Posted by: mx on: March 6, 2009
Being in some fuss lately, I mostly spend time listening to old and familiar albums, however there has been something new that I found and keep returning to, and it’s this one from Vetiver, Tight Knit. They’re a folk/country-rock band, one dude named Andy Cabic writes all the songs, almost exclusively in a laid-back mid-tempo [...]
Posted by: mx on: October 14, 2008
Ryan Adams, who seems to have become a writer as well, returns with his Cardinals once again with a new recording. By now you probably have a formed opinion of his ctrl.alt.country; I personally liked Heartbreaker and Love is Hell a lot, but the rest, including this one, don’t move me. Still, this album does [...]
Posted by: mx on: September 18, 2008
Giant Sand have been making music for more than two decades without me ever noticing. Americana at it’s best, trasmitting sounds of human desires down the desert wind. All 13 songs deserve returning full attention.
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Posted by: mx on: June 6, 2008
This is the first time I listen to a Will Oldham album, and it seems like I’ve been missing a lot. The warm, captivating way this man brings us his spontaneous Americana music is amazing. Forget all your Ryan Adamses and Bright Eyes (well, except for fantastic I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning). This guy is [...]
Posted by: mx on: May 31, 2008
Possibly one of the best live albums ever. You can feel the electric energy between the audience and Cash and often it’s so emotional that it’s just stunning. It’s a great selection of songs too.
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Posted by: mx on: April 8, 2008
To me, the most exciting moments in Jack White’s music are those when a track begins, you feel him there, he slowly begins to pick strings to slowly form a simple and powerful riff before blasting into a full jam, the sound of a man spontanously playing his rock’n’roll. On this album, the first two [...]
Posted by: mx on: January 22, 2008
This is a new Cat Power’s cover album. Since The Greatest I’ve been wishing for more from her (just watch) and here it is. Her moonlit voice takes us through a number or blues, country, jazz and rock songs with a truly unique performance making them all sound exactly like… her songs.
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