Music Reviews tagged with country
Bill Callahan Apocalypse
Callahan's third full length without the Smog moniker reveals another facet of his life, one that balances both his primitive self and his homeland.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez blows with his rifle...
The Drive-By Truckers Go-Go Boots
Southern Rock mainstays dial back the barroom swagger in favor of a deeper, classic country sigh.
Charlie Jebb had his wife done in for $1,500...
Jessica Lea Mayfield Tell Me
The country singer branches out on her second album, with excellent results.
Vanessa Bennett reviews...
The Izzys Keep Your Powder Dry
The Izzys are a New York band who've given up searching for the new sound. No doubt mining the same influences as The Rolling Stones, The Izzys are looking backwards and southwards for their inspiration.
Paul Fowler's got some (spit, PING!) quarters for the jukebox...
Modest Mouse No One's First, And You're Next
Modest Mouse releases odds and ends from the recording sessions of their last two albums — Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004) and We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007).
Michael Skinnider reviews...
Conor Oberst Outer South
A bit of a disappointment but there’s always something to dig in a Conor record.
Cara Nash apologies for the late review but submits it anyway...
The Donkeys Living On The Other Side
This laid-back outing from the Donkeys arrived to little fanfare in late 2008. John Darnielle loved it; most publications dismissed it. But who was right?
David Coleman considers...
MV and EE with the Golden Road Drone Trailer
Drone Trailer is the kind of record that could easily be shelved as a “nice enough” roots rock exercise, but the more it spins, the more it reveals itself as a rich emblem to the signature alloy of poise, wonder, and itching expansion that has typified MV and EE's post-Tower Recordings work.
Tom Whalen heads out toward the drone...
Vetiver Thing Of The Past
Two years on from cult favourite To Find Me Gone, Andy Cabic's Vetiver is back with a new record.
David Coleman reviews...
