Mackenzie Shivers’ new album Rejection Letters captures a special moment in the singer-songwriter’s practice: having had a creative spurt in the beginning of lockdown, Shivers recorded her collection of experimental songs up in Woodstock, NY. The writing and recording process…
One of the biggest lessons we’ve all learned in the past year is being content with what we’ve got. On “15 Minutes,” the Atlanta-based band ponders whether superstardom is really what they want — and what they’d even do with…
We’ve been watching a lot of Halt and Catch Fire, a period drama about a tech startup in Texas in the 80s. The soundtrack is rife with punk, New Wave, and heavy synth music. Honestly, it sounds a lot like…
Sometimes, you just need a meditative blues song. Old friends Johnny and Slide came together to record an album, creating songs that reside somewhere between blues and hip hop. “Bound for Glory” sounds like it could be a cover of…
If you’re not careful, the thrumming bass in Melanie Rogers’ new single “Fever” will pull you under. The song — one that captures that moment of clarity when you realize a relationship is over — is Rogers’ first secular release,…