A couple of months ago I reviewed Ed Tang’s most recent EP, an exuberant push into alt-country. I mentioned that there was…something…missing. When I went back and listened to Goodbye… I realized what it was. The EP feels a lot…
Did you know that Teen Wolf is a thing? Apparently it is…like, people watch it. And I assume people listen to it, because Dan Michaelson’s newest album is already sold out, even though it only goes on sale today. Dan’s…
London-based artist Dan Michaelson will release his somber, deeply-layered album Distance on Monday (the 18th.) The single, “Breaking Falls,” was featured in MTV’s Teen Wolf — but that aside, it’s a beautiful song. Dan took the time to answer some…
Pinebocks reached out to me in June, and I fell in love with “Lena” right away. “This is it,” I thought. “Absolutely the songs of the summer.” But my “to review” list was so backed up that it didn’t take…
Tyler Childers’ name has been passed around on many blogs similar to this one — and it’s easy to see why. Childers’ has the kind of gritty, road-weary voice that probably did great in a punk band but has come…
It’s hard to ask for an album that’s more delightful than Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In. The DC-based band heavily culls from ragtime, early swing, and blues — verily, the origins of the country and rock’n’roll most often enjoyed…
I’m not sure if St. Paul and the Broken Bones really need a boost from me, but here it is. I first read about them in American Songwriter — they were featured literally right next to John Moreland, so I…
If you’re a horn player, it seems like it’s a good time to ply your trade down South. In their new album, Buffalo Clover makes liberal use of brass trio The Nashville Horns. The band also got a bump from…