PREMIERES

No longer fearful about and defiantly intent on asking for and getting more, the powerhouse Toronto-based singer/songwriter Damhnait (prounounced “DAV-net”) Doyle – renowned in her native country for her stints in the female vocal trio Shaye and Americana group The Heartbroken – has joined forces with some of her best Canadian songwriter friends now living and […]

Matt Surfin’ & Friends is the project of New Orleans musician, producer, and part-time pizza delivery guy Matt Seferian. Born in D.C. and raised in Houston, Seferian moved to New Orleans in 2011 and threw himself headlong into the city’s famously robust music scene. Almost immediately, Seferian and his friends found themselves playing a vital […]

Based in Burlington, Ontario, Wooly Mantis is a powerful progressive rock outfit led by two driven musicians. Taking influence from legendary rock groups of the 60’s and 70’s, adding textures of jazz harmony to craft a delicate but heavy hitting, unique sound, Wooly Mantis is able to create a sonic landscape where the stories told […]

When it comes to the blues today, there are a handful of guiding lights to make sure the music stays true to its powerful source. The sound of pleasure and pain that first sparked musicians to create such a sound is a force that can never be underestimated. The mojo has to be there. Texas […]

On SELLOUT, Los Angeles, CA King Shelter drive intricate, crystalline melodies headlong into swirling squalls of guitar noise. Born of the frustration inherent in navigating an uncaring industry, Sellout is both a meditation upon and a howling indictment of the entertainment business in the new millennium.   Taylor Hecocks grew up playing music in South Florida; […]

In a perfect world where the rise of the artist was merely about voice and substance, Lonna Kelley’s name would be alongside those of Neko Case, Angel Olsen and Sharon Van Etten. The Phoenix, AZ-based Kelley is a survivalist and has performed and recorded with a variety of significant indie artists including Howe Gelb and […]

There are artists who, with each note they play, have the innate ability to get you to recall the sum total of every bittersweet feeling you’ve ever had. Justin Roeland is undeniably one of those artists, even when he isn’t playing a “sad” or “melancholy” song per se. There are moments on his new album Doomed […]

Guards featuring Richie James Follin (of The Willlowz, Cults) have  announced their second full-length and their first LP in six years entitled Modern Hymns. It will be out 5/22 via Kobalt and was recorded over the span of the past five years. After touring extensively for their first album In Guards We Trust, they retreated to […]

Bumbasee, the first solo project by LA-based producer Alex Tirheimer, is reactionary to the rules that music is supposed to follow. After a series of late-night sessions with no intention other than to create, a sound began to emerge. A refreshing but also unrefined vibe that felt aggressive but with an endearing smirk. This music […]

Kat Myers is re-emerging with a vivacious voice and this time its that of “Voices Carry,” a cover of Til Tuesday’s (Aimee Mann) 1985 classic. You may remember Myers from her first band- Kat Myers and The Buzzards. In 2014, the Ohio native made LA her new home, and music her mission, after avoiding the inevitable […]

Wanderwild began as a one-person project for songwriter Matt Martin, bringing in members as needed for live shows, jamming, and recording from the local Athens, Georgia music scene. As time went on, Wes Gregory (drums) and Taylor Cotton (bass) became regular members of the band. Wanderwild have kept busy, releasing the Fleeting EP in 2016, […]

Taylor Alexander’s early life was filled with—and deeply inspired by—music. His father, a classically trained opera singer and church music minister, encouraged his early interest in music by giving him a guitar at age 7. By age 14, Alexander formed his first band, largely influenced by punk music. Though he’s still a punk fan to […]

There must be something in the water of Johnson County, Kentucky. Known as the birthplace of such country titans as Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle and Chris Stapleton, the sweeping hills of eastern Kentucky continue to bear witness to music inventors. Americana singer-songwriter Sean Whiting is also a product of these humble roots and shines a […]

Seasons change, we rise and we fall, and our goal is to learn to appreciate these fleeting moments. These thoughts spun through the mind of Portland songwriter Clara Baker as she was recording her new album, Things to Burn, which is out March 8th. Produced by avant-folk experimentalist Shane Leonard (Kalispell, Field Report), the album was […]

Five-piece folk ensemble Pumpkin Bread has announced the release of a new album entitled Dear Starling out March 8, 2019. Comprised of twelve stunning tracks, the album features the Boston-based band’s unique blend of traditional folk and contemporary Americana. To celebrate the album’s release, the group will bring the new tunes on the road for […]

Mike Robinson is a Brooklyn based Musician specializing in guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo and voice. He is formerly a member of the Jeff Austin Band and co leader of progressive acoustic group, The Freewheel Trio. Most recently, Robinson joined Railroad Earth for a string of shows, tackling pedal steel, guitar, and banjo as if it […]

In 2006 Chattanooga rock and rollers the Bohannons would set out on their first American tour, retracing their steps year after year and setting off in new directions all the while. What would start as archaic recording processes would eventually bring them to some of the most well-known studios in the country, from Electrical Audio […]

The name Brad Armstrong might very well ring familiar to true music listeners in the south, but to others who have missed out on hearing this troubadour masked rocker… maybe it’s about time you catch on. Like now. Armstrong’s previous band 13ghosts made six records between 2000 and 2012 and hightailed some national press on […]

Whack Mythology is the 10th full-length release for the Arlington, Massachusetts alternative artist Arthur Nasson Nasson’s determination led him to build a critically acclaimed catalog of recordings starting out largely with one mic and an 8 track cassette deck. Following the release of Whack Mythology, Nasson released an additional bonus EP Basement Glitter. Speaking on Whack Mythology, Nasson says, […]

Willie Farmer is living proof that Mississippi continues to produce deep blues. The 62-year-old guitarist is neither a soul modernist nor revivalist, but simply a small-town auto mechanic who’s never shaken his love for old school legends like Muddy, Wolf and Lightnin’. A lifelong resident of tiny Duck Hill, located in the hills east of […]