The Best Americana for January 19: Grant Glad, Old Heavy Hands, Hannah Kaminer & More!

The Best Americana for January 19: Grant Glad, Old Heavy Hands, Hannah Kaminer & More!

ByRachel CholstJan 19, 2024

Listen to my favorite tracks off each album on my Spotify or Tidal playlists! Updated weekly with all the best new country, Americana, and whatever else I feel like — this is music like your life depends on it. Grant…

PREMIERE: Old Amica Ramps Up the Suspense on “Everyone We Know”

PREMIERE: Old Amica Ramps Up the Suspense on “Everyone We Know”

ByRachel CholstJan 18, 2024

Swedish duo Old Amica will arrest you with their harmonies on “Everyone We Know.” That was the first thing that hit me as this dirge unfurls majestically. This isn’t a dirge for others, though — it’s about losing one’s sense…

HEY! LISTEN: Kaia Kater Flips Intangibles Inside-Out on “The Internet”

HEY! LISTEN: Kaia Kater Flips Intangibles Inside-Out on “The Internet”

ByRachel CholstJan 12, 2024

Kaia Kater has a knack for weaving the traditional with the boldly modern. “The Internet,” her first single released via Free Dirt Records, is a perfect expression of her interests. Kater questions her relationship with the medium, questioning its physical…

The Best Americana (and Rock) of Summer 2023: Margaret Glaspy, NQ Arbuckle, Chapel Hart & More!

The Best Americana (and Rock) of Summer 2023: Margaret Glaspy, NQ Arbuckle, Chapel Hart & More!

ByRachel CholstJan 12, 2024

Listen to my favorite tracks off each album on my Spotify or Tidal playlists! Updated weekly with all the best new country, Americana, and whatever else I feel like — this is music like your life depends on it. I…

PREMIERE: Annie Moscow Guides Us Through Jazz-Inspired “Land of Dreams”

PREMIERE: Annie Moscow Guides Us Through Jazz-Inspired “Land of Dreams”

ByRachel CholstJan 10, 2024

Annie Moscow sends us to a Land of Dreams on her upcoming album, the first that she is co-producing. Here, Moscow opts for an entirely acoustic soundscape to bring a sense of vulnerability and immediacy to the deeply textured worlds…