David McGee

1 week ago | theabsolutesound.com | David McGee |David Mcgee |Colin James

A A A Twenty-one albums into his career, veteran Canadian bluesman Colin James is very much in possession of his fastball on the captivating Chasing the Sun. Whether working in a basic band configuration or showing off an effective changeup in an acoustic-electric trio lineup, James digs deep at every turn.

Sep 6, 2024 | theabsolutesound.com | David McGee |David Mcgee

A A A From Pierce Downer’s adrenaline-fueled drum roll kicking off the festivities in “The Bait in the Snare” to the robust twang of Nick Moss’ surf guitar driving the instrumental album closer, “Scratch ’N’ Sniff,” the Nick Moss Band featuring harmonica master Dennis Gruenling returns in merciless fashion on Get Your Back into It! With energy unflagging, the band roars through blues touching down in Chicago, Texas, and West Coast styles over the course of 12 Moss and two Gruenling originals....

Feb 3, 2024 | theabsolutesound.com | David McGee |David Mcgee

A A A From a live housewrecker such as the scalding album opening plea for divine guidance, “Send It on Down,” to the deep southern soul groove and earnest testifying closing the album on a thoughtful note in Stevie Wonder’s “Heaven Help Us All,” the Blind Boys of Alabama are fully and powerfully present in sending messages of hope, resilience, faith, and love on Echoes of the South, the group’s first new album in six years.

Oct 6, 2023 | theabsolutesound.com | Ted Libbey |David McGee |David Mcgee |Greg Cahill |Derk Richardson

A A A The stereo cycle of Beethoven’s quartets that my generation, an old one now, grew up on has at last been released in high-resolution audio by Sony and issued on SACD in Japan and DSD 64 download in the U.S. The original recordings were produced between 1958 and 1961 by Howard Scott and the young (then in his early 20s) and wonderfully capable Thomas Z. Shepard; they’ve been remastered to the usual exquisite standard by Andreas K. Meyer.

Sep 22, 2023 | theabsolutesound.com | David McGee |David Mcgee |Greg Cahill |Derk Richardson

A A A Since teaming up in 2007, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent have done a lot of good things together in rising to the bluegrass world’s upper echelon; and now, all these years later, the duo is taking a detour into full-on traditional country with predictably solid results.