A perfect song for this Blues Rock to make their own while spending the pandemic downtown lamenting the fact that that can’t tour behind their latest full album release.
The song mas made for singer Elin Larsson to sing as she wraps her back of the barroom pipes around the song with the force of a tropical storm.
Self-glossed as death bait from the gutters of London this band likes their rock and roll fast, dirty, adrenalized, and full of bar smoke. Guitarist Kit and the leader of the band Kit can also be heard playing with Rich Ragany and the Digressions.
The latest song and video from Caleb Nichols will bring to the minds ear the best of Eliott Smith.
An upbeat sentiment for the times, this ode to looking out for one another with the accompanying video directed by Whitey McConaughey is a perfect holiday reminder.
A bit of a heavy listen, but the Warren Ellis & Nick Cave record released this year should be on your best-of list.
Inspired by the California wildfires when many Californians woke up to a blood red sun bringing everything to top of mind including climate change, drought, and water management.
The new record doesn’t come out until February 2022, but if this one is any indication what is in store color us in. ACDC with just a touch of roots rock is the order of the day on this one. Brian Johnson, eat your heart out.
In Plain Site, the latest record from Neal Francis is destined to be on many a list for record of the year. “Can’t, Stop the Rain” is the latest single to be released from the album and features a filthy slide guitar interlude courtesy of Derek Trucks.
This very aptly named song comes from Dana Countryman’s latest record, Pop Scrapbook. The song, a collaboration with Klaatu’s Terry Draper and Scott McPherson, sounds like it time travelled right from 1975 with a scent of ELO, lots of Klaatu and even a bit of Queen wafting in the air.
Mitski is working on her first new music since 2018. And, if “Working for the Knife” is any indication her new record to be released in 2022 is certainly destined to be atmospherically epic.
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