James McMurtry Tells Tales of Freedom and Its Discontents

These new songs show James McMurtry’s talent at addressing current issues and fanciful concerns with a sharp wit, a critical eye, and a heavy-hitting pulse.

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James McMurtry Tells Tales of Freedom and Its Discontents » PopMatters

These new songs show James McMurtry's talent at addressing current issues and fanciful concerns with a sharp wit, a critical eye, and a heavy-hitting pulse.

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My review of the solid new release by Brooklyn singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins.

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https://www.popmatters.com/cassandra-jenkins-my-light-my-destroyer

Cassandra Jenkins Trips the Cosmos on My Light, My Destroyer

Brimming with cosmic musings and darkened Americana, 'My Light, My Destroyer' earns Cassandra Jenkins a place among the best contemporary singer-songwriters.

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Kasabian Deliver Infectious Grooves on 'Happenings'

Conceived in a spirit of celebration, Kasabian's eighth LP is a concise, stadium-friendly set of danceable, infectiousness pop-rock for life's brighter moments.

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Here's my review of the new deluxe edition of Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Live at the Whisky a Go Go 1968, published today in PopMatters.

#Zappa  #PopMatters  #PeterThomasWebb

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Frank Zappa's Whisky a Go Go 1968 Appears in Deluxe Edition

Released this month in a Super Deluxe Edition, 'Whisky a Go Go 1968' recovers a legendary "lost" performance by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

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Here is my feature article on Neil Young with Crazy Horse's album from 1969, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, published today in PopMatters.

https://www.popmatters.com/neil-young-everybody-knows-nowhere-atr55

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Neil Young's 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere' at 55

Alternating brooding rock anthems with ragged country-rock, 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere' set Neil Young on a musical quest that continues 55 years later.

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Here is my review of Ken McNab's new book about the Beatles and rise of Beatlemania in 1963. Published today in PopMatters.

#PopMatters #Beatles #Beatlemania #KenMcNab #Books #BookReviews

https://www.popmatters.com/beatles-shake-it-up-ken-mcnab

The Beatles Shake Britain: The Beginning of Beatlemania

'Shake It Up, Baby!' breaks down the Beatles' concerts, business deals, sleepless nights, and bloody fights month by month during the transitional year of 1963.

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My review of jazz artist Kamasi Washington's new album, Fearless Movement, published today in PopMatters.

#GreatJazzAlbums #Jazz #KamasiWashington #CurrentSpins #PopMatters

https://www.popmatters.com/kamasi-washington-fearless-movement-review

Kamasi Washington Sets Bodies in Motion on Fearless Movement

Jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington's latest album, Fearless Movement, inspires motion and emotion by combining contemporary jazz with pop, soul, and rap.

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Here is my review of the intriguing new album by avant-pop artist Jane Weaver, published today in #PopMatters
https://www.popmatters.com/jane-weaver-love-constant-spectacle

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Jane Weaver's Love in Constant Spectacle Is Woven to Impress

British indie artist Jane Weaver bridges the experimental textures of her earlier work with accessible pop gestures on her latest album.

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Here is my review of Ride's Interplay, the latest album by the reunited British shoegaze band. Published today in PopMatters:

https://www.popmatters.com/ride-interplay-music-review

#RideBand #Shoegaze #Music #PickOfTheWeek
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Ride Turn Dreamy on New Album 'Interplay'

Ride continue their second phase with 'Interplay', an album full of melodic atmosphere lacking some of the creative yearning heard in their earlier work.

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Here is my review of Audio Vertigo, the new album by the British band Elbow. Published today in PopMatters.

Strong contender for my list of the year's best.

https://www.popmatters.com/elbow-audio-vertigo-review

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Elbow Bend with the Times on 'Audio Vertigo'

Guy Garvey and company return with renewed energy, a punchier attack and infectious grooves on Elbow's tenth studio album, 'Audio Vertigo'.

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