ThreeIndonesian black-metal Dua Lipa covers! Not that you’d ever know these were Dua Lipa songs unless you were listening really closely to the lyrics (and could manage to make them out). The Band of Heathens – El Paso City (Marty Robbins cover) During lockdown, Band of Heathens hosted...
” but knowing it in English might not help either: “Red River Shore.” ThisTime Out of Mindouttake is as as deep as cuts get, released on Bob’s eighth Bootleg Series entry Tell Tale Signs. It’s a gem, though, the sort of song that might be thought of as a late-period classic...
it’s safe to say Carrie Underwood has mass appeal. And while she’s dominated country music for decades, she has released some non-country albums, including a Christmas album and a gospel record. Underwood has also made a name for herself in the world of rock 'n' roll after performing ...
it’s safe to say Carrie Underwood has mass appeal. And while she’s dominated country music for decades, she has released some non-country albums, including a Christmas album and a gospel record. Underwood has also made a name for herself in the world of rock 'n' roll after performing ...
Chris Robinson has dismissed the Faces comparisons of their debut while acknowledging the Rolling Stones' influence. Their second album goes deep into the Stones' territory, from soaring gospel to blues-spiked soul. It's a revelation, too, an extension ofShake Your Money Makerwhile a more confid...
and first done as an instrumental by noted jazz trombonist Kai Winding. With additional lyrics by Jimmy Norman (although Ragovoy disputed this contribution), it was done as a gospel-flavored soul song by the great New Orleans singer Irma Thomas. That, and not Winding’s, is the version thro...
"Gospel music shaped me as an artist because those were the first things I sang and it was just a great foundation," Underwood said, according to Taste of Country. "We had our little church; my first one probably would have been very tiny, wooden pews, and that was the first time I...
The Staple Singersfirst had a go atSlippery Peopleon a 1984 episode ofSoul Train. Here, they emphasised the religious symbolism in the lyrics, pushed the girls’ gospel voices to the fore and turned it into a churchy song of high, high praise. Some switched on studio executive immediately ...
Chris Robinson has dismissed the Faces comparisons of their debut while acknowledging the Rolling Stones' influence. Their second album goes deep into the Stones' territory, from soaring gospel to blues-spiked soul. It's a revelation, too, an extension of...
alto harmonies sweet and rich like an instrument up against Statz’ shaky head-voiced lyrics and lead – bring depth and balance, justifying the slow, treasured journey through verses and choruses hopeful and determined, straightforward and plainspoken, prescient as hell. Taken as a set, the alb...