Cannondolls — Crumbs
If you want to win my heart, write a good murder ballad. I’m swooning over the Cannondolls’ “Bed on Fire.” In general, it’s a genre that I wish would be put to rest (so to speak), as it perpetuates a…
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Courtney Marie Andrews — Honest Life
Courtney Marie Andrews has many accomplishments under her belt: playing with Damien Jurado, collaborating with Jimmy Eats World, touring internationally, producing the finest album of 2016 (this one.) She has one more important but dubious notch to add to her…
Kelsey Waldon — I’ve Got a Way
Kelsey Waldon’s sophomore release brings us back to the days when country music was plainspoken. Waldon, an East Nashville transplant from the tobacco town of Monkey’s Eyebrow, KY (really), knows how to craft a tune that is honest and sincere.…
Tatters & Rags — Salt
Though the hail from Brooklyn, there’s nothing smarmy or ironic about Tatters & Rags’ debut album. The band’s traditional(-ish) take on country and irreverent personality is reminiscent of Girls on Grass, with whom they often share a stage. My first…
Sara Rachele and the Skintights — Motel Fire
Sara Rachele made jaws drop last year with her heartrending EP, Madison County. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to “Rebecca,” do that, and then when you’re done, come back here. Cool. So in the intervening year, Rachele…