Adobe & Teardrops’ Top 10 of 2022
I always like to write this in January, just in case something sneaks in to my December listening that I know I can’t live without. But to be honest, this year I just haven’t had time to listen to music…
My Politic — Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home
My Politic’s new album, Missouri Foklore: Songs & Stories From Home is an immersive look backwards, a celebration of home and finding one’s away. The album’s concentration at home is even more evocative now that Kaston Guffey, one half of…
Shirley Hurt — Shirley Hurt
Trust me, I’ve had a lot of amazing, incredible things happen this year. And somehow, lately, I just want to curl up with music that focuses on licking your wounds. Shirley Hurt’s self-titled album provides a good soundtrack for that.…
Sarah Lee Langford & Will Stewart — Bad Luck & Love
There’s nothing like a well-suited collaboration. Sarah Lee Langford released one of my favorite albums of 2019, Two-hearted Rounder. Its moody atmosphere serves as a neat counterweight to Will Stewart’s breezy Slow Life, which came out earlier this year. The…
A Mastodon Guide for Indie Musicians (And The Journalists Who Love Them)
UPDATED: 11/26/22 Hello! I hopped over to Mastodon about two weeks ago, once Elon began making increasingly strange pronouncements. I don’t know if it will “replace” Twitter (it doesn’t need to!), or if Twitter will actually collapse, but so far…
HEY! LISTEN: Sarah King Doesn’t Think You Should “Blame It On The Booze”
Sarah King inhabits the dark side of Americana with a rich imagination and powerful voice. Her 2021 debut EP The Hour, produced by Simone Felice and David Baron (The Lumineers, Jade Bird), marks her stunning arrival. (I reviewed it when…
PREMIERE: Last Year’s Man Defies Mortality on “Only Memories”
Last Year’s Man is the pseudonym of Eugene, OR based producer and songwriter, Tyler Fortier. Fortier is a frequent collaborator with up-and-coming Northwest singer/songwriters and has produced recordings for artists such as Anna Tivel, Beth Wood, and Jeffrey Martin. OPB…
Angela Easterling — Witness
Angela Easterling’s new album, Witness is a triumph of songwriting. Easterling masterfully ducks in and out of the best subgenres Americana has to offer while holding on to one important kernel: radical vulnerability. Whether she’s slinging skronky blues or heartfelt…