Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow
The artwork for Sharon Van Etten’s new album Remind Me Tomorrow lays out exactly where her head is at these days. Pictured among the chaos of kid’s bedroom is a discarded headshot barely visible among...
View ArticleHeard It In A Past Life – Maggie Rogers
For her long awaited debut album Heard It In A Past Life, Maggie Rogers creates exuberant folk-tinged pop music with a capital P in 12 impeccably crafted originals, while lyrically she chronicles her...
View ArticleSunshine Rock – Bob Mould
Indie rock veteran Bob Mould’s new album Sunshine Rock is many things, but subtle is not one of them. From the opening snare hit of the first song, it’s clear that these songs are made for blasting...
View ArticleWhat It Is – Hayes Carll
On his 2016 release Lovers and Leavers, Texas troubadour Hayes Carll abandoned his trademark rabble rousing style for a stark acoustic album that cataloged his crumbling marriage amid battles with...
View ArticleThis Land – Gary Clark Jr.
For at least the last twenty five years blues musicians have been questioning how to bring the music into the future. And while Texas guitar slinger Gary Clark Jr. is no blues purist, his stunning mix...
View ArticleWalk Through Fire – Yola
Too soulful for country too country for soul, too British for Americana. Whatever it is, Yola’s Walk Through The Fire is Worth Its Weight.
View ArticleSigns – Tedeschi Trucks Band
Since the final Allman Brothers concert in 2014, the Tedeschi Trucks Band has been the prime contender to carry the torch for soulful southern style jam bands. It’s not just the virtuosic slide playing...
View ArticleSky Blue – Townes Van Zandt
When people think of a tortured genius, they’re thinking of artists like Townes Van Zandt. A songwriter of almost mythic proportions with demons that matched and eventually took him down in his prime....
View ArticleLux Prima – Karen O & Danger Mouse
If you know Karen O primarily as the lead singer for indie rock mainstays The Yeah Yeah Yeahs then you may be taken by surprise on Lux Prima, her new collaboration with producer/multi-instrumentalist...
View ArticleEraserland – Strand Of Oaks
After 2017’s Hard Love failed to live up to the lofty expectations of his breakthrough album Heal, Timothy Showalter the songwriter behind Strand Of Oaks was worn down and depressed. According to a...
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