Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC
Essential New Music: Heartless Bastards’ “Restless Ones”
It would seem that Austin transplants Heartless Bastards have evolved into a band of unique focus—a smart, purposeful ensemble boasting
Essential New Music: Various Artists “Remembering Mountains: Unheard Songs By Karen Dalton”
She had one of the most haunting, most arresting voices in all of American musical history, as immediately recognizable as
Essential New Music: Graham Parker & The Rumour’s “Mystery Glue”
This is Graham Parker’s second album with the reunited backup band that gave his early albums so much fire and
Essential New Music: The Helio Sequence’s “The Helio Sequence”
The Helio Sequence has worked on a fairly panoramic screen over the past decade and a half, projecting its evocative
Essential New Music: Beauty Pill’s “Beauty Pill Describes Things As They Are”
On its first album in 10 years, D.C. band Beauty Pill takes a sledgehammer to boundaries and orthodoxies. Prior releases
Essential New Music: Half Japanese’s “Volume 3, 1990-1995”
Rock ‘n’ roll doesn’t get any better than this. Period. These three albums—1990’s We Are They Who Ache With Amorous

















