The Black Keys
Brothers
The New York Times has called The Black Keys’ music “tough-minded, blues haunted songs,” and the ghosts of Alabama’s legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, where the bulk of Brothers was recorded, inhabit the album’s 15 tracks. With Brothers, says Uncut, The Black Keys prove to be “one of the best rock ‘n’ roll bands on the planet.”
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Tift Merritt
See You on the Moon
“Americana insiders have been banking on Tift Merritt to become her generation’s answer to Lucinda Williams or Emmylou Harris ever since the North Carolina-based singer-songwriter released her major label debut in 2002. That hasn’t exactly happened, but since then she’s quietly produced a series of smart, soul-inflected studio albums, the latest of which, produced by Tucker Martine (Sufjan Stevens, Spoon), might be her best yet. The record may lack the big billowy ballads and anthemic country-rock that distinguished Merritt’s first couple of albums, but what it lacks in brashness and attitude — probably not her strongest suits — it more than makes up for in subtlety and depth.” — Washington Post
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Delta Spirit
History From Below
The highly anticipated follow-up to their captivating debut album, Ode To Sunshine. The band has thousands of passionate fans, along with the kind of critical acclaim most bands dream about. Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street Journal said, “I make no pretense of objectivity with Delta Spirit, I love these guys.” After the band came off the road they wrote and recorded their new album in just a few short months. With the help of Bo Koster (My Morning Jacket), the album was recorded at Prairie Sun studios, the same place Tom Waits has recorded almost exclusively since 1991. History from Below showcases a road-tested band that picks right up where Ode To Sunshine left off.
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