http://www.yesweekly.com/articles.sec-289-1-taking-a-listen.html Popskull refers to any poorly crafted homemade %uFFFDlikker%uFFFD that elicits such a sense of misery the day after drinking that ones feels as if their skull will literally pop. It%uFFFDs said that well-made moonshine, on the other hand, is akin to high art in the distilling cultures. ]]> Doug Davis (www.myspace.com/dougdavis) is no stranger to putting out albums. As a veteran producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, he%uFFFDs worked with artists like Chris Daughtry on the production side and has spent plenty of time in working bands. ]]> For a chance to have your band%uFFFDs CD reviewed, mail it to: YES! Weekly, 5500 Adams Farm Lane, Suite 204, Greensboro, NC 27407. ATTN: Ryan. ]]> It%uFFFDs amazing to see the proliferation of new roots artists finding success under the progressive bluegrass banner, considering how very little radio play the genre receives in critical markets, in favor of contemporary country. ]]> Some people never really grow up; they just learn to keep their cool in public a little better. This is especially true for Winston-Salem%uFFFDs own Ben Folds, who has put together a much celebrated career while never surrendering the jocular wit that imbued his earliest work with the Ben Folds Five and has persisted through his solo career. ]]> Though it still doesn%uFFFDt touch her previous release, Cole will always continue to have fun with her musical career and follow the path of her father (Nat King Cole, maybe you%uFFFDve heard of him). My favorite tracks on this album are %uFFFDWalkin%uFFFD My Baby Back Home%uFFFD (a duet with her father, whom originally recorded it when he was 32), and %uFFFDCoffee Time. ]]> This Swedish indie band was formed in Stockholm in 1999 with the simple band idea that really makes a lot more sense than most crazy labels: It’s the first names of everyone in the trio. Though it will be pretty hard to top their 2006 hit song, “Young Folks,” this new album isn’t bad at all. ]]> For a chance to have your band’s CD reviewed, mail it to: YES! Weekly, 5500 Adams Farm Lane, Suite 204, Greensboro, NC 27407. ATTN: Heather MacIntyre. ]]> The carefree and airy words of these songs were co-written by the duo that chose their name from a Neil Young song. The two we speak of, are singer/songwriter Jim Guthrie and a personal favorite, Nick Thornburn (the Unicorns, Islands). ]]> A band’s first album contains the hit that makes them fans. A band’s second album is generally considered the “sophomore slump,” smart and a good mix of what you did right the first time, with room to improve and spend more time and money on what you. ]]> Anyone can appreciate the messages of the album track by track; there isn’t really a dull song that you press “skip” to get through once you’ve heard them all. The production of the album isn’t as rough and messy as most do-it-yourself records these days — and they didn’t have a label to distribute it all for them. ]]> Boy, is this Charlotte lad young, but his direction is a lot more mature than most 20-year-olds trying to make it in music right now. However, I think that’s not saying nearly enough, because even if you take away his barely two-decade age, the music is still more than just “good enough. ]]> The album opens with what I might consider one of the best summer college songs for 2008, First Time, a song about infinite possibility and the loved ones at your side who empower you to go anywhere and do anything then, of course, the person is lost and no longer around (hello summer love story).]]> Boy, was this was an album for sore ears. Andrew Eversole was Kentucky born, and began his mountain-music journey when his parents relocated to North Carolina. It's been a decade now since his relocation to the Triad, and he has now released his debut album in May on Rivers of Mars Records. ]]>