HEY! LISTEN: Bandits on the Run Honor Black Ancestors On “You Are Not a Ghost”
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!
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”
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”
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…
HEY! LISTEN: Sarah Gargano Grapples With Loss and Deportation on “staring at the screen”
Nashville-based Sarah Gargano breaks up with a dream — living in London — on her new single “staring at the screen.” The song lives comfortably in the space between indie rock and folk popularized by boygenius and its members, and…