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The lore on this release is it was completed in only three days. If that is accurate,
Luke Brindley and producer Jared Bartlett have tapped into something special.
This self titled debut, released one year after Brindley released an album with
his brother, showcases with raspy, soulful voice cast against warm country-soul
instrumentation. The album captures terrific roots-pop like Minibar, and Matthew
Ryan. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (Aer Music)
Filled
With Fire "Punchy melodies, brotherly harmonies and songs that get to --
and have -- a point without wasting their breath or your time. Serious pop for
anyone who feels lost in today's musical wasteland." - Buzz Mclain, Playboy
Life
on the fringes, desperate love, and the neighborhood barflys are all subjects
of the gritty country-blues of USWM. Lead vocals are traded between the raw and
howling Gern f, the emotionally raw Gus Beauchamp, and the sultry Felicity Hamer.
Musically, they are driven by the a telecaster, banjo and mandolin. 12 tracks
of raw, aggressive and heartbreaking music. USWM capture the gritty spirit and
melodrama of the everyday blue collar man. It is as if Tom Waits was fronting
a bluegrass-y E-Street Band. This record smokes. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music
(weewerk)
Forbidden
Road is a soft, exquisitely gentle, dark country/folk album modeled after the
songwriting styles of Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark with the finger picking of
Mississippi John Hurt. Walsh sings just above a whisper, almost shyly at times,
with tales of unrequited love and loss. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (Appaloosa
Records)
Some folks make music because they want to-others do it because they have no choice.
Sarah Borges clearly falls into the latter category, the kind of person whose
DNA would read like a musical chart if you mapped it out on paper. Diamonds in
the Dark, Borges' second album-and first for Sugar Hill-spells that out in lush
detail, with every plaintive vocal twist and every rollicking guitar turn offering
up proof that the Massachusetts native knows her way around American music's roots
(and has her own roots planted firmly in some mighty fertile soil). That terrain,
like the landscape she and her band, The Broken Singles have traversed over the
past few years, is plenty varied-taking in scenes as diverse as the roadhouse
melancholy of "Belle of the Bar" to the unashamedly guileless romanticism
of "The Day We Met." Diamonds in the Dark-produced, like its predecessor,
by studio whiz Paul Q. Kolderie (who's helmed classics by Radiohead, the Pixies
and Uncle Tupelo)-harbors impossibly infectious hooks secreted in each and every
song. The disc has the rare ability to ensnare those drawn to both unvarnished
floors and lace curtains, sweetly-spun pedal steel lines and bare-knuckled drums.
(Sugar Hill) 
At a trim 35 minutes, there's no fat to be found on this album. There is a grace
throughout that highlights the maturing troubadour's craft with country shuffles,
waltzes and narrative gems. And Doe still rocks, as evidenced by the opening track
"Hotel Ghost," a speaker burner that hearkens back to the late '70s
at the Whiskey..." - Kevin Friedman, Filter Magazine. Guest stars appearing
on A Year in the Wilderness include Dave Alvin, Jill Sobule, Kathleen Edwards,
Dan Auerbach (from The Black Keys), Greg Leisz and Aimee Mann.(Yep Roc)
Mark Olson spent the past two years doing one thing - traveling the world. During
this time, the singer/songwriter and Jayhawks co-founder came to grips with some
of the most painful moments of his life, including a divorce that resulted in
the loss of the home he'd built in the California desert.Such life-altering events
inspired him to dig somehow deeper, writing the kind of album that makes adjectives
like introspective seem tired and utterly useless: the aptly titled 'The Salvation
Blues Recorded over a three week period in October 2006. Producer Ben Vaughn assembled
a top-flight band, including guitarists Tony Gilkyson (formerly with X and Lone
Justice, Randy Weeks and Mike Stinson) and Greg Leisz (noted for his work with
k.d. lang, Lucinda Williams, Dave Alvin, and many others), keyboardist Zac Rae
(a sideman for Alanis Morissette and Fiona Apple), percussionist Danny Frankel
(a former member of the Creekdippers and a well-traveled L.A. session man), and
Vaughn's own drummer Kevin Jarvis. Bassist David J. Carpenter and vocalist Cindy
Wasserman were recruited from the L.A. roots-rock band Dead Rock West. Also present
to sing harmony on three songs was Gary Louris, Olson's old partner in the Jayhawks.
Please note the packaging is beautiful, made to look like a book! 
When it was originally released My Morning Jacket's epic At Dawn the first 2500
CD and 1000 LP came with a bonus demos disc.This has long been out of print. The
beloved demos disc will be available once again with the addition of seven choice
demo versions from The Tennesee Fire sessions as well. Track Listings: L.O.Z.
Intro/Way That He Sings [Demo Version]/Hopefully [Demo Version]/Bermuda Highway
[Demo Version]/Just Because I Do [Demo Version]/Lowdown [Demo Version]/At Dawn
[Demo Version]/I Need It Most [Demo Version]/Lead Me Father [Demo Version]/Phone
Went West [Demo Version]/Chills [Demo Version]/Heartbreakin Man [Demo Version]/Bear
[Demo Version]/Pictures of You [Demo Version]/I Think I'm Going to Hell [Demo
Version]/Butch Cassidy [Demo Version]/War Begun [Live]/Twilight [Live]/Lil Billy
[Live]/Magic Man. (Darla Records) 
"Fluidly moving from heartbreaking ballads to blistering jams, the album
features richly constructed songs built on effortlessly blended harmonies and
masterful instrumentation, with many of the tunes sure to become future bluegrass
standards. Truly the next generation of bluegrass, the Skaggs protege's traditional
song structures play out not as songs from a bygone era, but as tunes played with
the high voltage of a group with four members between the ages of 14 and 23...."
-- cybergrass.com (Skaggs Family)
"The surprise of the year is a new funk 'n' soul album: Kaboom! by the Dynamites.
This 10-piece Nashville band's debut album is due in June from Outta Sight Records,
an imprint run by Doyle Davis, owner of Grimey's, Music City's.. The group is
fronted by the amazing Charles Walker, who cut sides back in the '60s with his
New York outfit Little Charles and the Sidewinders. Listen to his six-minute epic
"Dig Deeper" and marvel that such throat-tearing deep-soul singers still
exist..." -- Chris Morris, lacitybeat.com (Thirty Tigers)
The Austin-and-San Francisco-based band Monahans began in the spring of 2006 as
a new project by Milton Mapes collaborators Greg Vanderpool, Roberto Sanchez,
Jim Fredley, and Britton Beisenherz. The bands first release, Low Pining weaves
anthemic melodies in-and-out of ambient tranquility and rhythmic intensity. The
songs have a distinct nautical theme, decisively apolitical, with strands of detachment,
nostalgia, and spiritual longing stretched across vast sonic landscapes. The album
also features multi-instrumentalist Chris Dye, Todd Pertll on pedal steel, and
Margo Timmins, vocalist of Cowboy Junkies (with whom Milton Mapes toured in 2006).
(Undertow) 
On The Way finds Abra Moore completely at ease in her own skin and voice. It's
a ferociously quiet album that unfolds gently but packs an emotional wallop with
its unwavering honesty. It's an album full of subtle moods.In many ways, On The
Way captures the cinematic magic of a great film. From the opening seduction of
"Into The Sunset" to the closing reprise of the title track, it transports
the listener to a different space. (Sarathan Records) 
This album was engineered and produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, and
features 11 new Sweany-penned tunes. The album was mastered by Paul Hamman, who,
along with his legendary father Kenneth, was responsible for engineering classic
albums by The James Gang and Grand Funk Railroad,among others. The combination
of Auerbach and Hamman takes the new album away from the Southern roots sound
of Sweany's previous releases and into the classic Rust Belt rock of the 70s.
Add to this Sweany's tasteful guitar work and impressive vocals (that seem to
get better with each recording), and you have an album that not only sounds gorgeous,
but captures the energy of Sweany's riotous live sets. (Nine Mile Records)
This is the 6th release from San Francisco-based singer/songwriter/guitar slinger/poet
Jeffrey Halford. As a master purveyor of rootsy, bluesy rock with a pop sensibility,
Halford and his band, The Healers (featuring Augie Meyers), shake the rafters,
raise your consciousness, and sanctify your soul. Halford's is a uniquely American
voice, authentic and timeless. Bruce Kaphan, longtime guitarist and producer of
American Music Club, co-produced the album with Halford. Jeffrey also brought
in the legendary Texas Music Hall of Famer Augie Meyers on keyboard, as well as
Louisiana's own Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson on harmonica to assure that
grooves would be raucous and greasy. "This is great rootsy rock music..."
- No Depression (Shoeless Records) 
Nearly twenty years after the creation of the band, and over a decade since the
music was last available to fans, the music of The Traveling Wilburys will be
reissued on June 12, 2007. The previously released albums Traveling Wilburys Volume
1 and Traveling Wilburys Volume 3 feature inarguably some of music's greatest
singer-songwriters-George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob
Dylan-as the iconic band The Traveling Wilburys. Both CDs are combined on this
2-CD/1-DVD release and will feature bonus tracks of rare and newly mixed unreleased
music. The all-region DVD contains historic footage documenting the first chord
to the final mix, and their five video clips. The linen-bound deluxe edition includes
a 40-page collectible book with photos, original liner notes, new liner notes
and a uniquely numbered certificate of authenticity.(Rhino) 
2007 two-fer featuring a double dose of Nils Lofgren and his band Grin featuring
one bonus track: 'Just To Have You'. 1+1 was released in 1972 and features Graham
Nash as guest vocalist. All Out was released the following year. 21 tracks total.
Track Listings:White Lies/Please Don't Hide/Slippery Fingers/Moon Tears/End Unknown/Sometimes/Lost
A Number/Hi, Hello A Home/Just A Poem/Soft Fun/Sad Letter/Heavy Chevy/Don't Be
Long/Love Again/She Ain't Right/Love Or Else/Ain't Love Nice/Heart On Fire/All
Out/Rusty Gun/Just To Have You.(Acadia Records) 
Before their major label signing to Elektra, the band released a 5 song EP chock
full of indie pop gems with catchy guitar hooks and sharp lyrics. Hi-Speed Soul
Records is proud to re-release the Karmic EP - the album that started it all.
(Hi Speed Soul) 
"...Joan Wasser has been many things, including backing singer for the likes
of Lou Reed and Antony And The Johnsons. It's Antony Hegarty's heady blend of
street smarts and Grand Guignol melodrama that Wasser's songs most readily recall.
Hegarty even cameos on Real Life's bristling standout, I Defy - a duet with Wasser
that sounds like a brace of clamorous Nina Simones giving heartache the eloquent
finger. Elsewhere, Wasser's sensual ululations decorate songs that run the gamut,
from sinuous funk nocturnes to toy piano reveries. Arresting stuff. " --David
Sheppard,bbc.co.uk (Sidecho Records) 
"The Bongos were one of the most distinctive bands to come out of the briefly
bustling Hoboken pop scene in the early Eighties -- Richard Barone's songs were
gloriously hooky, but also forcefully propulsive enough to live up to the group's
name (aided immeasurably by Rob Norris's agile bass and Frank Giannini's precise
drumming), and Barone's guitar work managed to be melodic and oblique at the same
time, carrying the tune while allowing room for his own sonic interjections which
could be noisy or richly smooth at will. The Bongos were different enough from
their contemporaries that Drums Along The Hudson has dated remarkable little since
it was released in 1982, sounding less like "new wave" than a simply
timeless example of smart...Mark Deming, All Music Guide. Track Listings: In the
Congo/The Bulrushes/Clay Midgets/Video Eyes/Glow In the Dark/Telephoto Lens/Certain
Harbours/Speaking Sands/Burning Bush/Automatic Doors/Hunting/Zebra Club/Three
Wise Men/Mambo Sun/Question Ball/Nuts & Bolts/Telephoto Lens/In the Congo/Nuts
& Bolts/Question Ball/Glow In the Dark/Hunting/Video Eyes/The Bulrushes/Automatic
Doors/Zebra Club/Bulrushes 2007.(Cooking Vinyl) 
As a founding member of Translator, Steve Barton delighted critics and fans alike
by consistently creating songs that not only embraced the excitement of classic
pop, but also managed to shine a light on the future. Flicker Of Time is the follow-up
to Steve Barton's 2005 release Charm Offensive. Flicker Of Time is the first of
Steve's albums to feature his amazing band, The Oblivion Click, on all eleven
of these brand new Steve Barton originals, which include Barton's trademark short
rock and roll bashers and lovely instrumentals and ballads. (Sleepless Records)
Death of the Sun is the solo debut album from former Metallic Falcons singer/songwriter
Matteah Baim. Produced by Baim herself, the album features musical contributions
from Jana Hunter, Devendra Banhart, Butchy Fuego, Robert Lowe, Rob Doran, Jon
Beasley, and Birdie Lawson. The album presents a world spaciously phrased and
roughly edged, to bring you a type of New Age Grunge. Although its central theme
is loss, a deeper sense of triumph lingers. The songs chronicle and depict the
moon's cycle of life and death, giving birth to romantic times. (Dicristina Stair)
Featuring
songs by the iconic John Lennon newly recorded by some of today's biggest as well
as emerging artists, Instant Karma: The Campaign to Save Darfur is a major benefit-album
project. In an effort to mobilize activism around this catastrophe, musicians
unite to save lives. Track Listings:Disc 1:Instant Karma - U2/#9 Dream - R.E.M./Mother
- Christina Aguilera/Give Peace a Chance - Aerosmith, Sierra Leone's Refugee All
Stars/Cold Turkey - Lenny Kravitz/Whatever Gets You Through the Night - Los Lonely
Boys/I'm Losing You - Corinne Bailey Rae/Gimme Some Truth - Jakob Dylan, Dhani
Harrison/Oh, My Love - Jackson Browne/Imagine - Avril Lavigne/Nobody Told Me -
Big & Rich/Jealous Guy - Youssou N'Dour/Disc 2:Working Class Hero - Green
Day/Power to the People - Black Eyed Peas/Imagine - Jack Johnson/Beautiful Boy
- Ben Harper/Isolation - Snow Patrol/Watching the Wheels - Matisyahu/Grow Old
With Me - The Postal Service/Gimme Some Truth - Jaguares/(Just Like) Starting
Over - The Flaming Lips/God - Mick Fleetwood, Jack's Mannequin/Real Love - Regina
Spektor.(WEA)
Description:
The follow up to the acclaimed Red Tandy EP (Camera Records, 2005) and the first
full album for The Hips since 2001s Green Hills of the Earth. Featuring 12 new
songs. Kiss The Crystal Flake reintroduces the world to The Mother Hips own brand
of California rock, blending a natural psychedelia with their own 21st century
musicianship and songwriting. It is produced by The Mother Hips with Badman Recording
Co. founder Dylan Magierek (Mark Kozelek, Call and Response, Erlend Oye.) (Megaforce)
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