My annual list of personal favorite studio albums, EPs, live releases, and box sets.
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Music Reviews: Revisiting John Prine’s Early Albums, Plus Arrica Rose and These Fine Moments
A box set collects the first seven albums from a folk genius. Plus, noteworthy releases from These Fine Moments and Arrica Rose.
Read More »Music Review: Still Corners – ‘The Last Exit’ (2021)
British dream pop duo Still Corners uses its fifth album to conclude the soundtrack of its years-long road trip.
Read More »Music Reviews: Dire Straits’ Studio Albums, Plus Uncle Walt’s Band & Harry Dean Stanton
A well-priced box collects Dire Straits' studio albums. Also: Uncle Walt's Band and music from actor Harry Dean Stanton.
Read More »Music Review: Those Fucking Snowflakes – ‘Everything Is Absolutely Fkkkkkkd’
'Everything is Absolutely Fkkkkkkd' Those Fucking Snowflakes is a great album that to help resist those who want you to know your place.
Read More »Music Reviews: Prince’s ‘Sign O’ the Times’ (Super Deluxe Edition) Plus Richard Hell
The Minneapolis marvel's best album reappears in a vastly enhanced version. Also, a punk powerhouse revamps his 1982 second LP.
Read More »Music & Book Reviews: Exploring Joni Mitchell’s Archives, Plus John Lennon’s Solo Years
Listen in as an obscure folksinger transforms herself into an internationally beloved artist. Plus, two books about a Beatle's solo years.
Read More »Music Review: Gay Marshall – ‘Back on Boogie Street: Songs of Leonard Cohen’
This thoughtfully conceived 12-track album ranges through Cohen's catalogue, from his debut in 1967 to the 21st century.
Read More »Music Reviews: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Letter to You,’ Plus Jimmie Vaughan’s ‘The Pleasure’s All Mine’
Springsteen looks backward on his uneven but frequently enthralling 20th studio album. Plus, a fine blues reissue from Jimmie Vaughan.
Read More »Music Reviews: Eric Andersen’s ‘The Writer Series’ and ‘Woodstock Under the Stars,’ Plus Al Stewart and Kelly Finnigan
The veteran folksinger continues his adventurous half-century career with a pair of three-CD sets. Also, an expanded reissue of Al Stewart's '24 Carrots' and a soulful holiday CD.
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