The Nude Party: Sometimes Good Music Comes with a Funny Name
The Nude Party's songwriting is very good and they vary their '60s touchstones just enough to make their debut album lively and fun.
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American Aquarium’s ‘Things Change’ Is a Solid Critique on the Intersections of Life and Society
BJ Barham assembled a new line-up for American Aquarium's seventh album Things Change to reflect and share thoughts on changes in his personal life and the American landscape.
The 15 Best Americana Albums of 2017
In Americana music the present is female. Two-thirds of our year-end list is comprised of albums by women. Here, then, are the women (and a few men) who represented the best in Americana in 2017.
Rodney Crowell: Close Ties
On Close Ties, Crowell sees his own failures and acknowledges that he may not have changed as much as he should have.