NWA Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER Celebrity host Blake Shelton speaks during the Wal-Mart Shareholders Meeting Friday, June 2, 2017, at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville.“Western Sun”
Nell & Jim Band
Whippoorwill Arts
Nell Robinson and Jim Nunally have been melding genres their entire careers — bluegrass, folk, country, jazz, swing, alt-roots, folkabilly, you-name-it. Released May 29, “Western Sun,” their third album as the Nell & Jim Band, “showcases Robinson and Nunally’s, as well as Chris Wadsworth’s, innovative songwriting and their canny ability to paint a stunningly memorable portrait through their storytelling,” says Folk Alley.
“Western Sun” feels drenched in history, in both music and story. The band has emulsified in the bottom of the great melting pot — a roux of American music — in a way that only a group of musicians with years of experience can pull off; a perfect unit whose sum is always greater than its parts, and that’s what really makes this album shine.
“The Sundog”
Golf Alpha Bravo
Treasured Recordings
Golf Alpha Bravo is the adopted moniker of Australian singer and guitarist Gab Winterfield (Jagwar Ma). He released his debut album “The Sundog” June 12 via his own Treasured Recordings label.
“The record moves between looking inward and outward, desire and respite,” notes Gab. “I wanted to make something warm that grooves, something that’s deep enough to sink into, and bouncy enough to bop to. An epic journey from the comfort of your lounge, or the soundtrack to a long summer drive.”
Stripped of any embellishment, Golf Alpha Bravo presents live as a power trio. Gab sings and plays guitar accompanied with bass and live drums. Clean reverb guitar tones, mid- and up-tempo grooves & melodic bass lines pull together to create a cool colored collage, reviving the essence of groove from our collective stone age.
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