Each Friday, we review 10 recently-released CDs in 10 words each:
Josh Ritter So Runs The World Away — Widelyl heralded singer-songwriter releases his fifth heartfelt Americana album. (May 12 at the McGlohon Theatre.)
Tonic Tonic — First album in eight years offers collection of forgettable tunes.
Cyril Neville The Essential 1994-2007 — Collection paints vivid portrait of New Orleans’ powerful music influence.
Christa Borden I Rhyme With Orange — Indie debut offers pop rock — some tracks better than others.
Greg Laswell Take a Bow — Third album features emotional pop-folk rock fitting for TV. (At the Evening Muse on May 29, 30.)
Uncles Replacing Words with Other Words — Two New York songwriters offer stripped down indie folk disc.
Austins Bridge Times Like These — Band’s second CD is full of radio-ready pop country.
Random Touch Through the Lens of the Other Dimension — Album starts out New Age-y, then just gets fuckin’ weird.
The Tygers Second Album — Band reunites after 40 years… the music sounds as dated.
Carole King & James Taylor Live at the Troubadour — CD/DVD features 15 duet songs by legendary singer-songwriters. (At Time Warner Cable Arena on June 2.)
This article appears in May 4-10, 2010.
