Christopher Paul Stelling began his latest album as a response to the “cultural anxiety” raised by the election. He wanted to document the pain, the beauty, the resilience, and the ugly bitterness he has seen while driving through what many…
If John Moreland’s latest album paints in bold scarlets and golds, Matthew Ryan’s Hustle Up Starlings paints on the same canvas but with silver and blues. This is an album for a twilight in the summer, that murky ten minutes…
It’s very clear that the likes of Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez are huge influences on Tulsa (by way of LA)-based singer Lauren Barth. (Indeed, May 5th was a pretty big day for the Tulsa music world, it seems, and…
Will Bennett made a huge splash on the scene last year, raking in high marks from No Depression and Adobe & Teardrops pal Americana Rock Mix. The band has returned with “Tumblin’ Down,” a frenetic song that’s more of a…
Jeremy Squires’ first album, When Will You Go, made a huge impact on me. Detailing struggles with depression, it was the medicine I needed at the time. Squires has no difficulty taking difficult subjects head-on. In Collapse, Squires unflinchingly guides…