“Milonga Accidental,” the song that won singer-songwriter Alisa Amador the 2022 NPR Tiny Desk Contest and is the closing track on her fantastic debut album, Multitudes, encapsulates both the self-evident promise — and breathtaking vulnerability — that makes her music […]
It’s one thing to write songs about jerks. It’s another to fully inhabit them, willfully and convincingly becoming an unlikable narrator. That only works if the songs are enormously likable. And Austin singer-songwriter Curtis McMurtry once again strikes that balance […]
The Mavericks just keep getting better. There’s an intimate, organic quality to their music that pulls listeners in immediately, allowing them to dwell in the luscious harmonies, the sumptuous instrumentation, and the ingenious songwriting of the band. Moon & Stars […]
A journey like Jon Muq’s is almost cinematic in its grand, sweeping twists and turns. Born and raised in Uganda and settling, somewhat fortuitously, in Austin on the verge of the pandemic, Muq was warmly welcomed by the city’s vibrant […]
In the weeks since the release of Cowboy Carter, there have been dozens, possibly hundreds of thinkpieces written about the impact Beyoncé’s album is having on country radio and country music in general. All that attention and acclamation is well […]
On her new album, TREES, Laurie Lewis invites listeners to join her on a ramble through the natural world as she experiences both loss and joy. This project is her first without the mandolin accompaniment of long-time collaborator and partner […]
There’s excitement at the start of something new, but oftentimes the magic is in the middle. The songs on Kim Richey’s new album, Every New Beginning, build their stories from looking back on the past, looking toward something better just […]
In her first solo album, I Built a World, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes creates an enticing landscape and allows listeners to join her there. Fresh from a Grammy win with Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, Keith-Hynes demonstrates on this project that her […]
It’s probably not surprising to know that Andrew Bird possesses a fondness for midcentury jazz and the Great American Songbook. Given his ability to explore different genres and styles, it should also come as no surprise that he can play […]
We’re all just looking for a reason to fall in love again. Maybe that’s with a person, a cause, ourselves, the world in general — or even just a new album. Ana Egge makes it all easy to do on […]
