It’s hard not to get caught up in the emotional outpouring by Indigo De Souza on her latest album, “All of This Will End,” released Friday, April 29, via Saddle Creek Records. The third album […]
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Esther Rose Takes Off On ‘Safe to Run’
Singer-songwriter Esther Rose bares her soul on her fourth album, “Safe to Run,” released Friday, April 21, on New West Records. Rose, who has made a home in New Orleans, Louisiana, for the past decade […]
Boygenius Set ‘The Record’ Straight On Latest Release
There is something magical about supergroups. From the first time I heard Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and then later on with Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, I could never really describe what I loved about […]
Nickel Creek Gives Folk Fans Reason To Rejoice With ‘Celebrants’
For a band named Nickel Creek, this bluegrass trio has a penchant for doing things in nine-year cycles. After a nine-year break and a further nine years since their last album, Nickel Creek is back […]
New Music Friday, March 24, 2023
It’s officially spring and new albums are definitely in season as the latest bounty of New Music Friday releases for Friday, March 24, 2023 is the biggest we have seen this year. The entire list […]
Genevieve Artadi Bends Time On ‘Forever Forever’
Listening to “Forever Forever,” the third album from singer-songwriter Genevieve Artadi, is like dancing through a color run of sound. I first heard the producer and multi-instrumentalist as one half of the electronic duo Knower, […]
The War and Treaty Puts Marriage In The Spotlight ‘Lover’s Game’
Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter sing about the ins and outs of love with truth and harmony which is why they are better known as the dynamite duo The War and Treaty. Based in […]
Jen Cloher Is In Sync With Nature On ‘I Am The River, The River Is Me’
Australian singer-songwriter Jen Cloher combines folk storytelling and 90s pop-rock vibes on her fifth album “I Am The River, The River Is Me.” Released 3 March 2023 via Milk! Records, Clother wrote the album during […]
Black Belt Eagle Scout Takes Listeners Home on ‘The Land, The Water, The Sky’
For some reason, I’m drawn to singer-songwriters that take on monikers that make them sound larger than themselves. Dashboard Confessional, Little Boots and of course The Tallest Man On Earth come to mind. Now, I’m […]
The Arcs Send Up Tribute To Richard Swift on ‘Electrophonic Chronic’
Things have gotten trippy in the garage home of The Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach’s rock band The Arcs since we last heard from them. “Electrophonic Chronic” the second album from The Arcs, goes into […]