HEY! LISTEN: New Dangerfield Instruct “Put No Walls Around Your Garden”

HEY! LISTEN: New Dangerfield Instruct “Put No Walls Around Your Garden”

ByRachel CholstJul 31, 2024

Fresh off a thunderous set at Newport Folk Fest, New Dangerfield shows no signs of slowing down. The bluegrass supergroup (Kaia Kater, Jake Blount, Nelson Williams, and Tray Wellington) continue to push the genre’s envelope with the haunting “Put No…

HEY! LISTEN: Bandits on the Run Honor Black Ancestors On “You Are Not a Ghost”

HEY! LISTEN: Bandits on the Run Honor Black Ancestors On “You Are Not a Ghost”

ByRachel CholstJul 30, 2024

Bandits on the Run are transcendent on their latest song, “You Are Not a Ghost.” The band’s normally joyous exuberance takes a back seat as lead singer Regina Strayhorn turns her pen towards her family history. “‘You Are Not A…

The Best Americana of July 26, 2024: American Aquarium, Regan Ashton, Kiely Connell, and More!

The Best Americana of July 26, 2024: American Aquarium, Regan Ashton, Kiely Connell, and More!

ByRachel CholstJul 26, 2024

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

HEY! LISTEN: Jana Pochop Builds on Georgia O’Keefe In “The Architect + The Artist”

HEY! LISTEN: Jana Pochop Builds on Georgia O’Keefe In “The Architect + The Artist”

ByRachel CholstJul 22, 2024

It’s hard to build on perfection, but that’s what Jana Pochop did when she enrolled in New York City’s Berklee College of Music. Pochop crafted one of my favorite albums of 2022, and I’m thrilled to share her new song…

HEY! LISTEN: Marley Hale Reconciles With the Past on “Dear Girl”

HEY! LISTEN: Marley Hale Reconciles With the Past on “Dear Girl”

ByRachel CholstJun 28, 2024

Marley Hale has been tearing up the resurgent Brooklyn country scene, part of the vanguard of post-COVID artists who are making things happen in the far reaches of Bushwick. On her new song “Dear Girl,” Hale gives a sleek, modern…