Album Reviews

Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires Dereconstructed Reviewed by: Lara Supan     My brain says no, but my heart says yes. Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires have quite a complexing album on their hands. Without being able to put a finger on it, there’s a familiar sound Read More

Sharon Van Etten Are We There? Reviewed by: Brian Roser   Sharon Van Etten has a beautiful voice and is quite accomplished with the instruments she plays. For me, the problem with her music is in the melody. When listening to this album, I am reminded of singing hymns in Read More

Hercules and Love Affair The Feast of the Broken Heart Reviewed by: Ari Roth   Although Hercules and Love Affair had their big marquee moment in 2008 with their self-titled debut (and the Antony Hegarty-assisted smash single “Blind”), in many ways they are both a Read More

Jolie Holland Wine Dark Sea Reviewed by: Lara Supan   Wine Dark Sea sounds like a drunk Etta James playing with a band on acid. I hope that’s what she was going for. The first song on this album, “On and On”, illustrates Jolie Holland’s inability to pronounce words in a way Read More

The Okee Dokee Brothers Through the Woods Reviewed by: Lara Supan   Well, this is delightful. Barenaked Ladies, Raffi, and James Taylor would all buy this album for their children. Parents all over the country will appreciate this classic bluegrass album as much if not more Read More

Joseph LeMay Seventeen Acres Reviewed by: Jane Roser   The debut full-length album by Tennessee singer/songwriter Joseph LeMay was written within a few months after he and his wife moved to a small farm east of the Mississippi River. Seventeen Acres starts off with two love Read More