Two-plus decades ago, not long after the release of 2002’s stellar Walking In A Straight Line, North Carolina’s The Mayflies USA, puzzlingly called it a day, despite growing buzz and
On her third record, and first for the Normaltown Records label, Kristina Murray is steeped in classic country and honky tonk. Leaning into heartache and loneliness, the Nashville-based songstress often
Murray Attaway is the first to admit it’s been a minute. Throughout the ‘80s, he fronted the wildly underrated Georgia jangle pop band Guadalcanal Diary and put out his first
Despite overwhelming critical praise for his 2022 debut, and tours with Noah Kahan – one of the biggest names in modern folk – and counting Zach Bryan as one of
Kassi Valazza had spent a decade living in the Pacific Northwest, having relocated from Arizona. It was in Portland where she started to build up her following, honing her mix
Indie pop four-piece Lucius have been around since 2007 and have already put out three solid records, but there is a feeling after listening to their fourth and latest LP,
Esther Rose’s 2023 record Safe To Run was a strong, lyrically confessional heavy album that proved she was more than ready for a much larger audience. With Want, she brings
For two decades, Canada’s Matt Andersen, equipped with an impressive, booming voice, has been delivering pristine modern blues across more than a dozen albums. But his latest, The Hammer &
Billy Idol has never been afraid to pivot. With his band Generation X, he was among those at the forefront of the late ‘70s British punk movement. After the group
Julien Baker, one of indie rock’s most consistently solid musicians for the past decade, is no stranger to sharing the spotlight, most recently as a member of the brilliant trio
