Cowboy Junkies’ music has been a big part of my life now for almost 10 years. While some of my friends shrug them off as being a band who play simply some sad songs, I hear a lot more. Sure, there’s darkness. But there is a lot of light, too. The truth is, the words … Read more
This song hurts. I mean that in the best way, I really do. But, when KDHX played it on my way to work yesterday, I wanted to turn my car around, go home, and get back under the covers. The pain contained in the “Little Bird” lyrics is palpable. The weary voice, the absolute desolation, the … Read more
EELS is set to release what band leader, Mark Oliver Everett, calls the third installment of the album trilogy that began in 2009 with Hombre Lobo, followed up with End Times in January of this year. To finish it out, the fourteen-track Tomorrow Morning drops August 24th on Everett’s own E Works Records, and the … Read more
Excitedly, we announced last month that EELS had announced the third album in its recent bout of prolificacy and a world tour beginning in the fall. Titled Tomorrow Morning, this effort completes the trilogy (following Hombre Lobo and End Times) that “finishes the story on a high note.” This is EELS’ ninth LP in fourteen … Read more
New year, new music. And it’s coming, fast. Can you feel your pulse racing? All those albums that are about to impact your life. Because you know they will; they always do. 2013 will be no different. Here’s what our eyes and ears are on. January 8th Wooden Wand, Blood Oaths of the New Blues … Read more