With their latest album, Lines in the Levee, Asheville, North Carolina-based Town Mountain takes time to look back at what they have lived through and to examine the legacy they will leave. The tracks offer glimpses into the tensions between […]
On their latest album, Small Towns, Stillhouse Junkies have curated a collection of songs bearing the imprint of the area around Durango, Colorado, that the three members of the band now call home. Products of small towns themselves, guitarist Fred […]
Damn Tall Buildings’ latest album, Sleeping Dogs, would fit perfectly in a festival dance tent, and it’s just as suitable for singing in the car at full volume. The unpredictable, often rapid-paced original lyrics of Sleeping Dogs are clever and […]
For their newest project, Place of Growth, the members of Hawktail set out to create a seamless listening experience rather than a compilation of potential singles. What started as a “tune-swap” challenge from Swedish folk fiddler Lena Jonsson, who composed […]
Upon a first listen to Across the Divide, Fireside Collective’s fourth studio album, one is struck by the pure bluegrass sound. The vocal and instrumental sound is so clean. The five members of the band never sacrifice sound for speed. […]
With their new self-titled album, Circus No. 9 keeps listeners on their toes. The songs, co-written by band members Thomas Cassell, Matthew Davis, Ben Garnett, and Vince Ilagan, make for an experience that’s like tasting an unusual dish and trying […]
With their latest album, Imaginary Lines, North Carolina-based bluegrass band Unspoken Tradition has something strong to show for how they used their time during COVID lockdown. They were just coming off the success of their full-length Myths We Tell Our […]
Tray Wellington’s first full-length solo project, Black Banjo, debuts barely a year after his graduation from East Tennessee State University, but he already has a fuller CV than many twice his age. His early exposure to the music of Western […]
What happens when four songwriters and multi-instrumentalists choose to spend 30 days together in the Western North Carolina mountains? In the case of River Whyless, the result is their new album, Monoflora. The band self-produced their 2012 debut album, A […]
