Album Review: Rosenblume – All Through the Fire, All Through the Rain Rosenblume have a sound that is as cool as these late August nights. It’s relaxed and methodical, comfortable like a well-worn flannel. It might even smell like a campfire sometimes. Rosenblume …
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Album Review: The Ballroom Thieves – A Wolf in the Doorway
Album Review: The Ballroom Thieves – A Wolf in the Doorway If you’re going to picture a ballroom when you think about the Ballroom Thieves, you should picture one like the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland. It should be a big room full of …
Album Review: N. Sherman – This Side of the Grave
Album Review: N. Sherman – This Side of the Grave There are people who write songs and there are people who tell stories with songs. Nathanael Sherman is the latter of the two and we, fans, are the better for it. His release …
Album Review: “LIFE” – EP by Mike Waters
“LIFE” – EP by Mike Waters Album review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com I wasn’t sure what to expect at all from Mike Water’s debut EP, called LIFE. The cover art was a little esoteric and abstract, so I certainly wasn’t expecting the opening …
Guest Album Review: Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free
Guest Review by Govind Shanadi Jason Isbell’s follow-up to the highly acclaimed album Southeastern shows the songwriter maturing into a lyricist of the highest caliber. Isbell was a member of the Athens, Georgia based Drive-by Truckers in the 2000s before branching off into …
Album Review: Stu Larsen – Vagabond
Album Review: Stu Larsen – Vagabond Stu Larsen is one of the best singer songwriters making music today. He’s got an understated swagger that makes listeners feel comfortable and comforted. In my upbringing the phrase “easy listening” came across as an insult, but …
Album Review: Rags Across the Sun by Neil Holyoak
Review of Rags Across the Sun by Neil Holyoak Review written by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Press the play button on Neil Holyoak’s release Rags Across the Sun and right away, you’ll be pulled into sounds of something something warm and familiar, giving you …
Album Review: Matthew McNeal – Compadre
Album Review: Matthew McNeal – Compadre A high energy, captivating singer songwriter, Matthew McNeal has the uncanny ability to make the stories of the everyman timeless and seemingly effortless. On this album Compadre listeners find both rock-infused country as well as stripped down …
Album Review: Stranger In My House – By Vincent Colbert
Stranger In My House – By Vincent Colbert Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com When you check out a new release by yet-another singer-songwriter, there is always the challenge of how to describe this new artist in contrast to the rest. There is usually …
Album Review: Michael McArthur – Magnolia
Magnolia – by Michael McArthur Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com When I started playing this album on my porch one lazy summer Saturday, I was expecting a good, but run-of-the-mill singer songwriter release with a pleasant name and a few nice songs. Michael’s …
