Album Reviews

Laura Marling Semper Femina Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier Despite her young age, 27-year-old singer/songwriter Laura Marling has had a very prolific songwriting career. Her latest record, Semper Femina (Latin for “always a woman”), is her sixth studio record in the past nine years. Read More

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Front Porch Sessions Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier The Southern Indiana vocalist/guitarist, Reverend Peyton, has a thunderous presence that forces everyone around him to take notice in everything he’s involved with. As the frontman of Reverend Read More

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah The Tourist Reviewed by: Max Miller Until now, I have never listened to an entire Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album. I am, however, familiar with the general story of the band, seeing as it’s so prevalent in the half-gazillion nostalgic odes written to t Read More

Colin Hay Fierce Mercy Reviewed by: Geno Thackara Is it an odd-numbered year again? Then it must be time for something new from Colin Hay. It may be common enough for past decades’ superstars to coast on old hits, but he’s never been one to settle into the same rut. Read More

Revelator Hill Atlantic Detour Reviewed by: Jane Roser DC/Virginia-based Revelator Hill’s debut album, Atlantic Detour, is a solid, exhilarating rock and soul record that drips with the blues and shows you just what happens when the fuel meets the fire. Developing out of Read More

Caroline Spence Spades + Roses Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier When an artist is praised by Miranda Lambert, you know there’s something special there, and there definitely is in singer/songwriter, Caroline Spence, and her second LP, Spades & Roses. Her musical style spans the Read More