Who is Miwi La Lupa? Besides being a talented multi-instrumentalist, La Lupa is a singer-songwriter in his own right who just released Beginner’s Guide, his third solo album, and, if you’re anything like me, maybe it’s just the type of music you need right about now.
Read MoreIt isn’t just the album of the year, it’s the one we need to get through it. A track-by-track annotated guide to Hiss Golden Messenger’s Heart Like a Levee.
Read MoreMusic sounds better in LA. I don’t know why, it just does. I suspect Angel Olsen knew this when she went out there to record My Woman, the follow-up to 2011’s critically lauded Burn Your Fire for No Witness, an album that’s still to this day as calming at times as it is haunting.*
Read MoreNight Surfer is Chuck Prophet’s 13th solo album. Lucky #13. Quite a feat for an artist with a cult following, though not entirely surprising from someone with such a devoted fan base. Regular followers will connect with some of Prophet’s trademarks: semi-spoken lyrics, smoke-and-gravel voice, and riffs that make you want to play air guitar.
Read MoreNashville based singer and song writer k.s. Rhoads has recently returned to the record-making business bearing the fresh fruit of his composing and performing labor. His new album, The Wilderness, departs from his original stylings—soaring classical juxtaposed with pop melodies and hints of folk in the vocals—to a new, jangly world.
Read MoreKenny James, former bandleader of The Witching Hour and session musician for nearly everybody who has good taste in players, is at it with a new and unique project called A Beautiful Curse. By “new,” I mean fresh off the griddle; by “unique,” I mean this collection of music combines just about every genre of music found in the well and performed at the highest top-shelf level.
Read MoreJust a couple weeks back, Matthew Ryan released his new record, In the Dusk of Everything. After picking up a copy and giving it a spin, I knew I was listening a singer-songwriter well-versed in the literary arts.
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