Orville Peck ‘Stampede’ Album Review
Orville Peck fulfills all the promise of his early work in this alt-country collaboration with one glorious surprise after another.
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Author: Brian Miller
Brian Miller is the Publisher and Editor of Vivascene, which he founded in 2010. A former record store owner, business executive and business writer, he is devoted to vinyl records, classical guitar, and b&w photography.
Willie Nelson ‘The Border’ Album Review
The ageless Willie Nelson combines contemporary tunes with exemplary backing and superb production values to produce a modern country classic.
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Johnny Blue Skies ‘Passage Du Desir’ Album Review
Sturgill Simpson’s latest, under another name, is every bit the equal of his classic Metamodern Sounds release from a decade ago.
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Essential: Joan Armatrading’s Eponymous Breakout Album
Joan Armatrading’s self-titled third album, released in 1976 and produced by Glyn Johns, was an album far ahead of its[…]
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Sue Foley ‘One Guitar Woman’ Album Review
Blues star Sue Foley releases a tribute album to the female pioneers of the guitar. One Guitar Woman is a solo acoustic triumph in concept and execution.
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Daryl Hall ‘D’ Album Review
From the opening notes of the first cut, Daryl Hall proves he is still one of the finest vocalists in blue-eyed soul music.
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Essentials: Oscar Peterson ‘Night Train’ Album Review
This classic jazz piano album belongs in every collection; here are three reasons to listen to this record for the next ten or twenty years.
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Boz Scaggs: A Retrospective on his 80th Birthday
Boz Scaggs has been blessed with never achieving the superstar status that his talents surely deserve. There‘s a saying that the greatest fortune is obscurity.
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Leslie Mendelson ‘After The Party’ Album Review
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter releases her fourth album, a modern folk-rock collection of terrific songs. Dare we call it an instant classic?
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