Aoife O’Donovan (Yep Roc)
Born from the essence of self-reflection available to those able to meditate clearly while sifting through all that has happened – to the...
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Jack Barton
Feb 1, 20222 min read
The Walters (Warner)
The Walters almost went away, but the internet wouldn’t let them. Named after founding lead guitarist Walter Kosner, the band formed in...
Jack Barton
Jan 25, 20221 min read
Greensky Bluegrass (Big Blue Zoo/Thirty Tigers)
Whether you call them purveyors of Alt-Bluegrass, Jam Grass or anything else, it’s undeniable that Greensky Bluegrass has spent the last...
Ellie Sanders
Jan 18, 20222 min read
Hanu Vu (Ghostly International)
In a landscape of blank, homogenous storage unit buildings, they all tend to blend together yet each unit itself is a unique time capsule...
Beth Kaufmann
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Lo Moon (Independent/Thirty Tigers)
About to release its first new music in three years, Lo Moon has had an interesting journey since first being heard from in September...
Beth Kaufmann
Dec 7, 20212 min read
Adia Victoria (Atlantic)
A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Adia Victoria was raised as a Seventh-day Adventist, and attended church schools until sixth...
Ellie Sanders
Nov 30, 20212 min read
Birdtalker (Missing Piece)
Regeneration is the hallmark of resilience, and for Nashville Indie-Folk outfit Birdtalker, the music charts the journey we go on when we...
Ellie Sanders
Nov 23, 20213 min read
Joshua Ray Walker (State Fair Records)
Rising out of the rich musical tradition of the Texas Roadhouse is standout songwriter Joshua Ray Walker with See You Next Time, his...
Ellie Sanders
Nov 16, 20212 min read
Courtney Barnett (Mom + Pop)
Courtney Barnett is known for her careful observance of small moments that otherwise go unnoticed amongst the landscape of daily life and...
Jack Barton
Nov 9, 20212 min read
The Wild Feathers (New West)
The Wild Feathers were introduced to Triple A and JBE a decade ago at an industry showcase where they stunned onlookers with their...
Beth Kaufmann
Nov 2, 20212 min read
Parcels (Because)
Parcels hails from the surfing hotspot in Byron Bay, Australia, yet as a band they stand out among others in today’s musical landscape as...
Ellie Sanders
Oct 26, 20212 min read
SUSTO (New West)
Somewhere beyond existential dread lays “susto,” Spanish for “scared” but more deeply understood within Latin America as a condition of...
Jack Barton
Oct 19, 20212 min read
Billy Strings (Rounder/Concord)
After spending a decade building a following across multiple genres of music, Billy Strings was ready to see his career explode at the...
Beth Kaufmann
Oct 12, 20212 min read
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (Alligator)
The Mississippi Delta, birthplace of the Blues, has spawned generations of musicians who embrace the raw authenticity of the genre....
Ellie Sanders
Oct 5, 20212 min read
Helado Negro (4AD)
We’re all familiar with “far out,” but what about “far in?” To Roberto Carlos Lange, otherwise known as Helado Negro, this opposition is...
Jack Barton
Sep 28, 20212 min read
Ida Mae (Independent/Thirty Tigers)
Musicality, passion, and energy mark the tracks on Click Click Domino, the second album from English transplants Ida Mae, who now make...
Beth Kaufmann
Sep 21, 20212 min read
The Marias (Atlantic)
Maria Zardoya and Josh Conway met in 2015 after a gig at the Kibitz Room, setting the stage for the duo’s formation of The Marias. They...
Ellie Sanders
Sep 14, 20212 min read
Shungudzo (BMG)
As a mechanism of activism, powerful impacts of poetry happen when the message irrevocable permeates and alters our beliefs moving us...
Jack Barton
Sep 7, 20212 min read
The Heavy Hours (BMG)
The BMG debut from The Heavy Hours, Wildfire, is an endearing collection of Indie Pop tunes that are collaborative compositions by the...
Beth Kaufmann
Aug 31, 20212 min read
The Wandering Hearts (Arts & Crafts)
Most of life does not happen instantaneously, but The Wandering Hearts, after meeting through mutual friends in 2015, were discovered by...
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