Bright notes open “Etude,” the opening track of Julian Lage’s stunning new album, Squint, creating ripples of sound that whirl around one another and cascade in dazzling waves of beauty. The tune creates an atmosphere of reverence and offers a […]
It feels odd for me to offer any words of wisdom around Rachel Baiman’s new record, Cycles. This isn’t to say it’s not worthy of an incredible review, because it absolutely is, and it’s not to say it doesn’t inspire the […]
Lukas Nelson and his band, Promise of the Real, have carved out a nice little niche for themselves over the past decade, establishing themselves as purveyors of a sturdy, classic rock-and-country aesthetic. With A Few Stars Apart, Nelson and POTR […]
“In 1947,” writes Michael Chabon in his 2016 family memoir Moonglow, “there was, to my grandfather, one reason to call oneself a Jew, to go on being Jewish before the world: as a way of telling Hitler, ‘F**k you.’” Doni […]
Andrew Choi works full-time as a lawyer in midtown Manhattan, but he’s also a classically trained violinist and formidable singer-songwriter with four records under his moniker, St. Lenox. His newest, Ten Songs of Worship and Praise for Our Tumultuous Times […]
It’s been 13 years since Gary Louris released his debut solo record, Vagabonds, but that’s not to say the guy’s been dormant since then — quite the opposite, actually. He released One Armed Candy Bear with his side project, Au Pair, in 2015, and he’s […]
Joy Oladokun’s new album, in defense of my own happiness, was forged during a year of isolation and division. But despite that context — or perhaps because of it — the singer finds ways to wrap her arms around the […]
Aquatic Flowers, the fifth album from Nashville-based Tristen Gaspadarek, aka Tristen, spotlights the singer-songwriter’s proficient lyricism, mellifluous voice, and gift for crafting pop-inflected melodies, a further honing of the palette used on previous releases, including 2017’s enchanting Sneaker Waves. The […]
There’s no better distillation of Jewish American identity couched in Southern culture than a 30-minute yarn seesawing between humor, horror, and rage relating to the ways the region’s legendary hospitality clangs with Jewish custom. For most Jews, “hostility” is the […]
For the last 15-ish years, The Infamous Stringdusters have invested heavily in expanding the boundaries of bluegrass with interesting collaborations, inclusive instrumentation, and playful compositions that both flirt with and defy convention. Their artistic excellence and musical pursuits have earned […]
