"Curtis Salgado strives to persevere as the creator of heartfelt music that brooks no concession to commercialism or artifice of any sort. Salgado's voice is strong, limber, direct, carrying a cool sense of relaxation. His sung phrases move right along with the pulse of the mixed blues-funk-soul-rock played by his expert band (plus a couple of guests like guitarists Duke Robillard and Terry Robb) until finding blessed release by soaring off in melodic...

Ry Cooder's latest album is all America, with spiritual, hopeful voices, raw cries, and sly provocations, voiced through the songs of the Pilgrim Travelers, the Stanley Brothers, Blind Willie Johnson, and Ry Cooder himself.

Mavis Staples returns with a brand new studio album produced and written by Ben Harper. It features ten songs of longing, strength, and spirituality, presented with simplicity, grit and sublime beauty.