Bob Fish

It’s not often you listen to a voice and just know it is one that everybody needs to hear, such is the case with Juni Habel on All Ears. Her voice and songs harken back to an earlier era, one where you only needed a guitar and a song.

Jim White’s Misfit’s Jubilee illustrates that you don’t always need to be stone-cold sober to see the realities of today. You just have to be honest. That’s the kind of truth we all can use.

As a singer and songwriter, Sam Brookes is a national treasure, and Black Feathers suggests that if it takes another six years for another album, the wait will be worth it!

On ‘Getting Into Knives’, the Mountain Goats remind us that we have to sometimes look at the things we may not want to revisit in order to chart a more coherent path.

Nightcap At Wits’ End is an album to experience over and over again. Something new is always emerging from the mix. How many albums can you say that about?

Loudon Wainwright III demonstrates his ability to find the emotional core at the heart of these songs and deliver it with style and grace like the true rascal he is.

Taken as a whole, Sing Leaf’s ‘Not Earth’, described holds promise for other worlds. It’s up to us to find them.

A timely album as we attempt to struggle through a year many of us would rather forget, Kris Delmhorst reminds us of the things that we need to carry with us.

Exposing more than just an incredible vocal range, Hannah Georgas reveals some of the complexities of All That Emotion. While not always be an easy one, the ride is well worth taking.

One of the things that Matt Costa proves with Yellow Coat is that not only does he know how to write a song, he understands its value.

Memories are strange things and Annie Dressner’s memories from Coffee at the Corner Bar enable listeners to enter a world they may never have visited, but probably understand better than they think.

As well as demonstrating great taste, Dana Gavanski’s ‘Wind Songs’ doesn’t simply recreate old arrangements, it celebrates classic material making it live for new generations.