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...
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Beth Kaufmann
Feb 7, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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...
Beth Kaufmann
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Miya Folick (Nettwerk)
Miya Folick first drew attention with two EPs: 2015’s Strange Darling, and 2017’s Give It To Me. In 2018, her debut album, Premonitions,...
Jack Barton
Oct 4, 20222 min read
Allison Ponthier (Interscope)
One of the ways to identify a true musical artist is not by just a song, a record, or a performance, but by assessing how those elements...
Ellie Sanders
Sep 27, 20223 min read
Charley Crockett (Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers)
In a region of artists who can frequently come across as ‘all hat and no cattle,’ Charley Crockett reflects back a true stewardship of a...
Beth Kaufmann
Sep 20, 20222 min read
Julian Lennon
Following his 2011 album, Everything Changes, Julian Lennon did not plan to make another album. Time passed, finding him revisiting songs...
Jack Barton
Sep 13, 20222 min read
The Heavy Heavy (ATO)
If you’re looking for the natural heirs to the British Invasion Pop sounds that were so pervasive in the 1960s, only with a 21st Century...
Ellie Sanders
Sep 6, 20222 min read
Danger Mouse & Black Thought (BMG)
Cheat codes, as those who grew up with video games are aware, are exactly that – “secret” codes used by gamers to get ahead in the game. ...
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