Music Reviews tagged with alt-country
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang The Wonder Show of the World
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy teams up with The Cairo Gang for his latest - another solid album of melancholy and sage-like eruditions.
Paul Fowler reviews...
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...
Magnolia Electric Co. Josephine
Jason Molina returns with new material after a three year absence. But is Josephine worth the wait?
Nick Fenn decides...
Ben Kweller Changing Horses
After three albums of fuzzy pop-rock college-radio staples, Ben Kweller heads off in a brave new direction with Changing Horses.
Joe Rivers investigates whether the new direction is the right direction...
Phosphorescent To Willie
On To Willie, Phosphorescent sends a love letter to the American Outlaw himself Willie Nelson and proves that cover albums don't always have to suck.
Andy Stewart listens to new old songs...
Thousand & Bramier Go Typhoon!
In the last five years there have been a clutch of non-American artists serving up moody 'Americana' music. Parisian duo Thousand & Bramier might well be the very best.
David Coleman digs out his banjo and strums along...
Conor Oberst Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst's self-titled release is an album that will appeal to fans of recent Bright Eyes material, but it still has enough potential to attract new listeners.
Matt Montgomery reviews...
Two Gallants The Scenery Of Farewell
This 5-track EP features a more stripped-back, acoustic side of Two Gallants, Saddle Creek's San Franciscan indie rock duo.
Alan Garner reviews...
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...
She & Him Volume One
She is actress Zooey Deschanel. He is musician M. Ward. Together they are perfect.
Brett Oronzio reviews...
