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. Mike June —…

When you’ve lived a life as hard as Darlin’ Brando, it’s easy to lose touch with friends. “The Other Me and Paul” seeks that reconciliation. Darlin’ Brando—the pseudonym of singer, songwriter and drummer, Brandon Goldstein—melds the twang and danceable beats…

Sometimes, the personal doesn’t have to be political…until other people make it that way. Jenny James found herself in that position with her childless cat-lady anthem “Cats Over Men.” It’s a dilemma old as time: pets demand our attention when…

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. Amanda Anne Platt…

Linda Dunnavant is ready for some serious conversations on her new single “Own It.” The track continues on her streak of shimmery Americana, painting a portrait of life as a waking dream. Even conflict, as “Own It” shows us, should…