2006-02-20
The enthralling new Streets of New York (released Feb. 21 on the equally new 00:02:59 label) finds the artist in his mid-fifties, his youthful energy unflagging, and he’s never sounded more committed to the themes he’s tackled. They range from the title track—a gritty paean to his adopted hometown that he describes as “my love song to the city”—to the chilling “Cell Phones Ringing (in the Pockets of the Dead),” his unflinching response to the 2004 Madrid train bombings. - James GambleVirginia Coalition
Home This Year
Dave Alvin
Ashgrove
El Perro Del Mar
From The Valley To The Stars
American Dinosaur
One For The Birds
SLOAN
Never Hear The End Of It
Lambchop
The Decline Of Western Civilization: Part II
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