On Matt Mitchell Music Company’s latest effort, Obvious Euphoria, you can’t help but hear the ghosts of John Prine and Jerry Jeff Walker throughout. Mitchell’s voice sounds more than a
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Prior to The Beths coming onto the scene, Auckland, New Zealand’s greatest musical export was the Split Enz (a wildly underrated group that still holds up decades later, FWIW). But
Folk and Americana music has a deep connection to politics. All the way back to Pete Seegar, Joan Baez and Woody Guthrie, and to contemporary artists like Jason Isbell, American
Like Shovels & Rope, Clay Parker and Jodi James were solo musicians who crossed paths and quickly realized they could sound twice as powerful as a duo. On their second
In just over a decade, British indie rockers The Vaccines have evolved from just another synth-heavy UK band with strong hooks and interesting songs to one of the most dependably
Austin-based Uncle Lucius closed out 2018 with a farewell tour, leaving fans to wonder if that was it for the beloved, underrated band that deftly blended country, blues, and roots
In the spring of 2022, Bryan Adams (Canada’s Springsteen) packed London’s Royal Albert Hall for three nights to play live versions of three of his records. Oddly, he didn’t go
Collective Soul, much like the Goo Goo Dolls and Matchbox 20, is one of those bands that you don’t realize were a huge player in the global music world until
