This has been a Sabbath season of sorts for John Moreland. Moreland, often referred to as a “songwriter’s songwriter,” is a prolific bard with a steady stream of releases, which made his need to get off of the grid recently […]
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After 30 years, Old 97’s came in more unprepared than ever. On their 13th album, American Primitive, the Dallas-born band holed up with producer Tucker Martine to celebrate three decades as a musical brotherhood with zero pre-production for the first […]
The beauty of Andrea von Kampen’s music is also responsible for its most frustrating aspect: that it makes no demands. Von Kampen’s deeply rooted plainsong is all too easily washed out in a digital era where distractions and doomscrolling force […]
The state motto of Missy Raines’ home state of West Virginia is “Montani semper liberi” — a Latin phrase that translates to “Mountaineers are always free.” The dynamic reach of Raines’ new bluegrass masterwork, Highlander, is an exhibition of such […]
It makes sense that Chris Shiflett’s newest solo album, Lost at Sea, is a little here, there, and everywhere. Shiflett’s own musical resume is an expansive exploration of geography and genre. Throughout the ’90s, Shiflett honed his guitar chops in […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Jim Lauderdale and Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Pair Up for a Generation-Spanning Bluegrass Blend
For Jim Lauderdale, it’s another opportunity to extend his far-reaching legacy to a new generation. For the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, it’s a well-deserved badge of honor that further builds their bona fides. Together, on their new collaborative album, The Long […]
Jump for Joy is a work about the work. For the last two decades or so, Hiss Golden Messenger (comprised of MC Taylor and his bandmates) has followed a sonic calling to craft earnest, meaningful songs rooted in authentic experiences. […]
Make no mistake: Joe Firstman is here to proselytize. Firstman, the frontman and principal songwriter for Cordovas, asks an earnest question in “Fallen Angels of Rock ’n’ Roll,” the opening track of the band’s latest album, The Rose of Aces: […]
Rooted in acoustic genres noted for connective storytelling and subversive turns of phrase, Jessye DeSilva is a singer-songwriter whose strong vocal work makes good use of these angles to craft important and timely compositions about issues related to identity and […]
To hear Miles Miller tell the story behind his single “A Feeling Called Lonesome” is, on the surface, to hear a burgeoning songwriter describe why his song about love lost required a full decade to complete. Despite feeling the “aftermath […]
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