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Music Feature: Neighbor Comes into Its Own

The band Neighbor isn’t reinventing the wheel, but it’s not getting steamrolled by it either.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music, Rock Tagged: Lyle Brewer, Neighbor, Richard James, Scott McLennan

Festival Review: Solid Sound 2022 — Fun For All

Solid Sound is like a family picnic for stylistically open-minded musicians and fans alike within the brick-mill infrastructure of MASS MoCA.

By: Paul Robicheau Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Bonnie Prince Billy, Cruel Country, David Byrne, Japanese Breakfast, MASS MoCA, Michelle Zauner, Neko Case, Paul Robicheau, Solid Sound, Sun Ra Arkestra, Sylvan Esso, Wilco

Album Review: Drummer Bill Bruford’s “Making a Song and Dance” — Adventures Galore

Legendary percussionist Bill Bruford’s recorded output reveals him to be a restless innovator who went from one band to another so he could learn more about his instrument and about himself as a musician.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Bill Bruford, Jason M. Rubin, Making A Song And Dance

Rock Album Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band’s “I Am The Moon” — Nothing If Not Ambitious

Crescent gives us the first five songs of the I Am The Moon suite and runs about 35 minutes. Let me rephrase that: it runs about 35 perfect minutes of music.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Crescent, I Am the Moon, Nizami, Susan Tedeschi, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Story of Layla and Majnun

Pop Album Review: Florence + The Machine’s “Dance Fever” – Inside the Artist’s Mind

Dance Fever is one of the few pandemic-themed artworks that doesn’t feel contrived — it is specific about the value of music to the individual and by extension to the community.

By: Henry Chandonnet Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock, Uncategorized Tagged: Dance Fever, Florence + The Machine, Henry Chandonnet

Concert Review: Joe Jackson at the Shubert Theatre — A Restlessly Creative Artist at the Peak of His Powers

Trampling on the expectations of his fans, of course, is a big part of what makes Joe Jackson the singular talent he is — and most of his admirers wouldn’t have it any other way.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Jason M. Rubin, Joe Jackson

Rock Album Review: Cave In’s “Heavy Pendulum” — Covering the Battlefield from Both Sides

Cave In’s new album is more than a return to form — it is a surging breakthrough.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Cave In, Final Transmission, Heavy Pendulum, Scott McLennan

Album Review: Omar Apollo’s “Ivory” — Making Good on His Promise

Ivory is at its best when Omar Apollo fully commits to taking adventures into different sonic spaces.

By: Alexander Szeptycki Filed Under: Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Alex Szeptyck, Apolonio, Ivory, Omar Apollo

Album Review: Maine’s Kioea — Reviving the Sound of Surf Guitar

With summer coming, this progressive surf combo’s new recording promises to make an ideal soundtrack for the season.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Carand Burnet, Jason M. Rubin, Kioea, surf music

Rock Album Review: The Gravel Project — An Impressive Musical Reach

The Gravel Project respects its roots, but its new album demonstrates how a band can honor its influences without being smothered by them.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Folk, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Andrew Gravel, Jordaan Gravel, Many Miles Ahead, Scott McLennan, The Gravel Project

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