Music
John Moreland Brings Back The Old Fashioned Idea Of The Album With 'LP5'
The Tulsa, Okla.,-based singer-songwriter has a reputation for writing superb sad songs, but his new record shows a wider range of emotions, with novelistic details in the lyrics.
Jazz Guitarist Jeff Parker Crosses Musical Genres On 'Suite For Max Brown'
Parker's breezy new album, which mixes live music with vintage synthesizers, draws on R&B, early hip-hop, droning electronica, jazz-funk, Afropop and flailing '60s-rock solos.
Destroyer Turns Nightmares Into Dreams With The Moody Album, 'Have We Met'
Led by New Pornographers member Dan Bejar, the band takes inspiration from The Twilight Zone and Edgar Allan Poe to evoke a distressed intensity on its new record.
Andy Shauf Takes Risks On A Refreshing New Concept Album, 'Neon Skyline'
The Canadian singer-songwriter wrote, produced and performed all 11 songs on his new album, presenting himself as a lonely first-person narrator pining over an ex-girlfriend.
Marcus King Turns Toward Blue-Eyed Soul On The Solo Album 'El Dorado'
The 23-year-old Southern blues rocker strikes out on his own with a soulful new album produced Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. The record is a real beauty — and a turning-point for King.
New Reissue From Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis And Johnny Griffin Is A Love Letter To Fans
In the early 1960s, saxophonists Davis and Griffin co-led a jumping two-tenor band. A live recording of their 1962 Seattle show is now available on Ow! Live at the Penthouse.
Remembering Jazz Trumpeter, Singer And Actor Jack Sheldon
Sheldon, who died Dec. 27, sang with Benny Goodman and was bandleader and sidekick for Merv Griffin's talk show for many years. Originally broadcast in 1993.