What’s left when you give of yourself day in and day out? Hardened and Tempered, a queer country duet out of Austin, sought to answer those questions in The Trailer Sessions. Drawn from their experiences working in an oncology ward…
Ten minutes might seem like an odd runtime for an EP, but Amparo’s Rains knows not to overstay its welcome. The three-track instrumental combines gentle, organic guitar work with electronic looping and modulation, creating something a little more than human.…
Jeremy Squires is surely about to release a stunner of an album. While Poem doesn’t yet have a release date, he’s released a number of singles that have me quite excited. In “Gift,” Squires reckons with loss and nostalgia in…
Rachel and Von return to discuss aging, dental health, snakes on a seat, and how sometimes it’s not great to say yes to everything. Also, some excellent tunes. 1. Good Graces, “The First Girl”, Hummingbird 2. Molly Parden – “Sail…
I really love my job, but I am extremely jealous of whoever does the music placement for Democracy Now! (It’s an independent news show, should you be curious. They’re are very unapologetically left-leaning if that’s your thing.) During commercial breaks,…