PREMIERES

You can expect an immediate pick me up with a new Grace Pettis song. The Nashville-based, Alabama-Austin-raised singer-songwriter flourishes with an exuberant array of luminescent harmonies that recall Grace Potter and Lake Street Dive.  Following her critically acclaimed Working Woman record, Grace Pettis’ much-anticipated sophomore MPress Records release, Down To The Letter is out this June and shows her songwriting […]

I’m very influenced by the big singer-songwriters from the ’60s onward–Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, John Fogerty, Tom Petty, Warren Zevon,” says Nashville-based singer/songwriter Cole Gallagher. “They were trying to make sense of the times they lived in, but when I heard them, I felt like they were speaking to me at that moment.” As new musical generations […]

A broken city, a decimated relationship, agonizing illness, loss of hope. In the heart of the pandemic in 2020, four Bay Area musicians came together to form Thunder Boys and record an album amidst a period of intense darkness. What unfolded is Leak in the Dreamworld, an ecstatic journey through the wreckage, a vessel that […]

Jenny Don’t and the Spurs have been pioneering their own path in the music world for over a dozen years. Known for their high-energy Country Western style and captivating stage presence, they’ve garnered a global following with their infectious enthusiasm, and extensive discography, featuring three albums, an EP, and nine singles. Their 2021 LP, Fire […]

Americana rockers Yarn is back with a new album, Born, Blessed, Grateful, & Alive, out July 26th via Symphonic Distribution and this is their first new studio album in eight years. After four Grammy nominations and years spent on the road, Yarn frontman/songwriter Blake Christiana found himself in a rut. He wasn’t sure if the […]

With the release of the new single, “Simple Touch,” the self-proclaimed “demented pop” chanteuse Eddy Lee Ryder announces the release date for her first full-length album, Sweet Delusions. Synthesizing timeless songcraft, dramatic introspection, and infinite pop smarts to create a breathtaking song cycle of apocalyptic romance and anxious regret, badly broken hearts, and wishful hope […]

David Lerner and Anne Cunningham’s duo Trummors aren’t the first Americana duo to take on echoes of Gram Parsons, Guy Clark, and John Prine, yet you have to tip your Stetson (or trucker hat) to this enigmatic duo musical partnership. Yet the band decided to call their new album 5, which might serve as a […]

There’s an inherent value in meticulously constructing music brick-by-brick, layer-by-layer. Toledo, OH alternative rockers The Currents spent a year working on the songs that would become their latest EP, titled Other Lives. After all their hard work, they are finally sharing the fruits of their labor. The first single from this batch of songs, “Turning […]

North Florida indie-folk songwriter Gileah Taylor’s new chamber-pop album Slow Parade (out Apr. 26 via Velvet Blue Music) is an autobiographical concept album about life’s journey from idealized childhoods to choosing happiness as an adult. Gileah is a songwriter at the top of her game as piano and guitars join lush orchestral strings in this album exploring […]

Folk-leaning Texas Americana artist Stephanie Sammons writes songs because she must: Driven by a deep sense of calling and a genuine curiosity about the world around her, her songwriting blends natural imagery with rich, narrative reflection and stirring melodic lines. Think Emmylou Harris meets Bonnie Raitt—both effortless and profound at the same time—with a pinch […]

“This album feels more true to me than anything I’ve done yet,” mulled Austin’s JM Stevens of his sophomore full-length, Nowhere to Land (due out April 12th). “It just feels right in my heart.” An acclaimed Americana and roots rock/pop singer, songwriter, and producer, Stevens returns three years after his well-received solo debut, Invisible Lines. […]

While Heather Little might not be a household name, her songwriting has certainly allowed her to become one of the most respected names amongst her peers. With songs covered by some of the biggest names in country music, Little’s songs have garnered her two BMI awards for songwriting and the songs she’s written or co-written […]

In October of ‘22, a recording session became a band in Arlyn Studio, Austin, Texas. Drummer Jimmy Paxson was finishing a leg of his world tour with The Chicks at Austin City Limits Festival. Jimmy was in contact with Jason Mozersky, his Grammy award-winning guitar player and bandmate from Ben Harper. Jason discussed with Kyle […]

Teri Bracken’s career as Brontë Fall began almost accidentally. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs had always been a music obsessive, dreaming of forming her own bands and playing on stages. While working as the “door girl” at an indie music venue in Chicago, a chance opportunity […]

With her enchanted voice and evocative songwriting, Leslie Mendelson has won over the hearts and minds of both an adoring fanbase and fellow artists alike. No less than Jackson Browne has declared, “Leslie’s melodies are timeless. They reach me way back in my youth somewhere. I hear traces of Burt Bacharach and Carole King, and […]

On her new album of love songs, Anniversary (due out May 10th via Outside Music), Abigail Lapell interrogates the romantic ideal of growing old together. “Anniversary” means literally “returning yearly,” and the album’s 11 songs track the revolving days, seasons and years to celebrate and complicate the notion of eternal love. Lapell drew inspiration from […]

Alberta & The Dead Eyes is the giant-sounding band that in reality is the majority work of one real-life carpenter, David Boone (or D. Boone as he often signs off, evoking another literal and figurative giant of musical history, D. Boon of The Minutemen.) In fact, Boone’s songs contain that same ramshackle joy and conversational, […]

Jeff Slate is known as a world-class frontman and songwriter on the New York City music scene, where his band’s monthly residency in the heart of Chelsea draws sellout crowds and famous guests. But it was a long and winding road to that coveted place as part of New York’s cultural firmament. Slate came up […]

Posh, Poodle, Krystal and Toe is the third full-length album from Santa Cruz-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Kaplow. Appropriately named after his bandmates’ nicknames, this record is a more cohesive ‘band’ statement than his previous self-recorded work. Most tracks were cut over a five day span, performed live at the OK Theater in Enterprise, OR […]

Moonsville Collective has become the string band the members always wanted it to be. Five years after their last release and following a lineup change, the Southern California–bred folk band feels a renewed connection to its roots in old-time music circles, bolstered by the sharpened musical and songwriting skills that come with more experience. “We […]