A Fool to Care should please nearly every music fan from the last 60 years.
Death Cab for Cutie // Kintsugi
by Alex Bieler4/15/2015, 8:30 AM
Death Cab for Cutie shows some spark on *Kintsugi, resulting in a very solid record for the veteran group.
The Mountain Goats // Beat the Champ
by Alex Bieler4/15/2015, 8:15 AM
You'll be hooked by what could have been just a gimmick in a lesser musician's hands.
Sufjan Stevens // Carrie & Lowell
by Alex Bieler4/15/2015, 8:00 AM
Carrie & Lowell finds Stevens examining his relationship with his troubled mother, a person he loved despite the emotional aches she caused him.
So Delicious // The Reverend Payton's Big Damn Band
by B. Toy4/1/2015, 9:30 AM
So Delicious may be the most fun you have this year listening to authentic Robert Johnson-style blues.
Wallflower // Diana Krall
by Erie Reader Author4/1/2015, 9:15 AM
If listeners can set aside the hit original recordings, they'll likely get a lot of pleasure from Krall's listenable versions.
Strangers to Ourselves // Modest Mouse
by Ben Speggen4/1/2015, 9:00 AM
Strangers is quintessential Modest Mouse: Inisghtful yet quirky, jerky yet smoot, and existential yet fun.
To Pimp a Butterfly // Kendrick Lamar
by Alex Bieler4/1/2015, 8:45 AM
Lamar went big on Butterfly, and he made more than just a great album; he made an important one.
Justin Kauflin // Tradition
by Erie Reader Author3/18/2015, 8:30 AM
The gifted young musician plays some ear-catching passages on his new record.
Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield // Sing Elliott Smith
by Alex Bieler3/18/2015, 8:15 AM
It can be hard to change something that's already great.
Twin Shadow // Eclipse
by Alex Bieler3/18/2015, 8:00 AM
Lewis drives the music on Eclipse forward to invigorating peaks.
Will Butler // Policy
by Alex Bieler3/18/2015, 7:45 AM
Will Butler steps away from the shadow of Arcade Fire and into his own spotlight on Policy.
NatasK, Lake City Fresh, and Nick I Am A Don // The Awakening
by Ben Speggen3/4/2015, 9:30 AM
The Awakening – 2015's follow-up to last year's breakout debut album from NatasK and Lake City Fresh – manages to be loose and tight in the same space.
Danko Jones // Fire Music
by B. Toy3/4/2015, 9:15 AM
Danko Jones tours Europe every year with crazy Norwegians climbing over themselves to get to the stage.
Jose Gonzalez // Vestiges & Claws
by Alex Bieler3/4/2015, 9:00 AM
The songs on Vestiges & Claws are subtle creatures that, like much of Gonzalez' work, demand your full attention for them to really hit home.
