Old Time Sing Song Man (Pound) When Tom Waits first emerged in the 1970s he sounded about 30 years older than he was. Archer somehow doubles that, sounding like his own grandfather, and he writes songs you’d swear were first aired before the recording industry was even born. The weird…
Category: Album Reviews
This Time (Which Way) As fascinating as the expansion of Slava and Leonard Grigoryan’s musicianship beyond the classical guitar domain has been, it is always a pleasure when they return to this core discipline. Superbly recorded in Oslo’s illustrious Rainbow Studios (with famed engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug), this album nods…
Joseph Tawadros Truth Seekers Lovers & Warriors (ABC) The Bridge Project Peace by Peace (http://www.bridgeprojecttrio.com/) Horse & Wood Horse & Wood (http://www.horsefiddle.com/) Scoffed any Turkish delight, lately? Banh xeo? Falafel? Peking duck? Spanakopita? Chicken tikka? What about just biscotti and good coffee? Such are the blessings of Australia’s multiculturalism, yet,…