Pageant — Figure Eight

Now that the school year is winding down, I have something else to occupy my time: a social life. It’s rather sparse between September and July, but now’s the time to live the next 8 weeks with a vengeance (well,…

PREORDER: Proud Compilation

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED. 500 purchases = two new interns for FIERCE 500+ purchases = two new interns and other amazing stuff! While you’re waiting for your hand-numbered limited edition CD to reach you, or while you’re picking your jaw…

Cowboy Mouth — Go!

There’s some bands you can’t help but follow. Call it sentimental value. I’ve been following Cowboy Mouth since I cared about music. After listening to their latest (fourteenth?) studio album, I felt a little weird. I couldn’t put my finger…

Anna Tivel — Before Machines

The first riff of “Five Dollar Bill,” the opening track of Anna Tivel’s sophomore album, made my brain turn somersaults. Don’t worry — it was in a happy way. Tivel manages to capture the performance styles of my favorites: Kendl…

Interview — Bishops

I introduced you to the raw power of Bishops a few months ago. Tucker Riggleman took a break from unpacking after a big move to answer some of my questions about his craft: Photo Credit: Jordan Hudkins What’s your songwriting…

Redleg Husky — Carolina

Carolina is an album of exceptional beauty. I don’t mean to say that this is a carefully crafted Old Master hung up somewhere in the Met. It’s more like a painting from the Hudson River School: thoughtfully composed, but earthy…