Author Archives: Adrienne Bruno

Ruthie Foster, The Truth According to Ruthie Foster (Blue Corn Music)

In The Truth According to Ruthie Foster, the Texas-bred singer draws from a wide palate of American song forms, from folk, gospel and jazz in an album stylistically much broader than its predecessor, 2007’s The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster. Here, Foster updates her sound with touches of contemporary R&B and bluesy soul, sounding at times like [...]

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The Peekers, Life in the Air (Park the Van)

The Peekers, a six-piece band from Shreveport with a vintage sound impress with their decidedly eclectic and far reaching debut, Life in the Air. With infectious melodies, thoughtful lyrics and fine musicianship, the Peekers offer a guided tour of the mental and emotional state of love-sickness through vintage guitar-and-tambourine pop. Brittney Maddox, John Martin, and [...]

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