This review first appeared on my blog Highway Queens
Brittany Howard has always had ambition to be known as more than just a vintage soul singer, as proven by the second Alabama Shakes album and her alter ego Thunderbitch. Her new solo album, Jaime, is named after her sister who died in childhood and takes musical inspiration from wildly diverse genres and styles. Jaime is a personal odyssey of music and emotional discovery where in an attempt to deconstruct her past, musically and personally, ... read more
Just utter genius. Destroying country music one album at a time. Light a match, burn the whole fucking thing to the ground because if it sounds this good then it can’t be wrong. The revolution is here, and on Netflix - let it blow your damn mind.
MAKE ART NOT FRIENDS
This review originally appeared on my blog, Highway Queens.
Us fans have been waiting nearly five years for this follow up to The Voyager, as in that time Jenny has dealt with the end of her long term relationship, the death of her mother, moving to New York (and then back to LA again) as well as recording the brilliantly off-kilter Nice As Fuck album with Erika Forster and Tennessee Thomas. The message of that album was ‘Give a Damn’ and she continues to spread that sentiment in ... read more