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Written by Bryan Smith
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 BEN MALLOTT
Look Good, Feel Good
Independent
(Release Date: 12/3/08)
"Don't look for me, I'll be long gone," Ben Mallott declares on the closing track (“Just Like Angels”) of his debut LP, Look Good, Feel Good. But, with any luck this artist won't be disappearing anytime soon. Across twelve original songs, Mallott lyrically exposes his listeners to the trappings of the human condition: highlights and moments of sadness, loving and leaving. His first solo album provides a genuine example of Americana-style poetry. |
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Written by Dante Dominick
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 THE SERVICE INDUSTRY
Keep the Babies Warm
Sauspop Records
(Release Date: 11/18/08)
In the two years since forming, most reviews and press Austin’s Service Industry has received focus on Mike McCoy’s lyrics, heaping praise on his working-man narrative. For one, they sell McCoy short; it would seem he’s much more misanthropic in scope than he’s given credit for. But more glaring is, to a beat, they gloss over that it’s the music that fuels the narrative thread. This is working class rock. This is what you should get when you shell a week’s worth of minimum wage to see The Boss in concert. |
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Written by Chris Humphrey
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 BRIAN KREMER
Climbing the Vine
Darling Echo Records
(Release Date: 11/18/08)
Brian Kremer’s debut CD provides the perfect soundtrack for one of those deliciously melancholic Sunday evening mopes. You know the one: the weekend is over; the long bicycle ride or soccer game or hike in the hills is history; the long distance lover has once again gotten into the car or on an airplane, returning to wherever it is that calls him or her away from you. |
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Written by Dana Marruffo
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 FUTURE CLOUDS AND RADAR
Peoria
Star Apple Kingdom
(Release Date: 11/4/08)
It has been five years since guitarist/vocalist Robert Harrison suffered a debilitating spinal injury and the disbanding of his band Cotton Mather, the local pop-rock darling he then fronted. Channeling his energy into recording songs as a form of therapy, Harrison released a two-disc, self-titled debut album in 2007 under his new project, Future Clouds and Radar, earning rave reviews across the map. |
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Written by Patrick Cosgrove
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 PAUL MINOR
The Marfa Project
self released
(Release date: 10/17/08)
Paul Minor has been an accomplished jack-of-all-trades in the Austin music scene for the better part of the last two decades. Besides fronting his own band Super Ego, he hosted the long running Sunday night music free-for-all at the Hole in the Wall while booking that venerable club on the Drag for years. Highly skilled at the mixing board, he is regularly seen sweetening the sound for fellow musicians at some of the finest local venues. Minor knows his stuff in a major way. |
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Written by Daniela Garcia
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 GINGER LEIGH
Don’t Be Shy
self released
(10/4/08)
Ginger Leigh seems to have done a little bit of everything. With a musically inclined background, she’s dabbled in genres like swing, jazz, pop, rock, folk, and blues through her music career. This—combined with a smooth, soothing voice that has drawn comparisons to the likes of Carly Simon—have ultimately created a sound that is uniquely her own. |
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Written by Patrick Cosgrove
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 REDD VOLKAERT
Reddhead
Telehog Records
(Release Date: 9.16.08)
Redd Volkaert’s new record Reddhead will probably land in the country bin. The imposing guitar master is well known for the years he spent as country legend Merle Haggard’s lead axeman. So it goes without saying he delivers a good bit of tantalizing twang. But by the time you get through all 14 cuts of this, his first recording since 2000, you realize you are dealing with a guy who has few stylistic limitations. The guy can probably play Mozart or Mingus note for note. |
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Written by Danté Dominick
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 DREW SMIHT'S LONELY CHOIR
Drew Smith’s Lonely Choir
Viro Records / Fat Caddy Records
(Release Date: 9.5.08)
Beatlesque is a term bandied about rather frequently. But how often do you think, “this could’ve been a Beatles album”? Drew Smith’s Lonely Choir is a modern day Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band right down to the brilliant packaging, the insert an elaborately cut, hand-drawing of a military band from a bygone era. |
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Written by Lawrence Boone
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 ELECTRIC TOUCH
Electric Touch
Justice Records
(Release Date: 8.26.08)
Formed barely a year ago, Electric Touch’s debut is hardly their break out moment. Well before their self-titled debut hit streets, the Austin glam rock power-poppers had already performed at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Coachella, and secured a prized set at Austin City Limits. |
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Written by Casey Clendenin
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 TOPAZ & MUDPHONIC
Music for Dorothy
MOWO! Inc.
(Release Date: 8.26.08)
The Topaz & Mudphonic debut album, Music for Dorothy, takes listeners on a Mark Twain wild voyage through treacherous guitar riff twists and fast Wurlitzer rapids. If Huck and Tom were to take a trip down the Colorado River, this album would be their soundtrack. |
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Written by Travis Catsull
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 BROTHERS AND SISTERS
Fortunately
Calla Lily
(Release date: 8.19.08)
Driving bright down the middle of the hot August asphalt you’ll find Brothers and Sisters hauling your favorite Americana sound with their sophomore release, Fortunately. Gram Parsons, The Eagles, The Byrds, Spoon, Neil Young and even The Partridge Family: it’s in there.
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