Remember when country music was about people who, like, lived in the country? On “Taking My Power Back,” Trunzo literally asserts the right to power — electrical power, that is. The song’s lyrics were inspired by citizen testimony from the May 2021…
Usually joined by a party of 12 onstage, Lauren has held multiple residencies at the legendary Rockwood Music Hall. She is currently completing her debut full-length album after the 2016 release of her debut EP, Never Really Done With You, and…
When Philip Bowen first picked up a fiddle at four years old, who could have guessed that he would eventually become a breakout star on social media – without ever releasing an album? Just ask his 320,000 Instagram followers about…
I don’t know about you all but burnout has been hitting me something FIERCE these last few weeks. I blame the unrelenting 6 weeks of rain in New York City, but I’ve also been writing stuff like this for like…
Burnt out on touring after The Stray Birds disbanded in 2008, Maya de Vitry has spent the last few years growing her creative community in Nashville focusing on intense, radical albums that have pushed the boundaries of her artistry. On…
Joseph Houck’s sunny, self-assured music receives a glowup on his latest, Haunts & Wants, thanks to the backing of a Memphis-inspired horn band and backing vocals. When we last checked in with Houck, his folk rock-inspired music was confident and…
Terra Lightfoot’s pulsating album Healing Power is unlike anything you’re likely to hear any time soon — and you’re unlikely to get these earworms out of your head, either. Healing Power is what I can only describe as heartland funk…
Every so often, you listen to an album the whole way through and are left breathless. The artist has laid it all out, baring their soul, giving you a new perspective on your own life. Surely, this is their height.…