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Dumpstaphunk (Provogue)
Dumpstaphunk earned its reputation as the most well-regarded next-generation New Orleans live powerhouse. It’s the kind of band whose...

Beth Kaufmann
May 18, 20212 min read


Hiss Golden Messenger (Merge)
Intimate and comfortable may be the best way to describe the music M.C. Taylor makes with Hiss Golden Messenger. Even when challenging...

Jack Barton
May 11, 20212 min read


The Wallflowers (New West)
Coming out of this “pause year” – or however you want to label the recent era of seemingly unending chaos – are The Wallflowers with a...

Ellie Sanders
May 4, 20212 min read


Grace Pettis (MPress)
Grace Pettis is an award-winning singer-songwriter who was encouraged by her parents to express herself musically throughout her life....

Beth Kaufmann
Apr 27, 20212 min read


Amythyst Kiah (Rounder/Concord)
Having already earned a Grammy as a member of Our Native Daughters – the women-of-color Folk supergroup that also includes Rhiannon...

Jack Barton
Apr 20, 20212 min read


Aaron Frazer (Easy Eye Sound/Dead Oceans)
As a multi-instrumentalist and co-lead singer of Durand Jones & The Indications, Aaron Frazer has been touring the globe establishing...

Jack Barton
Apr 13, 20212 min read


Jon Batiste (Verve)
New Orleans is joy and indescribable magic, and its inhabitants and descendants carry a musical DNA of this ever-blooming spirit. ...

Ellie Sanders
Apr 6, 20212 min read


Chet Faker (Detail/BMG)
It’s not that Australia’s Nick Murphy hasn’t been working. Working as Nick Murphy he’s been plenty busy releasing music under his birth...

Ellie Sanders
Mar 30, 20211 min read


Prep (Bright Antenna/AWAL)
In 2015 Prep formed as a band in the UK, with its founding members coming together with a clear purpose and an elegant, fresh sound....

Beth Kaufmann
Mar 23, 20212 min read


Israel Nash (Soundly)
“Thinking” may be the singular activity that defines Israel Nash as both a musician and a man. As his career has taken him from college...

Jack Barton
Mar 16, 20212 min read


Cordovas (ATO)
The unique pull of music is the transcendental experience of tuning into the roots of others. For those interested in surrender to folk...

Ellie Sanders
Mar 9, 20212 min read


Bendigo Fletcher (Elektra)
When we first saw and heard Bendigo Fletcher at last year’s Elektra Emerging Artist Showcase, it became immediately clear there is...

Jack Barton
Mar 2, 20212 min read


Bandits on the Run (Independent)
Bandits on the Run hails from Brooklyn, NY where they are known for their dynamic performance style with soaring harmonies that is...

Beth Kaufmann
Feb 23, 20212 min read


Mustafa (Young Turks)
“The first Folk singer I was introduced to was Joni Mitchell,” says Mustafa Ahmed, a poet turned emerging Folk singer himself. “But Joni...

Jack Barton
Feb 16, 20212 min read


Aaron Lee Tasjan (New West)
Rising above a crowded Nashville-Americana landscape in a genre-defying musical spacecraft is Aaron Lee Tasjan. The craft is clearly of...

Ellie Sanders
Feb 9, 20212 min read


Jesse Malin (Wicked Cool)
Jesse Malin is a veteran songwriter who can trace his origins back to the days of New York hardcore to the Punk Rock and...

Beth Kaufmann
Feb 2, 20212 min read


Cat Ridgeway (Independent)
Music is part of Cat Ridgeway’s DNA, coming from a family of musicians – an aunt, uncle, two cousins, and a brother all play different...

Beth Kaufmann
Jan 26, 20211 min read


Julien Baker (Beggars Group)
Self-introspection is hard enough, then to conjure it into a devastatingly poignant and beautiful record is the work of a determined soul....

Ellie Sanders
Jan 19, 20212 min read


The Band Of Heathens (BOH)
When The Band Of Heathens left their native Austin to travel to Portland, OR to record Stranger – their first album since 2017 – with...

Jack Barton
Jan 12, 20212 min read


Beabadoobee (Dirty Hit)
Bea Kristi – now better known as Beabadoobee – had an eventful couple of years as her teens drew to a close. Born in the Philippines at...

Jack Barton
Dec 8, 20202 min read
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