Calling on the ghosts of outlaw country past, Arizonan Max Harms’ debut single “California” scorns LA for a more authentic life. I was taken by the lush steel guitars and Harms’ world-weary vocals. In our interview, Harms explains where that…
The most interesting thing about doing this list is that, for me, it’s disabusing myself of certain notions. For one, I’ve honestly felt in the last five years that I haven’t been enjoying the music I’ve been receiving as much…
The anniversary party rolls along with catherine the great’s gorgeous new song “Woman’s Work.” I appreciate catherine’s sticking to her political guns, her wry sense of humor, and her powerful songwriting. (She also wrote a gutpunch of an essay for…
Since 2010, Arkansas outfit Sad Daddy has traveled down many a road–together and separately–at times focusing on their solo projects and then reuniting for a band project. The four members, Brian Martin, Joe Sundell, Rebecca Patek, and Melissa Carper, all…
RØRY keeps their bio close to the vest, but maybe that’s because she wants her music to speak for itself. The British singer-songwriter finds inspiration in ’90s power pop and pop punk. They tell us more about “Uncomplicated”‘s origins and…
We got to see an example of Linda Draper’s freak folk tendencies on “Tether,” but this time around she just wants to go along for the ride. In her charming new video, Draper bids farewell to New York and takes…
Well — what a ten years it’s been! (You can help celebrate but donating to Never Again Action! For every $100 raised, I’ll premiere a brand new song!) Here are my favorite two songs of each year from 2011 –…
A quixotic mix of American post-punk and ’80s post-hardcore, Aversions are modest East Vancouver work-a-days trying to live the axiom of art interlacing life. Muscular riffing, left-turn basslines and sledgehammer drumming provide the substrate for vocalist Sam Coll’s acidic takes…