by Sean Passmore | Dec 20, 2018 | Album of the Week
Socks is 41 year old Oklahoma native JD McPherson’s fourth album in eight years and first stab at Christmas since his December 2012 single Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights). A brisk 30 minute listen Socks is perhaps most impressive for the fact that McPherson, whose...
by Sean Passmore | Dec 14, 2018 | Album of the Week
73-year-old British music legend Eric Clapton has managed the unthinkable with his 22nd studio album in a solo career now in its 48th year. The much loved guitar god has, unintentionally perhaps, gone and made the perfect Christmas album for those who hate Christmas...
by Sean Passmore | Dec 13, 2018 | Album of the Week
At the very heart of The Mavericks joy inducing latin fused country swing is none other than singer, songwriter and showman extraordinaire Raul Malo. One of the most accomplished tunesmiths of his generation, Malo handles big catchy hook laden swinging beats in ways...
by Sean Passmore | Dec 10, 2018 | Album of the Week
All four original Monkees are back (posthumously in Davey Jones’ case) in the shortest time between albums since 1970 (The Monkees Present 1969 and Changes 1970) for the band’s first ever full length Christmas record. Hot on the heels of the critically acclaimed Good...
by Sean Passmore | Dec 3, 2018 | Album of the Week
When faced with the impossibly difficult task of having to follow up one of the finest albums of the decade, Ray LaMontagne soldiered on through the release of Part Of The Light by shamelessly embracing the cosmic stardust of its predecessor, his criminally overlooked...