No stranger to this blog, Ron Pope has some gorgeous new music out. Having spent his lockdown becoming enamored of his young daughter, Pope’s music — previously a mix of good-time rock and heartbreak songs that remind me of a…
Finnish songwriter, producer and guitarist Petter Näse may cite ’80s hair metal as his main influences, but his new country-tinged release “Highs and Lows” sounds like what would happen if Petty and Zevon took some quaaludes together. Early Signs beautifully…
Ol Whitetail (Pittsburgh, PA) is an indie/folk singer-songwriter and poet. Inspired by literature, magic realism, activism, and philosophy, she uses literary devices and elements of visual design to evoke a cinematic aesthetic in song. In “Coonhound,” Ol Whitetail summons her one true love…
We Missed You is more than a pandemic album. It’s also a re-introduction, as Roxie Watson reinvents itself as the trio Just Roxie. Boasting the talents of Lenny Lasseter, Becky Shaw, and Linda Bolley, the trio is brimming with talent…
Jesse James DeConto grew up in New England, with Dad’s guitar and Mom’s radio tuned to Soulsville, the Village, Liverpool and Laurel Canyon. Those inheritances mingle with foothills-folk in Durham, N.C., yielding songs Americana UK calls “anthemic.” Critics hear influences from…