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 Gamble
ROBERT POLLARD
Normal Happiness
VARIOUS
The BYG Deal
Jules Shear
Sayin' Hello to the Folks
Gabriel Wolfchild And The Northern Light
Mornings Like These EP
NICOLAI DUNGER
Here's My Song
MARK DEPREE
Like a River
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