Recommended Albums by Release Date (reverse chronological)

see full review of Luther Russell’s “Medium Cool” HERE

Things We Like	Artist- Title (Label)	Release Date	Artist	samartist	Title	Label	Home	CD	MP3	Status
	The Shootouts – “Quick Draw” (self) *** Impressive debut album from Akron, Ohio country outfit is a veritable shootout between guitarist Brian Poston & steel sideman Al Moss not unlike Marty Stuart vs. Kenny Vaughan twangfests.	05-10-19	Shootouts, The	The Shootouts	Quick Draw	self	Home	CD	MP3	0
	Evan Thomas Way & The Phasers – “Long Distance” (You Are The Cosmos) *** Singer-guitarist of The Parson Red Heads blends cosmic folk rock and jangle pop in his usual fluid style.	05-03-19	Way & The Phasers, Evan Thomas	Evan Thomas Way & The Phasers	Long Distance	You Are The Cosmos / Lung Records	Home	CD	MP3	1
	Eli “Paperboy” Reed – “99 Cent Dreams” (Yep Roc) **** Righteous old-school R&B/soul recorded at Memphis’ Sam Phillips Studio featuring 12 originals that instantly sound familiar, a red hot band, and Reed’s stellar vocals.	04-12-19	Reed, Eli Paperboy	Eli Paperboy Reed	99 Cent Dreams	Yep Roc	Home	CD	MP3	1
	WFMU’s Michael Shelley – “Superhits Of The Seventies: Super Hit Tsunami!” (Michael Shelley) ***** Contribute to WFMU’s fundraiser, claim this CD as your reward, & honk if you think it’s the best-ever! From Cat’s fave DJ.	04-05-19	WFMU's Michael Shelley	WFMU Michael Shelley's Super Hit Tsunami	Superhits Of The Seventies: Super Hit Tsunami!	WFMU / Michael Shelley	Home	CD		1
	Steve Earle & The Dukes – “Guy” (New West) *** Fine tribute to Earle’s good friend, Guy Clark, who passed away in 2016. Rather than replicating Clark’s material in a folk singer-songwriter fashion, Earle wisely employs The Dukes.	03-29-19	Earle & The Dukes, Steve	Steve Earle & The Dukes	Guy	New West	Home	CD	MP3	1
	Nick Waterhouse – self/titled (Innovative Leisure) **** Perhaps his best yet, Waterhouse delivers gritty, neo-retro rockin’/swingin’ R&B on this disc that pleases from start to finish; James Hunter fans will love this.	03-08-19	Waterhouse, Nick	Nick Waterhouse	Nick Waterhouse	Innovative Leisure	Home	CD	MP3	1
	The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness - “Dead Calm” (Pretty Olivia) *** Sympatico collaboration of Andrew Taylor (Edinburgh’s Dropkick) and Gonzalo Marcos (Madrid’s El Palacio de Linares) offers first rate jangly guitar pop.	03-01-19	Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness, The	The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness	Dead Calm	Pretty Olivia	Home	CD	MP3	1
	The Cactus Blossoms – “Easy Way” (Walkie Talkie) ***** Comparisons to the Everly Brothers are inevitable but also fitting because Jack Torrey and Page Burkum are THAT good; easily one of the best albums of 2019.	03-01-19	Cactus Blossoms, The	The Cactus Blossoms	Easy Way	Walkie Talkie	Home	CD	MP3	1
	Criminal Hygiene – “Run It Again” (Dangerbird) *** Grabs you from the get-go like ‘Tim’-era Replacements with the opener ‘Hardly News’ and proceeds along mixing rock ‘n roll anthems with stripped-down numbers.	03-01-19	Criminal Hygiene	Criminal Hygiene	Run It Again	Dangerbird	Home	CD	MP3	1
	David Greenberger & Prime Lens – “It Happened To Me” (PelPel) *** Soul-stirring accounts of Greenberger’s conversations with the elderly, spoken over music to fit each piece, run the gamut of human experience.	03-01-19	Greenberger and Prime Lens, David	David Greenberger and Prime Lens	It Happened To Me	PelPel Recordings	Home	CD	MP3	1