Oct 012018
 
best cover songs september
Al Green – Before the Next Teardrop Falls (Freddy Fender cover)


Sorry, Beyoncé; the biggest surprise release of the year might be Al Green’s sudden return after a decade away. Well, not totally away; he still conducts weekly services at his Memphis church and, when I attended, was liberally sprinkling quotes from “Love and Happiness” and “Take Me to the River” into his sermons. Best of all: This Freddy Fender cover sounds like Al hasn’t lost a step. It’s apparently a one-off, but hopefully recording it will whet his appetite to do more. Continue reading »

Apr 082013
 

It’s not often that we describe anything here as “adorable,” but we’ll make an exception every so often. That being said, it seems wrong to use the word, for fear that it patronizes or that it downplays massive talent – and massive talent is precisely what the Stella sisters, Lennon and Maisie, have. Continue reading »