Mark Knopfler: Kill to Get Crimson

Mark Knopfler has been quite prolific lately, putting out about an album a year since the start of the century...

Lucinda Williams: West

For Lucinda Williams the distinctive quality of her music is in the sound, overall, but especially her guitar tones...

Bruce Springsteen: Magic

Is Magic Bruce’s best album since Born in the USA? It is certainly a return to the sound of that era...

Ryan Adams: The now 18 free albums on Ryan-Adams.com

Ryan Adams has put a number of free albums up on his website. You can go to Ryan-Adams.com and stream all of them. The main question is, is it worth the time?

Suzanne Vega: Beauty and Crime

Like many others, I first became aware of Suzanne Vega's incredible talent when I heard Luka on the radio 1987.

Jarvis Cocker: Jarvis

Jarvis Cocker, the driving force behind Pulp, has more than 20 years of experience in the music business. This is his first solo album, unless you count all the Pulp albums...

The Church: Uninvited, Like The Clouds

The Church have kept growing musically, and remarkably – 25 years after thier start – they're still getting better. There are precious few musicians of whom you can say this, and most are in jazz or classical.

Neil Young: Living With War

Musically, Living With War doesn't break any new ground. It's classic Neil Young, but in the best sense. It's got the trademark Neil Young guitar fuzz sound. The theme is current events, 2001 to 2006.

Ryan Adams: Cold Roses

I have liked Ryan Adams for a long time. Something about his music just works for me. What has impressed me about him over the years...

Johnny Cash: American IV -The Man Comes Around

This final album of Johnny Cash's is the culmination off a career spanning almost six decades. This fourth album in a series with producer Rick Rubin caps the final phase of his musical development.

Beck: Sea Change

The remarkable thing about this album is that although it contains 12 tracks it feels like one long song. For many bands this might be an insult, but for Beck this is actually praise.

Ryan Adams: Rock N Roll

Ryan Adams may be an acquired taste. Or maybe the world falls into two groups – those who instantly like him, and those who don't see what the big deal is. ...

Tori Amos: Scarlet's Walk

This album by Tori Amos is a consistent development in her musical style. It makes no great leaps into new territory, but continues in the direction she has been moving since her second album.

Indigo Girls: Strange Fire

I was going through my old CDs the other day and pulled out the Indigo Girls’ Strange Fire.