INTERVIEW: Matthew Ryan
Last week, Matthew Ryan released his remarkable new album, Hustle Up Starlings. Matt wrote some thoughtful answers to my questions, below. 1. What made you say to yourself: wait — I’ve got at least one more album in me? That…
Cayetana — New Kind of Normal
When Cayetana’s first album, Nervous Like Me, came out, it was the calling card of a bold, scrappy band. But three years bring a lot of change and upheaval. Like the rest of us, Cayetana did not leave their early…
Christopher Paul Stelling — Itinerant Arias
Christopher Paul Stelling began his latest album as a response to the “cultural anxiety” raised by the election. He wanted to document the pain, the beauty, the resilience, and the ugly bitterness he has seen while driving through what many…
Music Roundup
BEAU + LUCI kick us off with some contemporary folk that’s got a full beat, slinky groove, and some primo duetting. BEAU + LUCI — Official, Facebook, Purchase from their site Speaking of big sounds, Australian neo-soul singer Elise and…
William Hawkins — Unoriginal Songs
Devonshire’s William Hawkins has released a sweet-and-sour set of folk punk. Really, for fans of Frank Turner, this will remind you of the guy’s roots. Hawkins’ puckish sense of humor informs his songs, ranging from “Donnie Trump” (guess what it’s…
INTERVIEW: Pete Mancini
Longtime friend of the blog, Pete Mancini, was kind enough to give us insights on his fantastic new album, Foothill Freeway. Thanks, Pete! — Foothill Freeway is a really impressive body of work. So where, exactly, are you from and…
Matthew Ryan — Hustle Up Starlings
If John Moreland’s latest album paints in bold scarlets and golds, Matthew Ryan’s Hustle Up Starlings paints on the same canvas but with silver and blues. This is an album for a twilight in the summer, that murky ten minutes…
Music Roundup
The new normal is a smorgasborg of music from SubmitHub! Penny’s got a surprisingly upbeat spins on people like yours truly, the classic curmudgeon. Penny — Official Veltlite has a captivating song that straddles Gothic Americana, industrial, and pop. Come…