Posts by Carter Gray Shelter

With 11:11 Pinegrove builds upon their distinct blend of indie, emo, and country-rock by trading out some of their usual suburban bustle in favor of something knottier; both contemplative and expansive. With some of his most striking and memorable writing since the group’s breakout 2016 album, Cardinal frontman Evan Stephens Hall sifts through climate anxiety […]

Earlier this year, on Valentine’s Day no less, Robert Ellis released the best album of his career. Texas Piano Man is filled with high-octane, country-tinged piano rock and some of Ellis’ strongest and most exciting songwriting to date, so when his tour swung its way through Brooklyn on Tuesday night (4/2) there was an unmistakable […]

Since her arrival on the scene in 2016, Lucy Dacus has been a breath of fresh air in the world of indie rock singer-songwriters. The poetry of her lyrics and the way they’re brought to life by her warm alto is a powerful weapon and last year’s masterful Historian, along with boygenius the collaborative EP […]

The last decade has seen the jazz world reignited as a force for musical exploration. While stateside names like Kamasi Washington and Thundercat have been turning on a new generation of listeners, London has found itself home to one of the most boundary-pushing jazz scenes to emerge in some time. The crop of young musicians […]

There is a single moment from Robyn’s triumphant show at Madison Square Garden on Friday, March 8th that is forever seared into my mind. As the Swedish singer reached the first chorus of her 2010 hit “Dancing On My Own” she and her band dropped out and let the crowd take over, and suddenly the […]

Watching William Tyler play live it’s almost impossible not to be immediately pulled in; mesmerized by the melodies that unspool from the strings of his guitar and wrap themselves around the room. His songs don’t demand your attention, they ask for it and you’re only ever too happy to give it. With the release of […]

It feels lately as though Brandi Carlile has defied the odds. Since splashing onto the scene more than a decade ago with her sublime sophomore album, The Story, she’s built up a sizeable following and released a consistently solid string of records, but for the most part, it seemed as though things had plateaued for […]

[rating=7.00] The story goes that in setting out to record the follow up to Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s masterful 2015 record, Multi-Love, the band’s mastermind Ruban Nielson opted to shake up his routine. In a quest for further inspiration, Nielson and the band ventured outside his home studio to a host of other locations around the […]

Since their early days playing “itty bitty shows” at New York’s intimate Rockwood Music Hall, The Lone Bellow have developed a reputation as one of the most consistently exhilarating live acts in the Americana scene. Pouring every ounce of themselves into performances that often verge on spiritual, it’s no surprise the band has developed a […]

“Can the rest of my band please come to the stage?”About to kick off the last show of a whirlwind, year-long international tour at Brooklyn’s Market Hotel on March 23rd, Shame frontman Charlie Steen sounded just a little exasperated as he waited for his bandmates to work their way through the packed crowd to meet […]