The Future of Adobe & Teardrops
Starting in February (with the first few episodes to be recorded in January), Rachel Cholst of Adobe & Teardrops and Von Cloedt of The Americana Rock Mix are teaming up to deliver a weekly podcast in an All Songs…
Kurt Leege — Sleepytime Guitar
I have an oddly specific memory of listening to the Sometimes Boys’ Fire and Ice — cooking dinner in my first apartment in between preparing for the next day’s class. One degree, a career change, and two apartments later, the…
Max Garcia Conover — Motorhome
If you’re like me, once you hear the premise for this album you’re probably going to think “Oh, boy…” There are lots of young songwriters out there who take themselves off on a trip to find themselves and inspiration. They…
Winnie Brave — Cheap Gin
While it sounds nauseating to me, there are people out there who swear by some good ol’ hair of the dog as a hangover cure. If you’re in that camp, Winnie Brave’s Cheap Gin will help lift your spirits amidst…
Top 10 of 2017
I’m not generally a late sleeper, but for this past week off I’ve slept til noon pretty much every day. I think that has a lot to say about how this year was for me. Unlike 2016, this year was…
Woolbright — Busybody Lazybones
Breakups are tough to get through, but I can’t help but feel a little bad for whomever this album is about. Woolbright’s dense, guitar-heavy compositions foreground lyrics that deliver a series of burns of the highest order. If you’ve ever…
Terry Time Brother — Never Alone
This might be one of the most Portland country albums there is. Terry Time Brother, the project of Benson Amps craftsman Terry Benson, has that detached feel and existential crises that PDX has become known for. Far from being derivative,…
Brian Pounds — Southern Writer
There’s no shortage of sad dudes with guitars, but not all of them can dig into that sweet spot between country and the blues like Brian Pounds. The Austin singer-songwriter has been pounding the pavement (see what I did there?)…