Kevin Moore has always insisted he’s not a bluesman. But as alter ego Keb’ Mo’, he’s racked up a lot of awards and attention for his bluesological journeys, including four Grammys in blues categories. Yet he still says he’s not […]
The process of creating her third solo album Age of Apathy was, for Aoife O’Donovan, just as fascinating as the result. First, a move from New York City to rural central Florida. Then an encounter and collaboration with a music […]
It is no simple feat to dust off traditional stories and polish them for a new era, but Jake Xerxes Fussell is one of the best to ever do it. The song-maker known for transporting us back to a simpler, […]
With The Light at the End of the Line, her first collection of new material in 15 years and, apparently, her farewell project, Janis Ian moves seamlessly between activistic declarations and descriptive verse, her melodies crystalline, her voice imbued with […]
Stress Dreams, the eighth studio album from progressive bluegrass band Greensky Bluegrass, isn’t a quarantine album per se. With lengthy songs and loose arrangements suited for in-person jams, this isn’t the sort of myopic, claustrophobic work we’ve come to associate […]
In the early days of the pandemic, many of us understandably reached for music that comforted and soothed during those unprecedented times. Some reached back for the songs and sounds of their youth, either looking for solace in the familiar […]
Almost halfway through Eliza Gilkyson’s exquisite new album, Songs From the River Wind, the gorgeous “Wind River and You” casts a spell with its warm harmonies, flawless instrumentation, and wistful memories of “days that were golden” that “slipped into the […]
Listening to Jamestown Revival’s acoustic-yet-soul-grooving Young Man, you can almost imagine the notes from the ghost of a sleazy label executive: “It’s great, gang,” the executive might ooze, teeth chomping a cigar, because this imaginary scene takes place long ago. […]
What you hear is what you get on Coming Home: A Collection of Songs, the latest release from singer-songwriters Drew Holcomb and Ellie Holcomb. That’s exactly the lovely package fans of both artists were likely hoping for when opening up […]
As Cat Power, Chan Marshall has elevated the art of the cover song and how an artist can make someone else’s material their own. Nearly all of her records feature at least one cover, and she’s devoted two LPs to […]
