A massive box collects everything from a group whose output included 17 Top 40 hits. Also: Lloyd Cole in concert.
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Music Reviews: Live Sets from Little Steven, Plus Mac Leaphart and Michael Lawson
Steve Van Zandt delivers four CDs' worth of live material, including a Beatles tribute in Liverpool that is also available as a video.
Read More »Music Review: Catalyst Quartet – ‘Uncovered: Vol. 1, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’
A new recording from the Catalyst Quartet of music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is part of an encouraging recent trend to celebrate Black classical music composers.
Read More »Music Reviews: A Deluxe Edition of Wilco’s ‘Summerteeth,’ Plus David Huckfelt
A new edition of Wilco's 'Summerteeth' adds a two-hour concert. Plus, David Huckfelt's second solo album continues his interest in Native American causes.
Read More »Music Reviews: Jeremy Beck – ‘By Moonlight’ and Anna Clyne – ‘Mythologies’
New collections from two very different composers reveal contrasting approaches to creating accessible modern classical music.
Read More »Charlie Doherty’s Top 50 Releases of 2020 (Phantogram, Nils Lofgren, Hum, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and More)
My annual list of personal favorite studio albums, EPs, live releases, and box sets.
Read More »Music Reviews: Box Sets Celebrate Cat Stevens’s ‘Mona Bone Jakon’ and ‘Tea for the Tillerman’
Vastly expanded editions of the singer's two 1970 LPs include concert material, demos, and more.
Read More »Concert Review: Steve Sandberg Trio (Livestream – January 30, 2021)
The pianist melds classical, jazz, and world music in his World Classical Music Project concerts.
Read More »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.
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