Author: Rachel Leibrock
Not Fade Away - Reissue Review from Issue #21 May-June 1999
Rex Allen – The Last of the Great Singing Cowboys / Spade Cooley – Shame on You: The Western Swing Dance Gang
With last year’s passing of both Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, Rex Allen has indisputably earned the “Last Of The Great Singing Cowboys” crown. With the debut of Bloodshot Records’ new Revival series of previously unreleased radio transcriptions, Allen’s remarkable career is underscored with this package of 22 tracks. Although he was hailed as the [...]
Town and Country - Shorter Artist Feature from Issue #19 Jan-Feb 1999
Radio Sweethearts – Old country from the old country
John Miller, singer-songwriter for Glasgow’s Radio Sweethearts, is well aware that the idea of a Scottish band playing traditional country music is apt to raise a few eyebrows Stateside. Nonetheless, Miller can trace his as well as his country’s enduring affinity for the genre back to the early days of rock ‘n’ roll. “Scotland has [...]
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #18 Nov-Dec 1998
Edith Frost – Telescopic
With a pure snowfall of distortion, bending, swirling chords, and a cool, clear voice that rises into the stratosphere like a singular, heavenly choir, Edith Frost’s second album, Telescopic, walks the line between tradition and innovation. Teethed on old country standards, this 34-year-old Texas native, who now lives in Chicago, marries her soft vocals with [...]
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #17 Sept-Oct 1998
Elliott Smith – XO
Incorporating lush strings and vibrant horns into his sonic dreamscapes, Elliott Smith uses his fourth solo album to bridge past works to the future. XO finds Smith slipping easily from his hallmark quiet moodiness into brighter, bigger sounds, suggesting that the melancholy singer-songwriter may ultimately fulfill his musical destiny as the one-man Simon & Garfunkel. [...]
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #15 May-June 1998
Alison Brown Quartet – Out Of The Blue
Moving further away from the hillbilly and bluegrass sounds that defined her work with Alison Krauss, banjo player Alison Brown’s fifth studio effort is a cocktail-hour fusion of jazz, Latin and Caribbean rhythms. Recorded with her full band (pianist John R. Burr, bassist Garry West and percussionist Rick Reed), Out Of The Blue is a [...]
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