Shoo is the debut album by Lionlimb , a duo comprised of singer-songwriter Stewart Bronaugh and drummer Joshua Jaeger. The band has a sleeper agent story: Bronaugh performed under the moniker back […]
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Ornette Coleman :: To Whom Who Keeps A Record (Reissue)
Ornette Coleman assembled To Whom Who Keeps A Record in 1975 for release in Japan only. He sequenced this batch of unused compositions and alternate takes to spell out a message via track list: “music always […]
Sun Seeker :: Georgia Dust
“Turn your back when light brings color/ Don’t see me how you see others…” So goes the chorus to “Georgia Dust,” the yearning and reflective debut single from Sun Seeker. […]
Christopher King :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Why The Mountains Are Black collects “Primeval Greek Village Music” from 1907 — 1960 for Third Man Records. 28 tracks are culled from the 78 rpm collection of Christopher King, a life-long collector and […]
Ty Segall :: Emotional Mugger
In a goofball YouTube promo , Dr. Ty Segall, PhD defines “emotional mugging” as a “psychoanalytic subject-to-subject exchange formed as a response to our hyper-digital sexual landscape.” So sizing one another up, frontin’, a […]
Ryan Sambol :: Now Ritual
Many moons ago, Ryan Sambol fronted the fantastic Austin band The Strange Boys. They disbanded in 2012 after 3 albums. Sambol begat the The Strange Boys at a young age, […]
Gloria Ann Taylor :: Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing
“I gave you my last dime. . . but it looked like a ten dollar bill to me.” Those opening lines to “How Can You Say It” get at the […]
Tinariwen :: Live In Paris
Tinariwen is a perennial favorite here at AD, and the Touareg band has just released their first proper “live” album, recorded in Paris at the Théî¢tre des Bouffes du Nord last […]
God Less America :: Beyond The Fringe Of C&W
It’s late October, and we’re breathing chill, autumnal air, damp with death and lit by the blood moon. During these darkest of nights we while away our witching hours and […]
Charles Mingus :: Mingus Plays Piano
Benny Joy :: Nowhere
Rarely does Tampa appear in the annals of early rock history. It was there bluesman Hudson Whittaker, aka Tampa Red, worked up his slide chops before making his career in […]
The Zion Travelers :: The Dootone Masters
“The four walls of my room were like the four walls of my grave. . .” The most moving document of The Zion Travelers may be “The Blood,” an ecstatic […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Benjamin Booker covers Furry Lewis / Otis Redding
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. In 2012 I wrote about a young guy living in New Orleans who […]
The Residents :: Santa Dog & Residue of The Residents
“Do you ever… wonder who you are?” A cartoonish voice asks this question on “Aircraft Damage,” a track from The Residents’ first official release in 1972 called Santa Dog. It’s […]
Jack Name :: Light Show
Jack Name’s Light Show is shadow music. The outline is familiar but the insides are dark and unknowable. From certain angles, the shape distorts into a giant’s proportions. From others vantages, the […]