Review: This All Them Witches reissue arrives with all the raw energy and atmospheric weight of the original, now pressed onto a stunning sea glass vinyl. Opening with the expansive 'Call Me Star,' the album sets a captivating tone, blending fuzzed-out rock with hypnotic melodies. 'El Centro' takes a more driving, gritty approach, while 'This Is Where It Falls Apart' brings a slower, introspective groove. The album's standout, 'Blood And Sand / Milk And Endless Waters,' is an intense, sprawling track that captures the band's signature sound. This reissue offers a fresh listen for long-time fans and newcomers alike, wrapped in a visually striking format.
Review: Americana trio The Devil Makes Three bring us their first album since the 2018 release, Chains are Broken. And good things come to those who wait as the saying goes. The California natives have traded the more electrified sound of the previous album and returned to their stripped-down roots, whilst still pushing sonic boundaries with a lush atmospheric feel throughout. A big stand out is 'Hard Times', which is a banjo-flecked banger that feels like a nod to Woody Guthrie thanks to its empathy with people who are struggling and it takes aim at neoliberalism: "It's hard, hard, hard times / They'll charge you dollars / While they're paying you in dimes/ When they said it was going to trickle down / You know that they were lying." What a likeable bunch.
B-STOCK: Box damaged, product in perfect working order
Days Of Graduation (LP1: Act I) (2:14)
Ronnie & Neil (4:50)
72 (This Highway's Mean) (5:15)
Dead, Drunk & Naked (4:52)
Guitar Man Upstairs (3:20)
The Southern Thing (5:09)
The Three Great Alabama Icons (7:14)
Wallace (3:22)
Zip City (5:18)
Let There Be Rock (LP2: Act II) (4:21)
Road Cases (2:46)
Women Without Whiskey (4:21)
Plastic Flowers On The Highway (5:07)
Cassie's Brother (4:59)
Life In The Factory (5:37)
Shut Up & Get On The Plane (3:44)
Greenville To Batton Rouge (4:11)
Angels & Fuselage (7:56)
Birmingham (LP3: Supplemental) (4:58)
Mystery Song (4:00)
Moved (4:12)
Don't Cockblock The Rock (live tracks) (4:16)
Zip City (5:08)
Road Cases (2:50)
72 (This Highway's Mean) (5:38)
Review: ***B-STOCK: Box damaged, product in perfect working order***
The deluxe edition of Drive-By Truckers' Southern Rock Opera is a welcomed new package for their standout album. Originally released in 2001, this ambitious double album delves into themes ranging from the politics of race to 1970s stadium rock, all through the lens of Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd. New West Records' remixed and remastered edition elevates the album's sound quality, bringing clarity and depth to the intricate storytelling and powerful instrumentation. The resequenced tracks ensure a cohesive listening experience, maintaining the narrative flow while enhancing the album's sonic fidelity. The standout feature of this deluxe edition is the third disc, which includes multiple bonus tracks. Among them is the intriguing 'Mystery Song,' an impromptu recording discovered during the remixing process, adding a unique, spontaneous element to the collection. Additionally, tracks like 'Birmingham' and 'Moved' are thoughtfully integrated into the vinyl format, preserving the story's integrity while optimising sound quality. The special new edition, featuring a foil-stamped rigid slipcase and a 28-page book with spot gloss treatment, enhances the album's physical appeal.
Review: Steve Earle's Jerry Jeff is truly poignant album. The third in a series of tributes to what the main man describes as "first-hand teachers, the heroes I was lucky enough to sit across the room from so I could listen and learn up close," in this case he's talking about Jerry Jeff Walker.
So this is a record about paying homage to those that inspired and influenced, while also presenting another fine example of why Earle himself is considered one of the contemporary greats, no doubt inspiring and influencing the next generation of folk and Americana troubadours. And by that we mean one of the finest vocalists to ever grace those canons, and a master instrumentalist to boot, capable of delivering tracks at once powerful and thick with atmosphere, yet also delicate and vulnerable. Utterly captivating, you might say.
Review: Having just recently made his major acting role debut in Martin Scorsese's Killers Of The Flower Moon, what an opportune time to reissue the debut solo album from former Drive By Truckers lead guitarist Jason Isbell. Originally released in 2007, Sirens Of The Ditch awarded the songwriter a chance to put his own voice front and centre, with a bluesy concoction of neofolk/alt-country meets indie-pop. Working with former bandmates as well as the iconic Spooner Oldham, in an effort to capture a balance between primitive folk aesthetics and modern pop sensibilities, Isbell managed to craft a startling debut that weaves its deft narratives around saccharine compositions, while charting out an immensely successful solo career with even his latest, exceptional ninth full-length Weathervanes landing earlier this year.
I Can't Go Anywhere With You (feat Bloodshot Bill)
Just Like Summer
Nite Owls
Shining Like Gold
The Rock & Roll Girls
Baby Blues
The Phantom Lover Of New Rochelle
Don't Travel Through The Night Alone
That's What A Love Song Does To You
Review: Oklahoma roots rocker JD McPherson returns with Nite Owls, his much anticipated return, six years in the making, since the thought-to-be unbeatable Christmas album Socks released in 2018, as well as a mid-pandemic covers EP. For this nocturnal turn, McPherson alters his approach, sidelining the majority of the musicians that accompanied him on all previous sessions and live dates, and keeping only guitarist/sax player Doug Corcoran. Along with that change in personnel, comes a revised style that attempts, usually successfully, to incorporate McPherson's Duane Eddy-fashioned guitar (the album is dedicated to the late rockabilly icon who passed in May of this year) with a moderately new-wave infused sound.
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