Terry Allen / Panhandle Mystery Band - BloodlinesOn his manifold fourth album, acclaimed songwriter and visual artist Terry Allen contemplates kinship the ways sex and violence stitch and sever the ties of family, faith, and society with skewering satire and affection alike. Bloodlines compiles thematically related but disparate recordings from miscellaneous sources both theatrical and historical: two songs written for plays; two full band reprises of selections from Juarez; the irreverent hellfire

drawing directly on Argentinian folk music and full of youthful exuberance

These very special

Narumi finds himself rescued by an unusual young woman named Shirogane

Sparks soon fly between Audrey and Morgan

the Piano Quintet of Béla Bartók

Both Taylor and Matthews have quite a refined artistic sense of drama

The two covers include Vince Gill's 1994 hit "Go Rest High on That Mountain" and John Denver's 1971 classic "Take Me Home

a skilful guitarist

preferring to use multiple themes in his Ricercate and therefore pre-empting the direction taken by his successors

Nick Holde Troy Brown - Underground Alternatives EP

Johnny & the Volumes' "Volume Express" b/w "Ticker Tape" features surf guitar with an almost mariachi style trumpet accompaniment on side "A" - while side "B" adds rocking saxophone to the mix

the veteran pianist was 81 when he recorded Tony's Tunes for Chiaroscuro on May 12