Jon Batiste (Verve)
New Orleans is joy and indescribable magic, and its inhabitants and descendants carry a musical DNA of this ever-blooming spirit. ...
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Ellie Sanders
Mar 30, 20211 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...
Beth Kaufmann
Mar 23, 20212 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....
Jack Barton
Mar 16, 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...
Ellie Sanders
Mar 9, 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...
Jack Barton
Mar 2, 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...
Beth Kaufmann
Feb 23, 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...
Jack Barton
Feb 16, 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...
Ellie Sanders
Feb 9, 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...
Beth Kaufmann
Feb 2, 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
Jan 26, 20211 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...
Ellie Sanders
Jan 19, 20212 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....
Jack Barton
Jan 12, 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
Dec 8, 20202 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...
Ellie Sanders
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Prateek Kuhad (Elektra)
What does it take for one raised in Jaipur India on Pop Music and Bollywood to break out half a world away at heavily-saturated SXSW as...
Ellie Sanders
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Strung Like A Horse (Transoceanic)
Not often do strong albums open with potential singles unsuitable for airplay, but don’t worry, the FCC-compliant version closes the...
Beth Kaufmann
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Saint Nomad (Curb)
Alternative band Saint Nomad, hails from Russia where the six Odnoralov brothers grew up with music deeply embedded in their DNA. Their...
Jack Barton
Nov 10, 20202 min read
Silvana Estrada (Glassnote)
When the submission for a slot on August’s JBE Virtual SummitFest came in, the first thought was that when foreign language music goes to...
Jack Barton
Nov 3, 20202 min read
Caamp (Mom + Pop)
How does a trio from Ohio unleash a song on the world that sounds like all the hippest, coolest music to come out of New York City since...
Jack Barton
Oct 27, 20202 min read
Wyn Starks (Curb)
The voice… it’s the voice. That’s the very first thing that draws you into Wyn Starks’ music, opening a door onto a sonic feast of...
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