Listen Up: Nick Cave, Bobby Rush, Atlas Genius
Posted February 19, 2013
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Push the Sky Away
Alt-rock
* * * ½ (out of four)
The Aussie band's 15th studio album in 30 years, and its first without Mick Harvey, may be more spare, somber and haunting than recent collections, but Cave's dark menace, devilish wit and yarn-spinning voodoo compensate for a lack of guitar bluster. - Edna Gundersen
Download: Jubilee Street, Water's Edge
Bobby Rush, Down in Louisiana
Funky blues
* * *
The juke joint legend has been going strong - yet hitless - for five decades, with sturdy recordings and engaging performances that draw from Southern regional styles (like the zydeco on the title track and the gospel of Swing Low). He's fairly prolific, and Down is up there with his best - Jerry Shriver
Download:You Just Like a Dresser, Swing Low, Bowlegged Woman
Atlas Genius, When It Was Now
Rock
* * ½
Like a phoenix rising from Australia, this synth-rock band has been gaining strength since posting the effervescent Trojans online in 2011. When It Was Now offers more of the same - thick keyboards, jaunty guitar hooks and hand-clap-propelled rhythms. - Brian Mansfield
Download: Trojans, If So
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