Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC
Essential New Music: William Parker Quartets’ “Meditation/ Resurrection”
Musician, composer, improviser, bandleader, mystic and raconteur William Parker has got so much going on that a mere double CD
Essential New Music: Willie Nile’s “Positively Bob: Willie Nile Sings Bob Dylan”
The ardent energy that marks Willie Nile’s best work is in full effect on this tribute to the greatest songwriter
Essential New Music: Manchester Orchestra’s “A Black Mile To The Surface”
Manchester Orchestra has been one of rock's most consistent rock bands since it burst onto the scene with 2006’s I’m
Essential New Music: Low Cut Connie’s “Dirty Pictures (Part 1)”
Since the release of its 2011 debut, reviews of Philadelphia rockers Low Cut Connie’s studio efforts have almost always included
Essential New Music: Steve Earle & The Dukes’ “So You Wannabe An Outlaw”
Although Steve Earle is an ex-junkie who served time in prison (and is an inveterate political activist and rabble-rouser), when
Essential New Music: Jeff Tweedy’s “Together At Last”
As a songwriter, Jeff Tweedy has emerged as the modern equivalent of ’60s-era Bob Dylan, packing more vivid imagery and
Essential New Music: Anthony Pasquarosa’s “Abbandonato Da Dio Nazione”; Mark McGuire’s “Ideas Of Beginnings”; Chuck Johnson’s “Balsams”
The Vin Du Select Qualitite imprint has a narrow, precise remit: limited-run, lovingly crafted vinyl-only releases of instrumental guitar music,
















