A while back on this very website, I made the statement that I hadn’t heard a good album all year.  Well, that was before Pearl Jam and Jurassic 5 dropped theirs…and Bruce Springsteen did Pete Seeger…and we found The Lonely Hearts…and Fair…and before we finally let the critics have their way and picked up The Raconteurs.

That was also before my wife slipped Brandy Lindsey into the Civic for one of my road trips.  And I’ve got to honestly tell you, road trippin’ with Brandy Lindsey makes for a pretty good time! Read the rest of this entry »

Download Song

Jim Gilmour brings us a nice laid back track called ‘Quarterline’ that evokes the best aspects of Americana. Along the same lines of The Eagles or even more contemporary artists like Amos Lee, ‘Quarterline’ just goes down nice and smooth. Perfect listening for late-summer Saturday afternoons.

Way, way back in yesteryear, when Gigatracks was nothing more than a glimmer in my eye (that’s 2003, for you newbies) we were compiling a roster of artists to include in our initial launch of the site. No one knew who we were, so we had to work extra hard to convince them to let us put a track on our site. One of these bands that allowed us the pleasure was Stereoside, although at that time they were called 60 Cycle Hum. So we have something of a soft spot for these guys. Needless to say, I was definitely down for reviewing ‘Wake Up’ when they contacted me to find out if I was interested. Read the rest of this entry »