On Music Songlights: Rhiannon! Lucinda! Sufjan! Sixpence! Plus, new Jon Batiste, Jeff Tweedy, Sunny War, Robert Plant, Deerhoof, Wet Leg, Russ Taff, and more. [UPDATE: New from Mike Reid & Joe Henry!] Here's a flight of flavors that have been helping me drink down a difficult week.
On Songs & Albums Famine Walk - the new Joe Henry opening track is here I heard this in the car today, and I had to pull the car over.
On Songs & Albums Madonna, Bettye LaVette, Joe Henry: Whose version of Stop is best? The new album by Bettye LaVette, produced by Joe Henry, features some excellent test cases when it comes to the subject of cover songs.
Journal An Hour of Wisdom and Storytelling with Joe Henry Joe Henry, who recorded my favorite record of 2014 (Invisible Hour), was the guest on the latest installment of the excellent podcast "On Being," with Krista Tippett.
On Songs & Albums Listening Closer to Joe Henry's "Sparrow," The Lone Bellow, and Jessica Pratt The first song of Joe Henry’s album Invisible Hour — my favorite record of 2014 — is the subject of the second installment in my new series called "Listening Closer." Plus: Two new albums well worth your time and attention.
On Songs & Albums Looking Elsewhere: Dec. 4, 2014 Here are a few recent distractions and discoveries from elsewhere on the web that gave me fleeting moments of relief from the storms of a Bad News Week.
On Songs & Albums Joe Henry's Christmas Playlist Our first Christmas Playlist Party host? Please welcome Grammy award-winning producer, poet, and musician Joe Henry, whose new album "Invisible Hour" is, at this writing, my favorite record of 2014 and the one I have played most often.
