Author: Jason Scott

Folk Pop 

ALBUMS: Mandy Moore’s ‘In Real Life’ Declaration

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments folk, In Real Life, Laurel Canyon, Mandy Moore, Pop, Silver Landings, This Is Us, UMG, Verve Records

The retro-pop songbird shoots across the synth-strew sky on new LP

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Country and/or Western 

ALBUMS: Orville Peck Goes to The Movies With ‘Bronco’

May 4, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments Bronco, Columbia Records, Hollywood, Orville Peck, Pony, Sub Pop

The fringe-masked cowboy shoots for the silver screen

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Country and/or Western North Americana 

ALBUMS: David Quinn Hits a Home Run With Country Fresh

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2022, Country Fresh, David Quinn, Down Home Records, Soundly Music

The Americana tunesmith digs even deeper into his storytelling well

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Alternative Rock Folk 

ALBUMS: The Lumineers Look on the BRIGHTSIDE

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2022, album, BRIGHTSIDE, Dualtone Records, folk, Jeremiah Fraites, The Lumineers, Wesley Shultz

A fourth record beaming with light and hope

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North Americana 

ALBUMS: Hayes Carll Cashes In His Chips

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2021, Albums, Alt-Country, Alzheimer's Disease, Country, Dementia, Dualtone Records, Hayes Carll, You Get It All

The songwriter oscillates between moving lamentations and cheeky bits on You Get It All

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Country and/or Western Psychedelics 

ALBUMS: Jason Boland & the Stragglers’ Cosmic Saga

January 4, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2021, Jason Boland, Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Shooter Jennings, The Light Saw Me, The Stragglers, Thirty Tigers

The country troubadours rocket through space and time to find the truth

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Electronic Indie Rock Psychedelics 

Video Premiere: Hirsch Goes On Psychedelic Trip In “My Favorite Motive”

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Jason Scott 0 Comments All Nighter, Denialism, Emile Hirsch, Hirsch, Into the Wild, My Favorite Motive, Video Premiere

An electronic mastermind maneuvers through heartbreak and healing

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Indie Rock 

ALBUMS: Snail Mail Crushes Heartbreak Into Dust

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2021, Ben Franklin, Light Blue, Lindsey Jordan, Madonna, Matador Records, Snail Mail, Valentine

The singer-songwriter braids broken heartstrings into an elegant portrait of pain with her second studio record

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Pop 

ALBUMS: Taylor’s Deeper Shade Of Red

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2011, 2021, Chris Stapleton, Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Jake Gyllenhaal, Max Martin, Red, Red (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift

Reimagined and revived, Swift breathes new life into her magnum opus

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North Americana 

LISTEN: Bob Sumner Romanticizes His Childhood 

November 16, 2021 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2021, Bob Sumner, California, Erik Nielsen, Joshua Hyslop, Song Premiere, Tegan & Sara

Longing for sun-baked beaches and leisurely family drives, Bob Sumner revisits a leftover from his 2019 debut long-player

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western North Americana 

Wandering Dreamers: Wilco’s ‘Being There’ at 25

November 16, 2021April 3, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments 1996, 25th Anniversary, Being There, Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Outtasite (Outta Mind), Wilco

A quarter century later, Wilco’s second album resonates even brighter

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Pop 

ALBUMS: Elton John’s Colorful Chosen Family

November 8, 2021April 3, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2021, Dua Lipa, Elton John, Gorillaz, Mercury Records, Nicki Minaj, Sawayama, The Lockdown Sessions

The Lockdown Sessions corrals the past and the present for a decades-defying chronicle of pop music

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Holiday North Americana 

Saw Black & the Toys Mix Christmas Whimsy and Melancholy On New Album

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2019, Americana, Christmas, Christmas In The Background, Justin Black, Recluse Raccoon, Saw Black & The Toys

Richmond-based band offer 12 holiday songs wrapped in shiny tinsel and dry wit

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North Americana 

Chris Knight Rises

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments Almost Daylight, Chris Knight, Decca Records, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Lee Ann Womack, Thirty Tigers

The Kentucky-based Americana vet proves his staying power on Almost Daylight

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Roots 

Dori Freeman Counts Her Lucky Stars

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments Blue Hens Music, Dori Freeman, Emmylou Harris, Every Single Star, Linda Ronstadt, Teddy Thompson

The RNR Globe’s exclusive chat with Dori Freeman on her third studio album, Every Single Star

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