We celebrate the one year anniversary of our Choice 5 series with a look at five full-length albums with diverse sub-genres and styles and from various locations around the world. Hi Fi or Die by Kevlar Bikini Hi Fi or Die is the energetic and well-produced album by Croatian group Kevlar Bikini. While the majority of … Read more
Buy Farmhouse The last studio album before the group’s temporary breakup, Phish recorded a rootsy and accessible effort with Farmhouse. The songs are much more fully developed than most of those on the group’s previous seven studio albums, which tended to be base grooves for Phish’s live jams. As such, the album was met with … Read more
May 17, 2015 by Karyn Albano Buy Grass Routes Grass Routes, the debut album by Kingwhistler, was musically inspired by classic California country and folk rock, while lyrically influenced by the American ideal of a road trip. The Kingwhistler project was conceived by composer, vocalist and musician Nick Aliberti, who wrote the music for this album over a … Read more
The Cinco de Mayo edition of Choice 5 features five quality LPs, all of which had a release date during the year 2014. Starseeds and Dreamcatchers by Barry Myers Florida-based Barry Myers combines solid folk-rock with a heavy dose of lyrical mysticism on his debut LP Starseeds and Dreamcatchers. Musically, the album is a pleasant … Read more
April 17, 2015 by Ric Albano Buy King For a Night King For a Night is the second studio album by the Italian group Guido Marzorati & the Blugos. Released in the summer of 2014, this ten song album is filled with rich and diverse music which is exquisitely produced. The mixture of songs flows … Read more
April 9, 2015 by Ric Albano Buy From Now On From Now On, is the latest studio album by the Long Island, New York based artist, Azwel. The album features mellow-toned compositions which use an array of instrumentation and approaches to forge this interesting and diverse record. The song arrangements range from standard acoustic rock … Read more
For our Easter edition of Choice 5, we feature groups from East of the Atlantic and work our way clockwise around every corner of the great continent of Europe. Back to Life EP by A New Tomorrow We start in London, England where A New Tomorrow released their vibrant EP, Back to Life. Here, we … Read more
Buy Modern Times As the 21st century dawned, Bob Dylan had a great resurgence of his legendary career, Modern Times. Many of the songs on this album return to rock, blues and jazz roots, with some tracks based on re-arranged versions of traditional compositions with newly added lyrics. His thirty-second overall studio album, Modern Times … Read more
March 23, 2015 by Karyn Albano Buy Pandemonium Moors and McCumber is a songwriting and performing duo based in Boulder, Colorado who have released an impressive album of Americana music with some Celtic roots called Pandemonium. The duo consists of James Moors, who originally hails from Superior, WI and Kort McCumber, both of whom are … Read more