Inhaler (Interscope)
The alchemy of music that is at once familiar and new is the sought after formula for conjuring instant fandom out of the casual listener....
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Beth Kaufmann
- Mar 21
- 2 min
Ripe (Glassnote)
Ripe’s new album, Bright Blues, is a collection of 12 songs the Boston-based quintet put together to weather the tough times of the past...
Jack Barton
- Mar 14
- 2 min
ALO (Brushfire/Republic)
ALO’s ninth studio album, Silver Saturdays, is not only the band’s first new full-length in eight years, but also celebrates 25-years...
Ellie Sanders
- Mar 7
- 2 min
SYML (Nettwerk)
In an ominous turn, Brian Fennell’s adoptive father was diagnosed with cancer the day Fennell’s self-titled debut as the artist, SYML was...
Beth Kaufmann
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Marc Broussard (Keeping The Blues Alive)
S.O.S. 4: Blues For Your Soul is Marc Broussard’s new release of Blues classics, produced by Joe Bonamassa and Broussard. The album is an...
Jack Barton
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Sunny War (New West)
After spending much of her youth following self-destructive instincts, falling into meth and heroin addiction and busking on the streets...
Ellie Sanders
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Black Belt Eagle Scout (Saddle Creek)
In the midst of our collective pause, Katherine Paul, who performs under the moniker Black Belt Eagle Scout, felt a strong pull led by...
Beth Kaufmann
- Feb 7
- 2 min
The Arcs (Easy Eye Sound/Concord)
The Arcs became a band following sessions for what was anticipated as the new solo album for The Black Keys singer-songwriter-guitarist...
Jack Barton
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Belle & Sebastian (Matador)
From the opening guitar-pop strains of “Juliet Naked,” the first track on Late Developers, Belle & Sebastian’s second album in as many...
Ellie Sanders
- Jan 24
- 3 min
Margo Price (Loma Vista/Concord)
The artists’ lot is to lay bare one’s journey, exposing the peaks, valleys, and rarely-straight-and-narrow paths for the world to judge. ...
Beth Kaufmann
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Rayland Baxter (ATO)
If I Were a Butterfly is Rayland Baxter’s fourth release, introducing the singer/songwriter making his debut as a producer, working with...
Jack Barton
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Myron Elkins (Low Country Sound/Elektra)
It was December of 2021 when the email came: “Check This Out For Boulder.” It was from then-Elektra VP/Promotion Jason Martin and the...
Ellie Sanders
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Courtney Marie Andrews (Fat Possum)
From the opening notes of Loose Future, we know we’re meeting a new Courtney Marie Andrews. On 2020’s Grammy nominated Old Flowers, her...
Jack Barton
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
Madison Cunningham (Verve)
From the hypnotic opening riffs of “All I’ve Ever Known,” the first track on Madison Cunningham’s sophomore Verve release, the music...
Ellie Sanders
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
Early James (Easy Eye/Concord)
The form of the wizened poet shapes around Fredrick James Mullis Jr., known now as Early James, an Alabama-raised, Tom Waits-inspired...
Ellie Sanders
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Plains (Anti-)
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and indie darling Jess Williamson have set out together as Plains, a collaborative duo and as of now,...
Ellie Sanders
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin (Dead Oceans)
The 2006 loss of vastly accomplished “Desert Blues” pioneer, Malian Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré, affectionately also known as the...
Beth Kaufmann
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Marcus King (American/Republic)
Marcus King, a native of Greenville, SC, was destined to play music. King’s first album, El Dorado received kudos from major outlets such...
Jack Barton
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
Omar Apollo (Warner)
Sparse, melodic, light, intense, rhythmic, and diverse are all words that can be invoked when talking about Omar Apollo’s latest release,...
Ellie Sanders
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Dr. John (Concord/Rounder)
The native music of New Orleans is singular in its magic, and visionary guardian of this energy, Malcolm John “Mac” Rebennack Jr., best...
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