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Black Swan Lane – Hide in View
We last heard from Black Swan Lane during the last half of 2019 when they released the stellar LP Vita Eterna. The LP stood out as a highlight in the band’s oeuvre and featured guitar wizard Dave Fielding from the criminally underappreciated bands The Chameleons and...
Kings of Convenience – Peace Or Love
Kings of Convenience came out of the heralded and forgotten “New Acoustic Movement” of the early 00’s. From the start, I followed each and every move by the duo. I thought of them as Norway’s own Simon & Garfunkel. Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe were special...
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Will Smith (featuring Mary J. Blige) – Tell Me Why
Attack of the Killer Track! is a series that explores tracks from artists from a variety of genres. Some of the tracks were singles, some of them were obscure b-sides or long forgotten album tracks. One thing is certain – all of them are killer tracks. It goes without...
Coffee Thoughts – An Interview With Heyward Howkins
A few months ago, I received a nice surprise in my email - a promo copy of the new Heyward Howkins album, about a year after the debut. An unexpectedly quick follow-up, it quickly became one of my favorite records of the year. I reviewed it right around the release...
Billie Joe + Norah / foreverly
Verdict: 21st Century Broken Hearts For Fans of: The Everly Brothers, Gram Parsons, Ryan Adams, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Jewel, Michael Nesmith, Sun Records Tracklisting: Roving Gambler Long Time Gone Lightning Express Silver Haired Daddy of Mine Down in the Willow...
Gary & Walter (The Muppets) – Man or Muppet
Attack of the Killer Track! is a series that explores tracks from artists from a variety of genres. Some of the tracks were singles, some of them were obscure b-sides or long forgotten album tracks. One thing is certain – all of them are killer tracks. This is truly a...
The Barmines – There’s Never Any Romance
Brotherly love - I'm from the city that promotes it, but it isn't always the easiest thing to live by. My brother and I are 3 years apart, which can be brutal during the teenage years. We had our moments of not getting along, though I'll feign amnesia when asked if...
Bob Dylan – Things Have Changed
Attack of the Killer Track! is a series that explores tracks from artists from a variety of genres. Some of the tracks were singles, some of them were obscure b-sides or long forgotten album tracks. One thing is certain – all of them are killer tracks. Resignation and...
SupaJamma – Hope and Pray
SupaJamma follows up their critically acclaimed EP That Was Then, This is Now (not a cover of The Monkees) with a single that defies characterization. You may know leader singer Martin "Sugar" Merchant from Britpop era favorites, Audioweb. Name checked by Ian Brown of...
Mansun – Six
Part 47 of a series that will run throughout 2013 as I discuss records that have affected me throughout the years – Flashback Fridays In 1997 at some point - the exact details are hazy - a friend and I set out to see a show at the TLA on South Street in Philadelphia....
Heyward Howkins – Be Frank, Furness
Seems like it was just over a year ago that I was enjoying the Big Sky of Montana and Idaho in the company of loved ones. Actually, it has been just over a year now that I think about it. Nostalgia can be a double-edged sword - every moment thinking about the past is...
Paul McCartney – New
The press for Paul McCartney's 16th album, New, indicates that it is his 1st record of new material (not cover versions) since 2007's Memory Almost Full. To view that as an accurate accounting would be akin to viewing the past through rose-colored lenses (which I've...
Mudhoney – I’m Now
Attack of the Killer Track! is a series that explores tracks from artists from a variety of genres. Some of the tracks were singles, some of them were obscure b-sides or long forgotten album tracks. One thing is certain – all of them are killer tracks. 2013 has proven...
The Cunic Ensemble – The Gram
The Cunic Ensemble came together in 2011 after multi instrumentalist John Clarke had written a batch of songs that had themes in common. Although Clarke had experience in writing and producing instrumental music for films, these songs begged for interaction with other...
Eminem – Berzerk
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? Every album released after 2002's The Eminem Show has featured Eminem rapping in different styles, rarely returning to the carefree freestyle form of his earlier records. Don't get me wrong, I liked most of the later records -...
Coconut Records – West Coast
Attack of the Killer Track! is a series that explores tracks from artists from a variety of genres. Some of the tracks were singles, some of them were obscure b-sides or long forgotten album tracks. One thing is certain – all of them are killer tracks. Mention a...
Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Attack of the Killer Track! is a series that explores tracks from artists from a variety of genres. Some of the tracks were singles, some of them were obscure b-sides or long forgotten album tracks. One thing is certain – all of them are killer tracks. There are...
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