I’ve been on an intense Ursula K LeGuin kick lately (hyperfixation, you might say?) Specifically, I’ve been enchanted by the Earthsea series, one of those masterpieces of fantasy literature that is marketed to YA audiences because the language is simple,…
Two elements become immediately apparent in Alice Howe’s new album, Circumstance: Howe’s resplendent voice and the sunshine that feeds it. Circumstance shows off Howe’s chops, to be sure — with the album recorded at FAME Studios, who could resist some…
From the first chaotic strums on Lose, Badly, Philly indie rock band Booze Radly grabs hold and never lets go. The album is an electrifying tour de force of pain, isolation, and the liberation found in the eye of the…
Whatever you’re expecting from Karen Jonas’ new album The Restless, don’t get comfortable. This is a mature album written by someone who has fully embraced their power: lyrically, musically, as an artist, as a person. Jonas has always known how…
Destinie Lynn’s EP “Little Ghost” is a five-song collection that embodies all that ghostliness means. To be sure, there’s a good deal of haunting here, and Lynn takes us on a journey with lilting guitars and a singing voice that…