Interviews

We Belong, is the eighth studio album from Sinkane, a band led by multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab. And like much of Sinkane’s previous releases, it resists genre. It’s pop. It’s funk. It’s electronic. It blends the gritty punk newness of a 70s and 80s New York with the steady, foundational soul of the rhythms of his […]

Franklin-Tennessee-based band The FBR (named after Leonard Cohen’s “Famous Blue Raincoat”) released their debut album, Ghost, on January 19th. It builds on many years of songwriting separately and together, but also reflects a big leap forward when Malarie McConaha (lead vocals, electric guitar) and Tim Hunter (acoustic guitar, harmonica) realized that bringing their live band […]

The role of a producer seems to change as the years go by. In 2023, the right producer can be the difference between a smash hit and an inevitable flop. The combination of a dedicated producer who sees and trusts your vision and the proper studio environment is the recipe for pure music. That is […]

Vincent Neil Emerson has quickly solidified himself as one of the most endearing young voices in Modern Country/Americana. Entering a genre drenched in tradition and guitar prowess, Emerson found the middle ground between honoring the past and pushing the sonics forward. His latest creation, 2023’s The Golden Crystal Kingdom, is the artist’s most expansive album […]

New York-based No Wave band The Comateens’ “Danger Zone” and “Elizabeth’s Lover” have recently been reissued by Left for Dead, a label with a long connection to both the band and their original guitarist Ramona Jan. The tracks arrived on CD (with gatefold sleeve), 12” LP vinyl, and digitally via Bandcamp. The Comateens were founded in […]

Music can soundtrack triumphs as much as it does failures. Despite what is going on in your world and the world around you, there is always music to fall back on to reach a level of zen that can’t be found anywhere else. When you mix this with an undying love for your instrument and […]

Dallas-based band Bastards of Soul recently released their final collection of songs recorded with their late vocalist Chadwick Murray titled Give It Right Back via the newly founded Skylark Soul Co. It was preceded by the album Corners (2022) which was also recorded before Murray’s untimely death from a rare and sudden pulmonary illness in […]

Andy Summers is a Renaissance Man; which means he can do a lot of things very, very well. He is a guitar player with an extensive catalog of recordings – with his former band The Police, as a solo artist and with various other musicians (such as Robert Fripp, Carly Simon and Joan Armatrading). He […]

J. Wilms will be releasing his fourth solo album, titled The Fighter, on December 8th, and it marks something of a departure for him. As someone who is an accomplished guitarist and has worked for many years as a studio musician as well as creating and releasing previous solo albums that were primarily instrumental, Wilms […]

Kurt Baker recently released his new record with his band, Rock ‘N’ Roll Club, via Stevie Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records, and it’s a collection that focuses on the eclectic aspects of Rock and the ways in which Rock music brings people together. Around the same time, the SiriusXM Radio channel Little Steven’s Underground Garage […]

It’s that time of the year when hearts start to wither – when the cold North wind sends chills through our spines. But this year, we’re not alone in our fight against Winter. Massachusetts folk heroes Cloudbelly have returned with a new record. And its first single, “November” is a beautifully constructed pop-folk anthem for […]

Singer/songwriter Ira Wolf released her fourth album Rock Bottom, her first in several years, via Nettwerk in October. Through the gradual roll out of singles from the album, and along with her openness with her audience on social media, Wolf made it clear that the album documents a period of intense emotion and introspection that […]

Hey You is a new Glide column where we touch base with artists out of the “spotlight” from their “prominent” prior bands. Seeing how an artist’s creativity adapts to different mediums is one of the most fascinating occurrences in the art world. Some artists are able to seamlessly implement their message into any format they desire, such is […]

The Small Square, a duo made up of Paul Chastain (Velvet Crush, Matthew Sweet) and John Richardson (Tommy Keene, Gin Blossoms, Badfinger) remastered and rereleased their first self-titled album with expanded tracks over the summer and on Halloween, launched their second full album, Ours & Others. Both were recorded in large part at John Richardson’s […]

Divine Horsemen have recently released Bitter End of a Sweet Night via In The Red Records, a follow-up to 2021’s Hot Rise of an Ice Cream Phoenix that marked their return to releasing music after 33 years. In many ways, it was like no time had passed at all, with new Divine Horsemen songs proving […]

Hey You is a new Glide column where we touch base with artists out of the “spotlight” from their “prominent” prior bands. There is something undeniably enticing about a reclusive artist. A person who can capture their environment and feelings and articulate them in a refreshing, creative way is the closest we’ve come to real-life […]

New Jersey-based Indie-Rock pioneers The Feelies have released their seventh album, Some Kinda Love, their first-ever live album. But even that comes with a twist since the music is not their own, but rather a performance from a retrospective of The Velvet Underground that they were invited to take part in the East Village in […]

Catbells is an artist who introduced her project by releasing the single with a video for “Fade” on Youtube, expanded on that by launching an EP titled Wilderness, and has recently released a debut full album, Partly Cloudy, on vinyl, CD, and digital vai SQFT Records. Her work is introspective, but also expansive in terms […]

Most touring musicians look forward to and cherish their time off from the road as a chance to unwind and revitalize themselves after enduring the rigors of cohabiting in tour buses and hotel rooms for months on end. Fortunately, Daniel Donato is not like most musicians.  Inspired by some sage advice he received from local […]

Roots-influenced artist Jonah Tolchin has traditionally been associated with the Blues but has never made a complete album focused on his biggest formative element until now. His collection Dockside, recently released by his own newly established label, Clover Music Group, was Produced by Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars) and recorded at the beloved studio of […]