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October Album Reviews: Son Little, the Wood Brothers, Bottle Rockets, & More
ReviewsJan 18, 2017

To channel the White Stripes is to channel Led Zeppelin is to channel the misty mountain hop of agrarian England and the spooky science of rune stones and rock guitars. The fogs of Kent draw certain parallels to the vapory evenings of Marion County, MS: a dark night in the hollows of Jamestown is not unlike…

October Album Reviews: Son Little, the Wood Brothers, Bottle Rockets, & More
ReviewsJan 18, 2017

Inspiration for Whitney Rose’s sophomore set starts with the late, great Patsy Cline, whose spirit sings along on songs like “Little Piece of You,” the heartbreak jukebox ballad “The Last Party,” and swinging, swooning slow dancer “Ain’t It Wise.” The great girl groups of the '50s and '60s make an obvious imprint on the proceedings (especially on…

October Album Reviews: Son Little, the Wood Brothers, Bottle Rockets, & More
ReviewsJan 18, 2017

The ghost of Sam Cooke seems a little restless these days. Back in June, soul-man-of-the-moment Leon Bridges resurrected the smooth side of Sam with his debut set, Coming Home. This month, Missouri-raised folkmeister Nathaniel Rateliff and his band, the Night Sweats, reincarnate the dirtier side of the original Soul Stirrer with this set of 11…

October Album Reviews: Son Little, the Wood Brothers, Bottle Rockets, & More
ReviewsJan 18, 2017

On this Steve Berlin-produced longplayer, Jackie Greene adeptly inhabits the same neighborhood of fashionable yet forthright pop and roll that was built 40 years ago by Andrew Gold and Stephen Bishop and has been regularly reinhabited by the likes of Matt Nathanson and Howie Day.Greene’s somewhat more soulful, though -- more a mix of Daryl Hall…

October Album Reviews: Son Little, the Wood Brothers, Bottle Rockets, & More
ReviewsJan 18, 2017

Pat Green is one of those guys who can ride the fine line between commercial country and Americana, the kind of singer who can be a labelmate to the likes of Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban, and friends with guys like Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett.On this record, he makes the peace with both…

October Album Reviews: Son Little, the Wood Brothers, Bottle Rockets, & More
October Album Reviews: Son Little, the Wood Brothers, Bottle Rockets, & More