Yesterday I wrote about a single from Jack White’s Third Man Record label by Gibby Haynes of The Butthole Surfers. The record was a recent release in Third Man’s “Blue Series” of 45rpm releases. Over the past few years, Third Man has released interesting one-off singles by the likes of Beck, Tom Jones, Stephen Colbert, Jeff The Brotherhood, Wanda Jackson, Chris Thile & … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “When My Man Comes Home” by Brittany Howard and Ruby Amanfu
Alabama Shakes
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Hang Loose” by Alabama Shakes
Sometimes I find I’m way to critical a listener of music. On face value, the Alabama Shakes’ debut album “Boys & Girls” is a fine old-school, STAX-inspired soul record with sturdy songs sung by newcomer powerhouse vocalist Brittany Howard. But here’s where the rub comes…when I hear a retro record like this that hawks back to an older type of music, I can’t help but wonder … [Read more...] about Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Hang Loose” by Alabama Shakes
Top Albums of 2015
Song of the Day by Eric Berman: Top Albums of 2015 Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp A Butterfly Kamasi Washington: The Epic Wilco: Star Wars Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell Bod Dylan: Shadows In The Night Rudresh Mahanthappa: Bird Calls Alabama Shakes: Sound and Color Kurt Vile: b’lieve i’m goin down Sleater-Kinney: No Cities To Love The Sonics: This Is The … [Read more...] about Top Albums of 2015