For whatever reason, the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is having a huge moment — probably most prominently in Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Hadestown. Lewin, whose music I’ve written about in the past, has her own entry…
Sara Rachele is at her best when she confronts difficult themes. Her 2015 song “Rebecca” is a heart-crushing recounting of having an abortion and its latent after-effects. 2020’s Scorpio Sun, the follow-up to her 2019 release Scorpio Moon, is as…
I love seeing all the support for black country and Americana artists! Keep it up! AND we need to get that audience involved in the work of anti-racism. Help me make a playlist of anti-racist country and Americana songs by…
I’m going to give it to you straight. The NYPD is turning this city upside-down, so I haven’t been listening to much music. Country music, specifically, has an historic vested interest in maintaining a status quo where white people are…
If you enjoyed Audrey and Hugh’s otherworldly harmonies on Episode 112 of Adobe & Teardrops, good news! There’s a whole album of the duo’s whimsical folk pop out on May 22nd! Sisterman, whose release was postponed due to our current…