A&T Playlist #14: Top 10 of 2021
We did it, y’all! In celebration of surviving 2021, here is the obligatory list of music that got me through. Doc Feldman – “Let Me Love You” (A Healthy Dose of Anxiety) Doc was a contender for the all-time Adobe…
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REVIEW: Just Roxie (nee Roxie Watson) Pare Down 3-Part Harmonies, 3 Chords, to the Truth
We Missed You is more than a pandemic album. It’s also a re-introduction, as Roxie Watson reinvents itself as the trio Just Roxie. Boasting the talents of Lenny Lasseter, Becky Shaw, and Linda Bolley, the trio is brimming with talent…
The Pinkerton Raid Question Fatherhood and Masculinity On “(Not All) The Boys Will Be Boys”
Jesse James DeConto grew up in New England, with Dad’s guitar and Mom’s radio tuned to Soulsville, the Village, Liverpool and Laurel Canyon. Those inheritances mingle with foothills-folk in Durham, N.C., yielding songs Americana UK calls “anthemic.” Critics hear influences from…
INTERVIEW: Max Harms Resolves to Leave “California”
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…
Ten Years of Adobe & Teardrops: 2016 – 2020
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…