Music Editorial Reviews
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Specter at the Feast 
Edna Gundersen - April 30, 2013
Album: Specter at the FeastArtist: Black Rebel Motorcycle ClubRelease date: Mar. 20, 2013Download: Lose Yourself, Sell It When not at its sleazy, snarling, garage-rattling best, BRMC ranks somewhere between generic and rock parody, as evidenced in Teenage Disease and...
Trent Reznor's 'Oblivion' comes to light
by Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY - March 19, 2013
Trent Reznor's collective steps into its debut album.
Ivan and Alyosha: All the Times We Had
Brian Mansfield - April 11, 2013
Album: All the Times We HadArtist: Ivan and AlyoshaRelease date: Feb. 27, 2013Download: All the Times We Had, Be Your Man, Who are You Seattle folk-rock group has a Dostoevskian name and a Mumford-like sound as filled with hope as it is with harmony. These songs are...
The Mavericks: In Time
Elysa Gardner - May 24, 2013
Album: In TimeArtist: The MavericksRelease date: Feb. 27, 2013Download: Dance in the Moonlight, In Another's Arms, Back in Your Arms Again After more than 20 years together, the Mavericks can still mix torch and twang with a vibrant virtuosity that defies genre...
Bilal: A Love Surreal
Steve Jones - May 24, 2013
Album: A Love SurrealArtist: BilalRelease date: Feb. 27, 2013Download: West Side Girl, Winning Hand, Climbing, Slipping Away, Astray For the past dozen years, the Philadelphia soul man has been one of the most respected, if enigmatic, voices in RB. With his soulfully...
Album of the week: 'Old Yellow Moon'
by Jerry Shriver, USA TODAY - February 28, 2013
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell reunite on a sumptuous album.
Atlas Genius: When It Was Now
Brian Mansfield - May 24, 2013
Album: When It Was NowArtist: Atlas GeniusRelease date: Feb. 20, 2013Download: Trojans, If So Like a phoenix rising from Australia, this synth-rock band has been gaining strength since posting the effervescent Trojans online in 2011. When It Was Now offers more of the...
Bobby Rush: Down in Louisiana
Jerry Shriver - May 24, 2013
Album: Down in LouisianaArtist: Bobby RushRelease date: Feb. 20, 2013Download: You Just Like a Dresser, Swing Low, Bowlegged Woman The juke joint legend has been going strong — yet hitless — for five decades, with sturdy recordings and engaging performances that draw...
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Push the Sky Away
Edna Gundersen - April 4, 2013
Album: Push the Sky AwayArtist: Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsRelease date: Feb. 20, 2013Download: Jubilee Street, Water's Edge The Aussie band's 15th studio album in 30 years, and its first without Mick Harvey, may be more spare, somber and haunting than recent...
Devon Allman: Turquoise
Jerry Shriver - May 24, 2013
Album: TurquoiseArtist: Devon AllmanRelease date: Feb. 12, 2013Download: When I Left Home, Time Machine, Into the Darkness After spending more than a decade with Honeytribe and Royal Southern Brotherhood, the vocalist/guitarist (Gregg's son) has stepped out with a solo...
