The Empty Pockets (Independent)
In 2015, The Empty Pockets released their first full-length debut album, The Ten Cent Tour, earning slots on the Billboard Indie and...
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Jack Barton
Jun 21, 20222 min read
Grace Cummings (ATO)
It’s the passion, the lyrical emotion, the vocals, but mostly it’s the range – the range of all of the above – that make Grace Cummings...
Ellie Sanders
Jun 14, 20222 min read
Nikki Lane (New West)
Reaching back through her origin story and on to the present, having taken stock of the last decade of record-making, Nikki Lane returns...
Beth Kaufmann
Jun 7, 20222 min read
Michael McArthur (Transoceanic)
Music is Michael McArthur’s muse through the trials and triumphs life throws in our paths. As a kid he dreamed of becoming the world’s...
Jack Barton
May 31, 20222 min read
Ceramic Animal (Easy Eye/Concord)
“I learned… how to tell a clear story and make the painful edits,” says Ceramic Animal’s Chris Regan of working on songs with Dan...
Ellie Sanders
May 24, 20222 min read
The Dip (Dualtone)
Everything old is new again in the case of the sophisticated rhythm-and-blues delivered by Seattle-based seven-piece The Dip. The...
Jack Barton
May 17, 20222 min read
Bob Moses (Astralwerks/Domino)
With the release of their 2015 debut, Days Gone By, Vancouver natives Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance – collectively known as Bob Moses –...
Beth Kaufmann
May 10, 20222 min read
Delta Spirit (New West)
Since forming as a band in 2005, Delta Spirit has been making statements with music that has captivated audiences across the States and...
Ellie Sanders
May 3, 20222 min read
Paul Cauthen (Independent/Thirty Tigers)
“Big Velvet” Texan Paul Cauthen has penned an equally large and lighthearted celebration in latest release Country Coming Down. The...
Beth Kaufmann
Apr 26, 20222 min read
Trombone Shorty (Blue Note/Capitol)
A native of New Orleans, Troy Andrews, best know as Trombone Shorty got his start, and his nickname, while making his first appearance at...
Jack Barton
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Orville Peck (Columbia)
A little kid “sitting around in Johannesburg… listening to Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash,” is how Orville Peck describes himself at the...
Ellie Sanders
Apr 12, 20223 min read
Lucius (Mom + Pop)
Second Nature, an unabashedly sincere work of practically perfect Dance-Pop has arrived from Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, known...
Beth Kaufmann
Apr 5, 20222 min read
Sam Fender (Interscope)
Sam Fender is a singer-songwriter who remains true to his working-class roots in North Shields, England, building his success upon the...
Jack Barton
Mar 29, 20222 min read
Bartees Strange (4AD)
Born in the UK and raised in Oklahoma, he worked for an environmental non-profit that advised the Obama administration and was an FCC...
Ellie Sanders
Mar 22, 20222 min read
Shovels and Rope (Dualtone)
In the 10 years since the debut release O’ Be Joyful, duo Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst known as Shovels and Rope have bolstered...
Beth Kaufmann
Mar 15, 20222 min read
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers (Independent/Thirty Tigers)
Four years ago, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers released their debut album Sidelong, which garnered attention around the world. Their 2018...
Jack Barton
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs (BMG)
During his lifetime known primarily as Tom Petty’s “co-captain” of The Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell was not single-minded. For over...
Ellie Sanders
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Jeremy Ivey (ANTI-)
Invisible Pictures, Jeremy Ivey’s third album for ANTI- Records, arrives March 11 and while his prior two albums The Dreamer and The...
Beth Kaufmann
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Foy Vance (Elektra)
The new release from Foy Vance, Signs Of Life, is the product of a winding personal and professional journey that began in his native...
Jack Barton
Feb 15, 20222 min read
Wet Leg (Domino)
One of the most infectious pieces of ear candy to hit the airwaves at the end of 2021 was “Chaise Longue,” the first tune from the...
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