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George Taylor — Rain or Shine

If there’s justice in this world, George Taylor will become a household name as a singular bluesman. The Tennessee native’s Americana roots pairs nicely with whiskey (or, in my class, aged rum that tastes like whiskey when I close my…

Banded Stilts — Little Village

I’ll just start with this one: Little Village is a thing of beauty. The opening track, “The End of February” is a stunner and it only gets better from there. The intimacy of the first few lines says it all:…

Bishops — Silver Lining

If you’re looking for a blistering wall of apathy to climb over in this early spring weather, here it is. Bishops, based in West Virginia, is the brainchild of Tucker Riggleman. Part shoegaze, part strident punk, Silver Lining presents few…