ARCHIVES – Carry Me Home: A Reggae Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
Reggae band from Washington D.C. doing covers of songs originally performed by Scott-Heron and his closest collaborator, Jackson, with some special guests and production help from the Thievery Corporation camp. A labor of love. (7)
ASHLEY McBRYDE – Never Will
Great sophomore effort by tough female country rocker, successfully bridging Lydia Loveless with John Mellencamp. (8)
BEHEMOTH – A Forest (EP)
Extreme metal cover of a song by The Cure, plus a couple of new tunes. The cover version makes a lot of sense. (8)
BRIGID DAWSON & THE MOTHERS NETWORK – Ballet Of Apes
Backing vocalist/keyboardist from Thee Oh Sees steps out on gently psychedelic solo effort. (7)
BRIGID MAE POWER – Head Above The Water
Irish folkie and UK music media darling adopts a fuller sound on new album, goes for a sort of Mazzy Star/Bob Dylan hybrid sound. Nice. (7)
CHANTAL KREVIAZUK – Get To You
Canadian singer/songwriter returns with a new collection of smart pop songs. (7)
JEFF ROSENSTOCK – No Dream
E-x-c-e-l-l-e-n-t hook-filled punk rock, covering the whole gamut from quirky power pop to urgent hardcore. (9)
KING WITCH – Body Of Light
Metal the way it’s supposed to be: Heavy but melodic, adventurous, over the top. And what a voice! (8)
NICOLE ATKINS – Italian Ice
Atkins calls her music “pop-noir” but to put it more simply this is like a 21st century version of Dusty Springfield. (8)
OHMME – Fantasize Your Ghost
A sound impossible to categorize, Ohmme’s second album brings together chaos and melody, angular rhythms and catchy hooks, dissonant chords and angelic harmonies. (8)
REVENGE – Strike.Smother.Dehumanize
A relentless, unforgiving maelstrom of noise and hatred. (8)
RUN THE JEWELS – RTJ4
The best hip-hop album of the year and, either by genius/design or by luck/coincidence or both, it sounds just like the apocalyptic soundtrack the times we live in deserve. (9)
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES – Ghosts Of West Virginia
Alt-country elder statesman sounds angrier than ever on fantastic anti-capitalism manifesto. (8)
WHITE DENIM – World As A Waiting Room
The most classic rock of indie rock bands releases an album recorded in lockdown that sounds like a cross between Marc Bolan and Steve Miller Band. (7)
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