Better Days, the newest solo offering from Chase Ross of The Basin Brothers, had Ross flexing his well-honed songwriting muscles during its quarantine inception. Written and recorded completely by Ross himself, the album showcases his chops as both a songwriter and performer. Continue reading New Music: Chase Ross is a One Man Show on ‘Better Days’
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New Music: Kristen Martell Releases Debut Album ‘Coming Home’
Kristen Martell has released Coming Home, her debut album, in its entirety. The tracks we’ve come to know and love, which have been trickling out over the past year, shine even brighter next to their new counterparts. Continue reading New Music: Kristen Martell Releases Debut Album ‘Coming Home’
New Music: Norma MacDonald Balances Nostalgia and Hope on ‘Old Future’
During a year where so much is happening so fast, opening an album with a track called “Temperamental Year” seems comically fitting. Norma MacDonald’s newest album Old Future does just that, but rather than focusing on our tumultuous present, MacDonald instead both reminisces the past and ponders the future. Continue reading New Music: Norma MacDonald Balances Nostalgia and Hope on ‘Old Future’
New Music: Joel Plaskett Releases Four-Album Mega Project with ’44’
If it’s taken you this long to fully digest Joel Plaskett’s latest offering, you’d be excused. 44 is Plaskett’s most ambitious project to date, a collection of four full albums released just before his 45th birthday – Carried Away, Just Passing Through, If There’s Another Road, and The Window Inn. The project serves as a spiritual successor to Three, a similar release by Plaskett in 2009 which consisted of three albums. Continue reading New Music: Joel Plaskett Releases Four-Album Mega Project with ’44’
New Music: Sherman Downey’s New Album Shows Us the ‘New Beautiful’
You know that fleeting feeling of peace you feel on a road trip when you’re fueling up with snacks at a scenic gas station? Sherman Downey has somehow managed to turn that feeling to sound with his newest album, New Beautiful. Continue reading New Music: Sherman Downey’s New Album Shows Us the ‘New Beautiful’