Feb 22, 2012 12:00AM
The glorious Chieftains
celebrate their 50th
anniversary with an
album that reveals
one of the secrets to
this Irish trad group’s
longevity: timeless,
virtuosic music joined
with modern voices.
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Sep 16, 2011 1:00AM
AFFAIRS AREN’T meant to last, so it was inevitable that Andy Butler would have to retool after his
group’s dance-quake debut.
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Sep 16, 2011 1:00AM
Split Enz/Crowded
House alumnus Neil
Finn collaborated
with wife Sharon to
form Pajama Club;
their self-titled debut
is a collection of big
rhythms, loops, catchy
melodies, eclectic guitar
phrasing, and dreamy
synth texturing.
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Sep 16, 2011 1:00AM
You’ve probably heard
Thundercat (aka Stephen
Bruner) thrashing
his bass with Suicidal
Tendencies or crafting
slinky, sensual grooves
with Erykah Badu.
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Sep 16, 2011 1:00AM
The title of singer/
songwriter William
Elliot Whitmore’s
second release for
Anti connects him to
the Lomax tradition
of recording authentic
American music at the
source.
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Sep 16, 2011 1:00AM
Memphis guitar great
Steve Cropper counts
the ’50s doo-wop, soul,
and proto-rock ’n’ roll
group the 5 Royales—and
particularly songwriter/
guitarist Lowman
Pauling—among his
greatest infl uences, and
on Dedicated he gets to
show his devotion.
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Sep 16, 2011 1:00AM
In recent years, the
great and underrated
Nick Lowe has made
albums that live closer
to jazz standards than
to rock ‘n’ roll.
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