Della Ridge — Country Music From the North
I would be most indebted to anyone who can explain why so many Scandinavian musicians perform in English. For a genre that so heavily relies on lyrics, it can be tough to dig into a folk or country song if…
Brooks Dixon — White Roses
EPs don’t often cover as much ground as Brooks Dixon’s White Roses, which should tell you a little bit about Dixon’s songcraft. The EP is his third release, and that shows with the gentle strength behind each of these songs,…
Jerrod Phillips — Ruins
New relationships can be a scary time. Maybe what you want isn’t the same as the other (or one of the other) people. Maybe you thought you wanted one thing at the start, and as time goes on you find…
Dustin Price — Sleep It Off
For every artist you see featured here, there’s at least 99 whom I chose not to write about. If I had received any one of the songs on Dustin Price’s Sleep It Off, I would’ve known instantly that it was…
Sundaes — “Love”
I had to share this song. I’ve never heard anyone sing “This is how you fuck me” as sweetly, endearingly, and vulnerably as the Nashville-based rock band Sundaes. Suffice to say, wear headphones when you listen to this one. Not…
Terra Lightfoot — New Mistakes
Come for Terra Lightfoot’s crunchy blues guitars, stay for her true instrument: her voice. Like drinking a fine red wine, taking a moment to savor Lightfoot’s full-bodied voice will reveal depths that truly bring out these blues rock songs. To…
VIDEO: Jeremy Squires — “Somersault”
Jeremy Squires is no stranger to tackling complex issues. He’s made it a one-man mission to write stunning folk music about mental health struggles. His most recent album, Collapse, explores trying — and failing — to build a relationship with…
See a Show! Joe Kye Live in NYC
You know how you kind of get into a rut? Even if you live in the greatest city in the world, you do the things you want and there are vast swathes of stuff happening around you that you’re just…