They Haymarket Square have a certain rogue-ish charm that makes the harsh medicine of their lyrics — incisive, biting political commentary — go down easily. It was love at first sight with the band’s gospel take on “Heaven,” with an…
I’m very excited to hear Faith Evans Ruch’s new tunes. She dazzled me with After It’s Said and Done and is ready to blow us all away with her next release. For the new batch of songs, Ruch has drifted…
I imagine this is an odd time for musicians in New Orleans. They’re coming down off the high of Mardi Gras but are about to gear up for Jazz Fest (which I am quite excited to attend this year.) So…
If you’re looking for some honest, dirt-kicking music, Grant Gilman is your man. I was drawn to his band’s obvious enjoyment of the music they were playing, as well as Gilman’s impassioned delivery. Gilman is more clearly on the country…
Good Grief, Woodward’s sophomore album, is not for the faint of heart. Composed in response to the loss of several people close to Woodward, Good Grief is much more ambitious in scale than Letters We Told. The album begins with…
Australian troubadour Rick Hart has brought us two more EPs of well-honed country rock. City Lights operates as a triptych of songs: three odes to a woman who left the outback (or at least that’s what I’m imagining) for the…
Listening to Scheherazade, Freakwater’s first album in 9 years, is an immersive experience. Janet Beveridge Bean and Catherine Irwin, the band’s founding duo, have worked together on and off for over 25 years. That shows in Scheherazade‘s rich tapestry of…
I’ve been sitting on this one for a while now. I’ve written about Lela Sophia in the past. I appreciate her minimalist approach to songwriting, which creates a trance-like aura around Sophia’s dreamy lyrics. This is very much Netflix and…