Gil Scott-Heron - I’m New Here Review
There were few voices that articulated the anxious, fractured state of America in the 1970s and early 80s as well as the clear baritone of Gil Scott-Heron. As a spoken-word artist and poet, he could pinpoint the fissures in the American dream and exorcise them with a wit that [...]
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Review: TobyMac ‘Tonight’
I’m very excited to be reviewing for you the new project from TobyMac called “Tonight”. I’ve been listening to it for the last week and you’re in for a musical treat. I’m pretty sure you’ll be picking up at least two copies of this project tomorrow one for you and one for a [...]
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The Swell Season - Strict Joy - Album Review
The two are so inextricably linked that it’s easy to forget the Swell Season actually preceded Once, the little movie that rocketed Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová to global fame. For that matter, several of the songs on that film’s breakthrough soundtrack precede the film, too. In [...]
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Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up Review
After his million selling 2006 debut, Paisley boy Paolo Nutini is back with the follow up – and it’s a classic case of the protégé rebelling against the path laid out for him. Where These Streets was slick, polished and poppy, Sunny Side Up is the exact opposite.
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Billboard Album Review - Robert Glasper - Double Booked
“Is it bop or hip-hop? Although it doesn’t answer that question, Robert Glasper’s third album for Blue Note Records, sheds light on different sides of his prodigious…”
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Billboard Album Review - Mark Schultz - Come Alive
“Contemporary Christian singer/ songwriter Mark Schultz has a gift for taking life experiences —some joyous, others tragic—and distilling them into…”
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Billboard Album Review - Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Rare Elements
“The Turkish-born musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek is also a composer, and his music is the inspiration for this remix disc, the second installment in 5 Points Records’ remix series…”
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Billboard Album Review - Dale Ann Bradley - Don’t Turn Your Back
“With a stunningly beautiful voice, Dale Ann Bradley has won the International Bluegrass Music Assn.’s female vocalist of the year honor in 2007 and 2008…”
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Billboard Album Review - Kurt Elling - Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And…
“Kurt Elling has never shied away from a challenge-the nimble singer has carved a unique place for himself in the jazz pantheon, with a signature sound that cunningly combines blues, ballads and beat-inspired poetry.…”
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Billboard Album Review - Vicente Fernández - Necesito De Ti
“Following the extraordinary success of his 2007 studio set “Para Siempre” and the subsequent live album “Primera Fila,” the ranchera icon Vicente Fernández …”
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