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Welcome to the gospel according to Parker Millsap

Friday, 8 June 2018, 09:17 Last update: about 9 years ago

Parker Millsap, "Other Arrangements" (Thirty Tigers) Even as Parker Millsap rocks harder than ever on his fourth album, he continues to draw on his upbringing in the Pentecostal church. Such...

Trampled By Turtles is back with evocative new album

Thursday, 7 June 2018, 09:12 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Trampled By Turtles, "Life is Good on the Open Road" (Thirty Tigers) One of the first questions you have to answer with Trampled By Turtles is what they are: A quirky bluegrass band with rock and...

Sevendust polished, heavy and melodic on new album

Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 09:09 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Sevendust, "All I See Is War" (Rise Records) There are some people who sneer at hard rockers Sevendust, expressing dislike for the metal band for its lighter tones and stylistic changes. To which...

Leon Bridges explores new dimensions on 'Good Thing'

Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 09:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Leon Bridges, "Good Thing" (Columbia Records) Leon Bridges explores new musical dimensions on "Good Thing," updating the retro soul of his acclaimed debut with a fresher approach and more...

Foreigner soaks '70s, '80s classics in orchestral splendour

Monday, 4 June 2018, 09:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Foreigner "Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus" (ear music) It really MUST feel like the first time when the members of the band keep changing. Foreigner, the...

Eleanor Friedberger's Greek sojourn is her 'Rebound'

Friday, 1 June 2018, 09:45 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Eleanor Friedberger, "Rebound" (Frenchkiss Records) Inspired by a 2016 trip to her ancestral Greece, you can feel the electricity in "Rebound," Eleanor Friedberger's fourth solo album since The...

Twin Shadow once again flirts with '80s bombast

Thursday, 31 May 2018, 11:05 Last update: about 9 years ago

Twin Shadow, "Caer" (Warner Bros./Reprise) For someone who was likely only in the first or second grade when the 1980s ended, George Lewis Jr. seems to have been powerfully affected by that...

Tom Rush writes his own songs on eloquent 'Voices'

Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 11:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Tom Rush, "Voices" (Appleseed Recordings) Tom Rush is an oxymoron. The singer and guitarist has been easy enough to find onstage over the years and he'll be performing in venues from...

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