Anne Johnson

2 weeks ago | stereophile.com | Robert Baird |Ray Chelstowski |Anne Johnson

My Morning Jacket: IsATO 00688 (LP). 2025. Brendan O'Brien, prod.; Kyle Stevens, eng.; Tommy Turner, asst. eng. Performance ****Sonics ***½After self-producing most of their nine previous albums, My Morning Jacket decided to shake things up and bring in producer Brendan O'Brien.

1 month ago | stereophile.com | Anne Johnson

Alison Krauss & Union Station: ArcadiaDown The Road Records (16/44.1 FLAC, Qobuz). 2025. Alison Krauss & Union Station, prod. Performance *****Sonics ****When singer/fiddler Alison Krauss was a teenager with a solo album under her belt, she teamed up with some fellow musicians to form Union Station. Starting in 1989, Rounder Records released the band's albums regularly—seven of them including the soundtrack to Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?—ending with 2011's Paper Airplane.

Feb 7, 2024 | ksuaradio.com | Anne Johnson |Mallory Durkin

McLamb’s preoccupation with the end of childhood throughout the album is punctuated by references to the causes of her adolescent grief. Perhaps the emotional apex of the album, 16, stories in eviscerating detail the weight of parental absence and illness. Building in intensity, distorted vocals envelop the listener in a submerged haze, akin to being underwater. Yet, in the final verse, glittering instrumentation paired with cathartic, muted harmonies builds to a shimmering release.