T Bone Burnett and the Raising Sand tour with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have made their way to New York City for two shows at Madison Square Garden, tomorrow night and Wednesday. While in New York, T Bone stops by the WNYC studios for today's episode of Soundcheck, on which he'll talk to host John Schaefer about Tooth of Crime, his recent Nonesuch release, and his efforts to improve sound quality in the digital age. Listen live, starting at 2 PM ET today, at wnyc.org.

The Knoxville News Sentinel's Wayne Bledsoe hears from T Bone "trademarks of his work with other artists" on the new album: "Burnett loves simplicity," writes Bledsoe. "He likes a certain spookiness. And, even in his biggest productions, he likes a raw, rootsy sound."

Though originally conceived as part of a Sam Shepard play more than a dozen years ago, the songs on Tooth of Crime "stand up on their own merits," Bledsoe says, elaborating:

The most striking example is "Kill Zone." It's a slightly surreal break-up song co-written with the late Roy Orbison (and sounding very much like it). Like most of the rest of the album, it's bleak but beautiful.

The review gives a nod to the other musicians on the album, who "always find just the right bits to seduce or unnerve" on what Bledsoe ultimately terms "a dark and riveting masterwork."

To read the review, visit knoxnews.