Album Reviews
Album Reviews

Review of Weathervanes by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – “Running Through the Red Lights” 

As the master storyteller Jason Isbell has shown us over the years, life is hard. Relationships fail, our decisions, good or bad, can haunt us, regret, pain, loss, triumphs, addictions, glimmers of hope, and everything in the middle make up this world we were born into. In Weathervanes, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit take a deep dive into the physical, spiritual, and emotional frailty of being human. If you assumed the album would lean toward the darker side when you saw “Death Wish” as the first track, then your assumptions were correct…

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July 3, 2023
Album Reviews

“Bon Aqua” A Refreshing Dive into the Depths of Stephen Wilson Jr’s Country Brilliance

If Stephen Wilson Jr was a cult, I would be an evangelist and baptize he who has ears to hear in Wilson’s album, “Bon Aqua”.

“Bon Aqua” is easily the best album the last 5 years and with this release Stephen Wilson Jr. has solidified his status as one of the best living songwriters of our time (yes, we did just make that claim).

I’ll never forget when I first heard Stephen Wilson Jr.’s music. Only a select few other artists have stopped me like Wilson (Nirvana, Garth Brooks, Jawbreaker, and The Avett Brothers). When I first clicked on Wilson’s “The Devil” these parched ears were instantly satiated. The sonic satisfaction and complexity…

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April 13, 2023
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