Rising blues star goes minimal for maximum impact Self-Released Recorded live at Sun Studios in Memphis, Shawn James’ On the Shoulders of Giants is just the musician, a pair of resonator guitars from Austin’s Republic Guitars, a kick drum, and a tambourine. It was recorded in one day, early in February...
Necessary repress of a ’70s jazz-funk classic Tidal Waves Music Jazz funk is a term which seems like it should be very specific, yet instead is applied to such a diverse swathe of musicians as to render it useless. Is it funky jazz? Is it jazzy funk? In certain circumstances, it can refer to the […]
A much needed reissue for a lost relic of the psychedelic ’60s Ship to Shore Phono Co The Holy Mackerel is a largely forgotten yet wildly impressive artifact of the late ’60s folk and psychedelia movement. Created as a studio vehicle for songwriter Paul Williams, the band was short lived...
Indie meets alt-rock in a solid mashup of ’90s music Texacobra Records While Manager is a pretty recent band, they bring back college-aged memories of weeknight shows at the local rock club. I probably should’ve been studying more, but there was no shortage of catchy, slightly dense songs from...
Two decades on, the Kansas City ska trio’s debut still thrills Teenage Heart About 20 years ago, a little ska band came out of Kansas City. The Gadjits — comprised of the Phillips brothers Adam, Brandon and Zach, respectively on drums, bass and guitar — released their debut full length, Da Gravy...
Soundcloud sensation remastered for vinyl success True Panther Sounds Since London O’Connor self-released his debut album, O?, in late 2015, he’s received comparisons to the likes of Daniel Johnston, for what Pitchfork refers to as a sense of “naiveté.” It’s not unfounded: O’Connor’s album,...
