Garbage, Not Your Kind of People
Techno-rock-pop that's what you would expect from Garbage but it's just enough of a departure to not sound recycled. Cynical lyrics make it an excellent gift for your bitter ex-girlfriend.
Jack White, Blunderbuss
White rediscovered Rock 'n Roll in the Lost and Found bin, and continues to save us from the wasteland of American Idol pop. But, the best songs on this album have Nashville country looking over his shoulder.
Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan
When covering Bob Dylan, don't attempt an imitation and do pick something less well known. A prime example is the surprise gem in this four-disc collection; Evan Rachel Wood's jazz cover of "I'd have you anytime."
Dr. John, Locked Down
Locking Dr. John in a room with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys was an epic idea and this album delivers. References to voodoo are obligatory for Dr. John album reviews, so...there ya go...voodoo!
Tom Irwin, Sangamon Songs
A new folk album that time travels to 1890's Illinois. A beautiful, jubilant, mournful, lazy, industrious and mischievous journey from behind the barn to Chicago's Colombian Exposition.
