In most musical careers, the debut album tends to lay bare the soul of the artist as she introduces herself to the world, its songs created from a real life still pure and unencumbered by any spotlight or harsh exposure. Jade Jackson, however, has chosen to flip that tandem on its head, and with her… Read more »
Barbara Brown never had an LP release during her lifetime. Here is an approximation of what one might have sounded like. Like so many soul acts, Barbara Brown’s career was defined by a slow and sometimes interrupted stream of singles. Often alongside the Browns – her sisters Roberta, Betty and Maurice – she had releases… Read more »
“As with most of Finn’s solo records…its storytelling is just as sharp and squalid and granular as ever.” -Stereogum “Noir-story mode…expansive new sound textures.” -Rolling Stone With the release of Craig Finn‘s album I Need A New War (Partisan Records), the Hold Steady frontman completes a trilogy of solo albums with producer/collaborator Josh Kaufman (The National, Hiss Golden Messenger, Walter Martin, Josh Ritter) and engineer… Read more »