Ruthie Foster artfully walks a line too fine for almost anyone else: the line between the blues, soul and gospel traditions on the one hand, and folk-pop on the other.
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Music Review: The Hydrothermal Vents – ‘Secrets of the Deep!’
The Hydrothermal Vents take listeners on an intriguing, but at times confusing, underwater adventure.
Read More »Music Review: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – ‘CSNY 1974’
As 'CSNY 1974' proves over and over, the concerts the "American Beatles" performed in the summer of 1974 were something special indeed.
Read More »Music Review: Weird Al Yankovic – ‘Mandatory Fun’
'Mandatory Fun' sounds demanding, but it is not hard work to enjoy the genius of Weird Al at his peak.
Read More »Music Review: Phoebe Hunt and the Gatherers (Featuring Connor Forsyth) – ‘Walk with Me’
Phoebe Hunt is a singer who can do it all.
Read More »Music Review: The Alexis P. Suter Band – ‘Love the Way You Roll’
Suter's one-of-a-kind voice makes this an unforgettable release.
Read More »Music Review: The Healing – ‘Childhood Home’ EP
In this, their debut EP, The Healing bring together five songs that convey the nostalgia of one's childhood home.
Read More »Music Review: Yves Leveille – ‘Essences Des Bois’
All in all, 'Essences Des Bois' is an album of contemporary mainstream jazz that offers a lot of very fine listening.
Read More »Music Review: Stile Antico – ‘From the Imperial Court: Music for the House of Hapsburg’
Few Early Music groups have become as integral a part of the performance landscape as the British group Stile Antico.
Read More »Music Review: Billy Thermal – ‘Billy Thermal’
Recorded in 1980 but never before released in full until later this month, the new wave of 'Billy Thermal' is a poppy artifact of the era.
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