Each Friday, we review 10 recently-released CDs in 10 words each:
Hawthorne Heights Skeletons — Band soldiers on through adversity to release its latest album.
Crooked Still Some Strange Country — Alt-bluegrass band mixes re-imagined covers with a few originals.
Stone River Boys Love on the Dial — Texas-based quintet releases country-as-you-can-get debut.
The Cringe Play Thing — Band’s third album features the vocals of Rachel Ray’s husband.
Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes Double Portrait — CD of piano duets probably best fits a hotel bar.
Toulouse Engelhardt Perpendicular Worlds — 13 guitar instrumentals showcase virtuoso’s talent and ablilities on latest disc.
Blackberry Smoke Little Piece of Dixie (deluxe edition) — Atlanta-based outlaw country-rockers get a good groove going.
Hank III Rebel Within — Singer’s latest goes back to his country and rockabilly roots.
Lamb of God Hourglass Vol: III — 18 rare tracks collected by gargle-with-glass metal band.
John Prine In Person & On Stage — Album draws on live performances from the last few years.
This article appears in Jun 8-14, 2010.
