Timbre: Sun & Moon
Ambitious, beautiful indie pop and alt-classical concept album creates sonic images of dark and light, sun and moon.
Mark Allister
Allison Moorer: Down to Believing
Skip the self-help books on moving through the grieving process and get this album instead.
James McMurtry: Complicated Game
Enmeshing heartfelt stories into a roots sound, McMurtry crafts an Americana classic.
JD McPherson: Let the Good Times Roll
Imagine rockabilly with punk overtones and you have this album, a foot-stomping, ass-shaking thing of beauty.
Vance Joy: Dream Your Life Away
The pop veins that Vance Joy mines so beautifully are unrequited and disbelieving love, and the songs’ appeal lie primarily in Joy’s voice, a voice that projects tremendous yearning.