Stacks apologizes for not keeping to its regular every-Wednesday schedule. We’d use yesterday’s blizzard as an excuse, except we were actually among the lucky one’s who never lost power during either of these immense storms. Anyways, a day late, but hopefully not a dollar short. This week’s edition is a bit of audible. I had [...]

“We got into British folk. We started listening to Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, and Pentangle; those are the three biggies. Strawbs, Amazing Blondel, a lot of more obscure bands: Yellow Autumn, Windy Corner. A lot of Pentangle. I had never listened to that stuff before. Just like before the previous album, I had never checked [...]

It is with some level of embarrassment that I admit that it took Bobby Charles’ passing earlier this month to spur me to investigate his 1972 self-titled debut album. Sad circumstances aside, boy am I glad I did. I’ll leave it to those better qualified than this johnny-come-lately to offer anything resembling a eulogy. But [...]

Seconds anyone? Last week we featured some 1970′s West African jams courtesy of two of Nigeria’s most well-loved Afro-rock bands, BLO and Ofege. Both selections certainly emphasized the Western influence and the “rock” side of the Afro-rock equation. This week let’s venture into a bit more adventurous territory, with a couple of tracks that display [...]

New year, new weekly feature here at Naive Harmonies. Every Wednesday STACKS shall endeavor to shed light on at least one golden nugget from yester-year. Whether it’s a new reissue unearthing some unjustly overlooked should-be classic, or a nostalgic glance towards a more well-worn oldie but goodie, if the copyright predates NH, it’s fair game [...]

If you’re anything like me, as the calendar comes to its yearly close, productivity has a way of screeching to a grinding halt. Sure, the holiday season can have that kind of effect on us all. But I have to admit to another culprit: the year-end list craze. I may not be the most committed [...]