Tony Savarino comes up with another masterpiece: Savvy Tonarino
Tony Savarino has several new tricks up his sleeve these days. His new Savvy Tonarino album is loaded with many fine moments of his exceptional guitar work, things he didn’t do the last time around in the studio. While his technique has always been top notch, he pushes himself here to do more with tones, […]
The Sunset Kings are off to a powerful start with The Ballad Of Bella Fury
The Sunset Kings’ debut CD The Ballad Of Bella Fury takes prog rock to a higher level. Its inclusion of saxophone and violin allow for colors, tones, and textures not usually found in those playing complex rock song structures, odd time signatures, and wildly impressive instrumental solos. Some of the instrumental passages remind of mid-1970s […]
Christa Joy offers much with Get On, Heart
Christa Joy’s latest CD Get On, Heart is country roots at its finest, tasteful, restrained, and filled with fun, perky little acoustic notes. Joy’s songwriting delves into the human heart and all its mysterious connections to the rest of the world. Nestled inside woven lines of pretty instrumentation, each of her tunes has a special […]
Paul DeChambeau offers heart, soul in his lyrics, details, depth in his music on More Than Meets The Eye
Paul DeChambeau’s latest CD More Than Meets The Eye is aptly titled. Many of the songs on this album require multiple listening to here all of what his vocal and his instrumentation has to offer. Not only is this a very pleasant album, it is elaborate in its arrangements of voce and notes. Aside from […]
Joanne Lurgio rises to musical, spiritual heights with Crossing Jordan
Joanne Lurgio’s latest CD Crossing Jordan, featuring accompanist Bryan Barrette, finds her in a spiritual mode. Although she’s returned to her church and her religious training for her lyrical fair, Lurgio’s vocal and musical delivery is not far removed from her previous singer-songwriter material. Her ten arrangements and two originals here tug on the ear […]
Linda Marks rises to higher level with album In Grace
Linda Marks must be taking a lot of vitamins or drinking a lot of coffee. She seems to have new CD release every year, each released like clockwork. Her latest, In Grace, is aptly titled, as she’s emboldened by her previous successes and this recording shows it. Every song feels like it’s approaching something epic. […]
Steve Rodgers keeps things deep, personal, reflective on strong release Count It All Joy
Steve Rogers is a Connecticut singer-songwriter who aims for the listener’s soft spot and always hits it. Focusing on tales of loss, hope, human connection, and triumph on his Count It All Joy album, this singer-songwriter mines the depths of his experience as well as the human heart to come up with realistic song scenarios […]
Amanda McCarthy starts out strong with debut disc Road Trip
Amanda McCarthy’s debut full length CD Road Trip is loaded with folksy, pop-rock tunes that grab the ear and never let go. McCarthy’s earnest, sincere vocal delivery reaches the listener’s soft spot as much as her plaintive lyrics about her life in our modern times. Opening track “Idaho” focuses on her life in a small […]
Crowes Pasture accomplish much when they Slow It Down
Crowes Pasture’s latest CD Slow It Down find the pair in chill mode. The husband and wife team of acoustic guitarist Andy Rogovin and banjo player Monique Byrne offer nine tracks loaded with gritty, roosie acoustic notes and tender vocal harmonies. The duo construct their songs around their tender vocals and their alluring choruses and […]
Matt York takes it even higher with Bruisable Heart
Matt York’s latest roots album Bruisable Heart conveys many emotional states with his plaintive lyrics and sandpapery vocal. Playing most of the instruments on this disc, York keeps his tight arrangements full of nuanced touches, spiking electric guitar here, slappy acoustic chords there, and just enough of other instruments when needed. The rangy Americana vibe […]
