… — Joe Tangari, Pitchfork Media While I think Tangari’s description is accurate, the melody is unmistakably Echo. For true […]
Notable Releases: October 18, 2005
Featured: Marah, If You Didn’t Laugh You’d Cry (Yep Roc). So here you are… If You Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry. The fifth Marah album. Produced by us in a NYC studio and a Brooklyn kitchen, it’s a record of music we taught the boys in the morning, and then recorded in one to three takes […]
Album Review: Susan Tedeschi, Hope and Desire
Hope and Desire Susan Tedeschi release date 10/11/2005 Verve Forecast Twangville Rating: 4 out of 5 stars These days we find Tedeschi busy raising her young children (I wonder if they’ll inherit her voice? No pressure!). Thankfully, she’s found the time to release a new album albeit not all the material is original. Her fourth […]
Notable Releases October 11, 2005
Featured: Susan Tedeschi, Hope And Desire (Verve). Also Noteworthy: Jackson Browne, Solo Acoustic, Vol. One (Inside). Susan Cowsill, Just Believe It (Blue Corn). Dolly Parton, Those Were The Days (Sugar Hill). Kate Rusby, The Girl Who Couldn’t Fly (Compass). Paul Weller, As Is Now (Yep Roc Records).
Download Paul Weller’s “Come On / Let’s Go”
Download “Come On / Let’s Go” from Paul Weller’s forthcoming album, As Is Now (due: 10/11/2005). “As Is Now” finds Paul Weller plugging in and turning up the volume louder than he has in years. As the voice of punk legends The Jam, Weller influenced virtually every U.K. band that followed. The Jam’s popularity is […]