New West

Rollicking, raw and teeming with palpable punk energy one minute, laid back and burning with the tranquil beauty of a southern sunset the next, Luther Dickinson's new solo album, Rock 'n Roll Blues, will be released March 18. Luther is best known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for boogie and blues-rock innovators North Mississippi Allstars and has recorded with an amazing array of musicians throughout his impressive career including Robert Plant, Levon Helm, Beck, Ry Cooder, Mavis Staples, Patty Griffin, John Hiatt, Lucero, Jon Spencer among others. Since he first made his recording debut at 14 playing guitar on The Replacement's Pleased To Meet Me he has become widely known both as a talented go-to musician and producer with five Grammy nominations to prove it.<br/> <br/>More in line with his South Memphis String Band records or his two Grammy-nominated solo albums than with the North Mississippi Allstars, Rock 'n Roll Blues as Luther puts it is "folk music with juke-joint drums and lots of harmonies." Essentially an autobiography set to music, the 10-track LP traces Luther's journey from excitable teen growing up in rural Mississippi to tour-van vet and showcases his acutely observant songwriting and superb guitar playing.

Black Vinyl, etched side D.

Prophet Chuck: Age of miracles (Pink marbled) [Vinyl LP]

180 gram vinyl.<br/><br/>Mannen som skriver popsånger som få; Ben Folds! På So there skalar han ner det hela och skapar något som skulle kunna kallas kammarpop, men räds inte - det är magiskt! Åtta nya fina sånger och hela härligheten avslutas med en av Ben skriven pianokonsert och ytterligare instrumentala spår.

180 gram vinyl.<br/><br/>Bakom varje låt på det Nashvillebaserade psych-rockbandets album All Them Witches finns en, ofta outtalad, berättelse och erbjuder en nästan filmisk upplevelse insvept i framåtdrivande rytmer och subtilt funkiga låtar.<br/><br/>"As a band we pull from every moment that we experience," säger sångaren/basisten Charles Michael Parks, Jr. "our influence is not just music, it's our everyday life." <br/><br/>På deras album Dying Surfer Meets His Maker utforskar bandet rockmusikens vidder medan de baserar soundet på ett starkt låtskriveri. <br/><br/>"I like stripped down songwriters," säger Parks, "just a guy and his instrument. But on the new album, each song seems to change multiple times throughout; it makes a five minute song feel like a 20 minute song without the extra time being spent."

R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck with singer and songwriter Joseph Arthur.

Powerpop som förr.?! Lite fuzz, mycket energi, vass röd Fender står för melodierna - Ron Gallo's nya platta fyller verkligen ett tomrum rent musikaliskt. Labeln bakom är New West, och detta rockar så nyretro att man stampar takten från första millisekunden.