On February 12th, singer/songwriter Lisa St. Lou released her debut album, Ain’t No Good Man, a collection of blues-powered soul that features New Orleans greats Irma Thomas, Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville, Ian Neville, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber, Mark Mullins, Alonzo Bowens Jr, Robert Campo and award-winning vocalists Crystal Monee Hall (Rent, The [...]
Groundbreaking young blues visionary Selwyn Birchwood has just released a riveting new video for his song “Revelation.” The highly-charged, hair-raising track appears on Birchwood’s recently released third Alligator album, Living In A Burning House. According to Birchwood, “Revelation” is a reflection on what’s happening now, with the song’s message amplified through the video. “This music and [...]
Rhiannon Giddens’ new album They’re Calling Me Home, recorded with Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, will be released April 9 on Nonesuch Records. Giddens and Turrisi, who both live in Ireland when they aren’t on tour, have been there since March 2020 due to the pandemic. The two expats found themselves drawn to the music of their native and adoptive countries of America, [...]
Kate Schutt, NYC-based jazz/folk pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, has released her new track, “Nothing I Won’t Bear.” The track is part of her upcoming album, Bright Nowhere, a musical tribute to her mother who lost her battle with ovarian cancer in 2015. “Nothing I Won’t Bear” is an anthem about love and sacrifice. It’s about [...]
Tom Petty’s Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions) — curated with help from his family, bandmates and collaborators — features 16 studio recordings of alternate takes, long cuts and jam versions of Wildflowers songs as Tom, band members and co-producer Rick Rubin worked to finalize the album in 1994. The release offers fans further deep access into [...]
Today, Robert Finley announced Sharecropper’s Son, the career-defining new album from “the greatest living soul singer,” released on Easy Eye Sound/Concord, on May 21 2021. A soulful masterpiece written by Finley and co-written and produced by Dan Auerbach, Sharecropper’s Son features blues veterans and studio legends who have worked with everyone from Elvis to Wilson [...]