Articles by Brent Hagerman

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  Waifs

  Up All Night

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  The Waifs are a lighthouse in the stormy and rock-infested waters of popular music. This sparingly produced folk pop album is straight out...

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  Matt Flinner Quartet

  Walking on the Moon

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  Mandolinist Matt Flinner has left behind acoustic bluegrass-laden ventures and has flung himself whole-heartedly into the jazz domain. Aide...

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  Richard Underhill

  Tales From The Blue Lounge

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  Shuffle Demons fans take note, Richard Underhill, founder of the avant bop-pop group just won a Juno for this, his solo debut instrumental...

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  Tossers

  Purgatory

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  Purgatory? Bollocks — the Tossers are hell-bound for sure. These Chicago Irish boys with a soft spot for the drink are doing more than mere...

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  Anne Vriend

  Soul Unravelling

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  Anne Vriend's split personality is her strength on Soul Unravelling. The songwriter either dives headfirst into after-hours jams with her b...

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  Nicolai Dunger

  Tranquil Isolation

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Swedish soccer player and chart topping songwriter Nicolai Dunger travelled to farm country Kentucky to work with indie stalwart Will Oldha...

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  Jacob Moon

  Landing

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Wanting the best of both worlds, soul/folksinger Jacob Moon's new album is live and in the studio. By inviting fans into an old church conv...

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  Kate Rusby

  10

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Good music should energise. Some songs do it physically with rhythm, others intellectually with wit, reason or complexity. But Kate Rusby's...