I’m going to resist every urge I have to make a pun, so let’s just say Von Bieker’s new track “Haunted” is…captivating. The Canadian singer-songwriter takes a simple, sing-song melody and layers it with enough folk elements to make the…
Westberg, the LA-based husband-wife duo, keeps their web presence minimal, so it was an honor to get some thoughtful answers to my questions for 5 rounds. Their new song, “Butterflies,” is an off-kilter pop confection about falling in love. Once…
From the first haunted notes of “Shot the Devil Down,” Whalen and the Willows make you pay attention. The band’s gentle and triumphant stance against the things in our pasts that haunt us make “Shot the Devil Down” an emotional…
Never hurts to have a little Southern gothic in your life. Especially if that gothic comes with a menace-laden rasp that’ll make you think of Tyler Childers. On “Red River,” Shannon Clark & The Sugar unspool a deliciously complex family…
Hi, y’all! This is episode 171 of Adobe & Teardrops, and I’m your host Rachel Cholst. Last week, we talked about anti-racist country music, and this week we’re talking about honky…tonks. Before I go further, remember that you can always…
Coming fresh off her debut album, Roots & Dreams, Dusty Leigh brings sheer, sprightly rhythmic production to her first single, “Take a Ride with Me”. A summery tune written by Nashville songwriters Ava Paige and Corey Lee Barker, “Take a…
UK-based punktry musician, DeLila Black, is set to release her 2nd lock-down single, “Accountability” on May 14th, 2021. The song is a classic country waltz with Black’s signature social justice twist. In following UK lockdown protocols, it was recorded, mixed…
Edwin wowed me a few weeks ago with their song “Face in the Chrome,” so I wanted to make sure to feature more music from their debut album West. On “Two Sparrows,” the pair are joined by The Morning Yells…