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DL Rossi knows a thing or two about songwriting and making magnetically melodic songs with a graceful storytelling touch. In 2019 let it all pour out in the name of survival on A Sweet Thing, where Rossi had learned the hard way in the wake of a very painful divorce- that you can’t rush recovery. On […]

Named after a riff on an obscure internet inside joke slung by a semi-literate troll in the comment section of a clickbait post about the discovery of a massive prehistoric alligator, Pinguin Mofex has never been accused of making sense. They have a song where the 5-7 members of the band shout “Snakebite!” for three […]

Hailing from the D.C. area, Domenic Cicala – A singer/songwriter with a love for the 3 minute song.  Largely influenced by the holy musical trinity of Hank, Elvis and Bruce and owing all his musical acumen to the sagely philosophy of Woody Guthrie “If you play more than 2 chords you are showing off”.   Domenic is a Roots […]

Just one listen to Andrew Grimm’s well-worn gravitas and backwoods authenticity, you know this isn’t just another Americana wanna-bee. In fact, Grimm has been out there and hustlin’ his songs for longer than Tyler Childers has been old enough to drive. Enter Grimm’s gritty project June Star and the release of its new album How […]

At the height of last year’s protests demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, San Francisco’s Con Brio came together as a band to talk about how they would approach and address the failure of leadership and lack of accountability on the part of both the President and law enforcement officials in […]

Gates Of Light is an international lockdown album collaboration between five artists across four cities, three time zones and two continents. Featuring the combined award-winning talents of singer-songwriter Louise Quinn and producer/musician Bal Cooke (Glasgow), producer/ DJ Scott Fraser (London), producer/ DJ Kid Loco (Paris) and film/art director Tim Saccenti (New York), it was made possible by the support of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund to sustain creativity […]

The High Plains Drifters were sired after a night of too much booze and too little food at a Tex-Mex spot in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea. Fast forward a few years and they boast one fan-favorite album—2019’s High Plains Drifters that recieved the critical acclaim of Harper’s Bazaar, Untitled Magazine, Glide Magazine, Anti Music, and more. Their second full-length […]

In the summer of 2016, Jeremy Lyon found himself anchorless. His band had broken up after five years of touring the country, and Lyon felt consumed by uncertainty about the future — both his own and America’s. So he picked up a pen. “It was the first time I was writing without needing anyone else’s […]

Atlanta-via Athens, Georgia singer/songwriter Adam Klein just released his new 3-song EP, Little Tiger, a collection of outtakes on January 22, 2021, from the recording sessions for his 2019 album, Low Flyin’ Planes. .For Low Flyin’ Planes, Klein teamed up with his longtime producer and engineer Bronson Tew at Dial Back Sound in Water Valley, Mississippi, for their […]

Vancouver based Vox Rea is sisters Kate Kurdyak and Lauren Kurdyak with Kaitlyn Hansen-Boucher, and Mitchell Schaumberg. Kate and Lauren lean on their classical background, featuring violin and piano respectively. Kaitlyn is an accomplished vocalist and all three of the women grew up singing in choirs together. Check out the sunny new single “Reset” (below) from Vox Rea. A swaying melody rests over fluttering vocal harmonies while […]

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Ben Rice is one of those rare voices that references exceptional voices from years past, while earning nods as a must-hear singer-songwriter in today’s world of Isbell, Stapleton, and Carlile.  Rice’s forthcoming album Future Pretend is due February 19, 2021 and Glide is premiering the video for the radio-ready “One and Only.” Rice […]

Heightened senses strengthen communication. Receptive to even the most subtle internal and external stimuli, Amersterdam based songstress Nina June leans into acute sensitivity as a lyricist and embraces expansive scope as a sonic auteur. On her forthcoming EP, the Amsterdam-based singer and songwriter layers plainspoken emotion over multi-dimensional soundscapes steeped in strings, keys, guitar, and […]

Athens, Georgia band Pilgrim is set to release their sophomore album Neverland out on February 12th via Trajectory Records. Pilgrim is the brainchild of songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Paul McHugh. McHugh has been a stalwart in the music scene playing with an incredible variety of bands and musical adventures as either a guitarist or keyboardist or both. McHugh […]

John Henry is a rock-and-roll lifer. As a mainstay of the St. Louis music scene, Henry is the former talent booker for Off-Broadway, one of St. Louis’s top music venues,  and he founded and manages the annual Open Highway Music Festival, which recently celebrated its 10th year as one of the city’s marquee live-music events.  […]

An American songwriter living in London, Emily Moment spent much of the 2010s championing Americana music in the UK — not only as a member of acclaimed bands like The Savannahs and Mahoney & The Moment, but also as one of the organizers behind the long-running concert series Chalk Farm Folk. Originally launched as a […]

Sol Chase and Jared Huskey have always found Texas’s “thing” for armadillos to be a little paradoxical. “They’re kind of glorified here,” Huskey explains. “Supposedly, their shells represent our state’s strength. But nine times out of ten, you see them dead on the side of the road.” Chase, a Bluegrass aficionado, and Huskey, a self-described rambler with […]

Two independent Texas songwriters, Josh Glenn (San Antionio) and Jimmy Willden (Corpus Christi) teamed up in the Spring of 2016 at Yosh & Yimmy and began playing shows together. Shortly thereafter they started writing music and agreed to focus their attention on the very heart of folk music: thoughtful lyrics, harmonizing vocals, and bushy beards. […]

Albuquerque quartet Prism B!tch recall an explosive melodic sound that growls with a Nirvana-styled irritated kick and a white noise whirl of guitar and drums. Not since The Breeders melted ears with “Cannonball” has there been such a potent three-quarters female rock band. Prism B!tch will be making a bold statement guaranteed to make many […]

Spencer Burton has always been strongly connected to the natural world. An Ontario boy raised across the great expanse of Canada, Spencer carries with him an insatiable wanderlust and deep respect for nature. After years of living mostly in the city between long touring stints, Spencer was feeling drained and uninspired. The constant hum of […]

With a gritty directness and a quiet strength, Randy Lewis Brown has been the voice of reason for quite some time. Just add him to each of our own never-ending lists of artists you must hear during these trying times. Brown was born in Louisiana, spending his childhood in pre-civil rights Shreveport, immersed in the […]