Each Friday we bring you 10 reviews of recently released CDs done in 10 words each:
Billy Boy On Poison Drama Junkie Queen — Not over yet — the latest entry in retro rock movement.
Cass McCombs Catacombs — Acoustic troubadour keeps things slow and simple on latest disc.
Kate Schutt The Telephone Game — Slow jazzy style showcases her vocals, songwriting and guitar abilities.
Big Pete Pearson Finger In Your Eye — 72-year-old continues his bluesy ways on latest disc.
Michael Johns Hold Back My Heart — American Idol finalist releases soon-to-be-forgotten debut album.
Cheap Trick The Latest — 13 songs, 40 minutes… I’m surprised they released anything new. (Aug. 8 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.)
Big Bill Morganfield Born Lover — Son of Muddy Waters has many ties to North Carolina.
The Dear Hunter Act III: Life and Death — Third chapter of genre-hopping rock opera by Casey Crescenzo.
Mae (M)orning — Band’s first in collection of three EPs due this year.
Ed Hale Ballad on Third Avenue — Lots of pop/folk is starting to sound the same.
This article appears in Jul 7-14, 2009.
