What’s nice about ‘All of This Life’ is that it builds just the right amount off of their first album. It’s familiar, but also slightly better, which is the sweet spot for sophomore records.

‘Dyna-Mite’ is jazzy, bluesy, funky, fun, and out-freaking-standing. We highly recommend you get this one – yesterday. Cleary, himself, says it best, “Turn it up loud and press play to detonate…”

Clifton’s band’s sound is reminiscent of classic Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Songs have those same manic tempos and wild performances, equal parts music and catharsis…

Boz Scaggs conjures up drama when he sings and his delivery begs us to join him on his journey. And let us not forget that he can play intensely emotive and nimble guitar lines seemingly effortlessly.

“We named it after the Rory Gallagher song, which I also cover on the album,” Sky says. “Rory is one of my favorite players. He has a special place in my heart.”

The Lucky Losers got tight by touring. A lot. Their website has a map of where they’ve played, and it’s got more pins dropped than a tailor riding a mechanical bull.

Soars’ voice and guitar are the glue that holds the album together. Both are the common thread through the various songs, and both inject all of the tracks with a warmth and humanity.

Spencer Mackenzie exists in two worlds. His voice is pure Broadway but his music is unmitigated Austin.

Say what you will about what slacker millennials bring to this world, but if they keep producing hard-working, ass-kicking, no-shit-taking, honest-at-all-costs rockers like Courtney Barnett, the music world will be a much better place.

On ‘City Soul,’ Russ Green creates a smooth blues album. It’s the blues, but there are no rough edges. Instead, it’s a solid album of great harmonica playing and solid vocals.

There is a familiarity to ‘Chasing Shadows’ that put us right at home from the very first. But then we played it again, and again, and discovered new delights each time.

‘Please Don’t Be Dead’ works because it sounds so natural. Every song sounds just how it should be…