HEY! LISTEN: I&I — “Tonight”
Hot from the streets of…Norway? That’s right — there’s been a big Nordicana push lately, and I&I is one of my favorites of the bunch so far. They lean into a vintage, sun-drenched sound that, by all rights, should be…
HEY! LISTEN: Horse & Wells — “Going”
Is there anything better on a spring morning than a plaintive, lonely country song? Brooklyn-based Horse & Wells have perfected the art on “Going,” a sprawling composition of steel guitars and distortion — just the kind of alt-country we look…
Adobe & Teardrops: Episode 166
Hi, everyone! Welcome to Episode 166! My brain is in vacation mode. As you may have seen on Twitter, one of my friends’ parents bought a giant mcmansion on the Hudson River that used to be a bed and breakfast…and…
INTERVIEW: Mackenzie Shivers Finds Freedom in Rejection Letters
Mackenzie Shivers’ new album Rejection Letters captures a special moment in the singer-songwriter’s practice: having had a creative spurt in the beginning of lockdown, Shivers recorded her collection of experimental songs up in Woodstock, NY. The writing and recording process…
PREMIERE: Run Katie Run — “15 Minutes”
One of the biggest lessons we’ve all learned in the past year is being content with what we’ve got. On “15 Minutes,” the Atlanta-based band ponders whether superstardom is really what they want — and what they’d even do with…
HEY! LISTEN: Annie Taylor — “The Fool”
We’ve been watching a lot of Halt and Catch Fire, a period drama about a tech startup in Texas in the 80s. The soundtrack is rife with punk, New Wave, and heavy synth music. Honestly, it sounds a lot like…
Adobe & Teardrops: Episode 165
It’s episode 165 of Adobe & Teardrops! Thanks for sticking with me! Well, everything is coming up Rachel this week. I’ve been on spring break. I joined a fantasy baseball league. I joined a queer softball league. Opening day is…
HEY! LISTEN: John E Vistic and Slide Hambidge — “Bound For Glory”
Sometimes, you just need a meditative blues song. Old friends Johnny and Slide came together to record an album, creating songs that reside somewhere between blues and hip hop. “Bound for Glory” sounds like it could be a cover of…