Daily Newsletter, May 5, 2023

Alien Eyelid Bronze Star Tall Texan Records For a band hailing from Texas, it might seem simple to travel in the sometimes clear, sometimes murky waters of roots rock/Americana. Whether those waters go clear or stay murky certainly depends on how you understand and navigate your musical influences and how much of yourself you invest […]

Rocky Roberts & Friends Pieces Of Time Wolfe Island Records Being a touring guitar technician for the likes of Wilco, Patti Smith, CSN&Y, Paul Simon, Lucinda Williams and My Morning Jacket can actually make you quite a select group of friends when you want to make a record of your own. Just by looking at the names […]

Uhlmann actually achieves exactly the balance he wants here, as all of the nine songs here exhibit not only a great melodic sense but musical playfulness that really makes them shine.

Music has been suggested as a complementary alternative to chronic pain medication. A new study examines the experience of a woman with chronic pain who used music for pain management. The study delves into the contextual aspects of music listening, as well as the physiological and cognitive benefits of music listening. The study suggests that music-induced analgesia involves complex cognitive and emotional mechanisms, which may modulate the descending pain modulatory pathway.

Today 4/5/23 we bring to you our hottest finds of the week. We have curated a list of the best releases from our musical travels

A classic.

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Shirley Scott share a sizzling synergy on 'Cookbook' classics.

This idea of writing as a conversation between two persons has been an important reminder over the last few months, given all the rage with ChatGPT.

A powerful psychological drug.

It's from his film soundtrack, Hands That Bind