Trad country trio Lost Saints deliver a retro sound and a refreshing spin on the idea of small-town love. The song lists a series of “firsts” that are often the focus of Music Row ballads: prom, meet cutes, first kisses,…
Just ahead of election day, Sam Kogon confronts the questions tugging at our minds on “America.” The song was inspired by COVID-19 lockdowns and the murder of George Floyd, but four years later the song still packs plenty of punch.…
Austin’s indie punk trio Parker Woodland vie for liberation on their indie punk rock album There’s No Such Thing As Time. The band is of KUTX, including playing their Rock the Park with Luna Luna and their SXSW Rock the…
Laura Zarougian brings all of herself to her new double single “Double-Sided”/”New Used Car.” The self-described sidewalk cowgirl leans heavily into country, Western, and East Village folk on these two songs, though her Armenian heritage is never far from her…
Sometimes, the personal doesn’t have to be political…until other people make it that way. Jenny James found herself in that position with her childless cat-lady anthem “Cats Over Men.” It’s a dilemma old as time: pets demand our attention when…