Album Reviews

Willis Earl Beal Noctunes Reviewed by: Max Miller Say what you will about Willis Earl Beal, but two things are undeniable: 1) The Chicago-based musician is excellent at cultivating a mystique and 2) he’s got a damn good voice. Beal has garnered a reputation as a Jandek-like Read More

Stolen Jars Kept Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt     Folk music has become another overcrowded classification begging to be remade into something less exclusive. There’s a preconceived notion of folk as exclusively pastoral and acoustic but in the case of Stolen Jars in Read More

Ben Rector Brand New  Reviewed by: Fareeha Naim     Nashville-based singer-songwriter Ben Rector has always had a way with piano-driven pop melodies, and his 6th studio album is no exception. Caution: warm, enlightening feelings inside are an inevitable partner to Brand Read More

   Monk Parker How The Spark Loves The Tinder Reviewed By: Lauren Rosier Monk Parker’s How The Spark Loves The Tinder is perfect music for fall — it’s heart wrenching, mellow, and low-key. It could be good music to curl up by a roaring fire while reading a book or Read More

Fairground Saints Reviewed by: Fareeha Naim     Searching for warm, raw, wistful music? Look no further than Fairground Saints’ self-titled debut album. Started by a chance meeting between the three members, this trio has come a long way in just one year. Mason Van Read More

Herbcraft Wot Oz Reviewed by: Geno Thackara     It’s things like this that almost make me wish I’d been born early enough to be a classic ’70s stoner. If you’re at all familiar with music of the mind-altering variety, you know the general terms Read More