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“Who Was And Is And Is To Come” by Lenny Smith [classic review]
This is an older review of the Lenny Smith’s Who Was and Is and Is To Come, originally posted on this site in July of 2012: It’s been an odd couple of weeks, what with hurricanes sweeping through...
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Only a Dream: Ralph Stanley’s “Cry from the Cross”
I dreamed about Ralph Stanley the day after he died. I was feeling ill. I crawled into bed and fell into a deep sleep. Over the years, I had visited his hometown a few times, circling to and fro...
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“The End For Which the World Was Made” by Celebration Symphony Orchestra [a...
I have finally realized all the glory that’s in me is only your glory. So sings Andrew Fry on his project Celebration Symphony Orchestra. The music of Fry and his makeshift group of friends and...
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“I Have Seen the End” by Brock’s Folly [a review]
From the liner notes to their new record I Have Seen the End, the young band “Brock’s Folly” appear to be entering an early retirement. A few albums under their belt, the energetic,...
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“You Are My Hiding Place” by Lenny Smith [a review]
I realized a few days ago, after listening to Lenny Smith’s new record amid the hurricane of a new election season, that the last time Lenny Smith released an album was during an election as...
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Saturday Night & Sunday Morning
Hello dear readers. I’m taking a few short paragraphs out of my regularly scheduled music reviews and write-ups to point you toward a few of my own music projects. I recently released two very...
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“Out of the Sea” by Heritage Hill [a review]
The apex of Heritage Hill’s debut EP, Out of the Sea, comes about halfway into the album, when the four Vancouver ladies channel Father Abraham himself, to vent what feels like every frustration,...
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“Steadfast” by Civilized Creature [a review]
A burst of electronic pulses and dance floor jams give way to pop vocals, quiet ambient synth and wild noises. Swooping in and out come instrumental sounds, Radiohead-like breakdowns, 80s-style synth...
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“Move Upstairs” by Como Mamas [a review]
They are Angelia Taylor, Della Daniels and Ester Mae Smith, two sisters and a childhood friend from Como, Mississippi. It was in that small Southern town that these Como Mamas learned the old songs,...
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“Hallowell” by Hallowell [a review]
When the first Bifrost Arts record came out (Come O’ Spirit), one of its contributors, Joseph Pensak, released a B-side to the record called “Come Unto Me You Weary”. As with the other Bifrost...
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