Iconic Detroit rockers finally get a vinyl best-of Rhino / Run Out Groove New label Run Out Groove aims to be a little different. Rather than just another subscription service, the label’s website features a number of titles which can be voted on by fans. Each month, they list potential projects and ask for fans’...
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...
Faithful reissues of classic ’70s jazz-funk and soul Prestige Rusty Bryant — Fire Eater (1971) Engineered by the great Rudy Van Gelder, sax legend Rusty Bryant’s 1971 album, Fire Eater, is a masterclass in jazz-funk. The session features an all-star lineup including Wilbert Longmire on guitar,...
Debut solo release from Mindless Self Indulgence frontman should intrigue The End Records To be completely honest, I have never liked Mindless Self Indulgence (Alternative Press’ description of “gloriously annoying” is rather on point), so I put this record on the turntable with quite a few reservations....
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 […]
Fourth album from Phoenix post-punkers calls for return listens Slope Records The bio for Phoenix’s The Father Figures refers to their music as “post-skate-punk,” and it’s pretty accurate. Given that guitarist Michael Cornelius founded Jody Foster’s Army (better-known by their acronym, JFA)...
