Archive: 2020

Compass Records is proud to announce an extraordinary new album from award-winning songwriter-guitarist Molly Tuttle. …but i’d rather be with you arrives everywhere on Friday, August 28. A collection of 10 striking covers recorded during quarantine, …but i’d rather be with you is heralded by her timely version of The National’s “Fake Empire.” Tuttle made a compelling companion video […]

 The Flaming Lips are pleased to announce the release of their 21st studio album, American Head set for release on September 11th via Warner Records. The album is comprised of thirteen new cinematic tracks, produced by longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann and The Lips. Among them, “God and the Policeman” featuring backing vocals from country superstar Kacey Musgraves. As previewed on the recently released “Flowers Of […]

L.A. native Cassandra Violet’s new single “Superbloom” is a psychedelic folk-pop dreamscape of friendships and flowers wrapped in a scathing critique of modern social media. Produced by Joe Berry of M83, this song found its inspiration in ‘70s Harry Nilsson and Joshua Tree National Park. Violet’s haunting and beautiful music has been featured in films […]

Ben Folds has released a new single today. “2020” is his take on what he describes as a “rollercoaster year.” “We seem to be currently reliving and cramming a number of historically tumultuous years into one,” said Folds. “For a moment it was all about the 1918 pandemic. Then we began seeing hints of the […]

Corb Lund, a native of Alberta (Canada’s Cowboy country) has dubbed his specific brand of music “Agricultural Tragic.”  The catchy tag is remarkably self-aware and makes a pretty apt title for his latest record. Lund’s variety of infectious Americana/Country/Bluegrass covers a lot of territory to be sure, but that territory of his latest includes plenty […]

Remember those glorious days when punk rock and country music collided to form a raucous new sound that would eventually be termed alt-country? The Country Westerns definitely do, as is evidenced by their self-titled debut. Consisting of singer-guitarist Joey Plunkett, drummer Brian Kotzur, and bassist Sabrina Rush, the trio have solid credentials between them ranging […]

The life and legacy of an American legend is explored in this new documentary.

The music business is no place for the meek of heart or timid of spirit. A move from Minnesota to Nashville and a personnel overhaul might have collapsed lesser bands. But Lake and Lyndale didn’t just survive those traumas. With songwriting always at its core, Lake & Lyndale is an exciting blend of Americana, rock, […]

With Ray LaMontagne’s Monovision, the singer-songwriter delivers emotionally captivating folk-rock balladry that soothes in its candor, soul, and simplicity. After pushing his musical boundaries a bit with the experimentalism of 2014’s Supernova and 2016’s Ouroboros, for his eighth album, LaMontagne returns to familiar territory. The album has all of the Ray LaMontagne trademarks, consisting mostly […]

Originally released in 2000, Riding with the King is actually one of three blues-oriented albums Eric Clapton conceived and executed during this phase of his career. 2004’s Me and Mr. Johnson was comprised of songs written and originally recorded by the icon of the genre Robert Johnson, while From the Cradle, released a decade earlier, […]

In these times the blending of Black music genres such as hip-hop, R&B, electronica and jazz are usually highly acclaimed based on the success of artists such as Robert Glasper, Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Derrick Hodge, to name just a few.  Yet, when we travel back to 1969, we learn of a different reception […]

Not even a global pandemic can keep The Growlers from debuting the music video for their latest single “Dream World.” Released on May 8, “Dream World” instantly went platinum on Spotify, with appearances on their New Music Friday, All New Indie, and The New Alt playlists. and was branded “. Check out the video below… Directed by The […]

Khruangbin’s third studio LP Mordechai, comes after their breakthrough 2018 release, Hasta El Cielo (Con Todo El Mundo In Dub). The globally influenced trio is originally from Houston, but they haven’t been back to Texas in a while, as they have been touring all over for nearly three and a half years. Mordechai is their […]

World Circuit Records today present Tony Allen Live in London, a short film about Tony Allen’s recent Rejoice live shows. The piece was filmed at one of the two very special Rejoice shows Allen performed at London’s Church of Sound in mid-March, just a few weeks before his untimely passing at the end of April at the age of 79. Check the film out […]

With the Covid-19 pandemic shutting down the touring lives of musicians and fans, many artists are releasing live albums to both support their careers financially and also capture that addictive “in the moment” feeling we are all craving. The Canadian duo Japandroids have followed suit and their first live release Massey Fucking Hall was recorded […]

Pete Krebs & The Gossamer Wings premiere the title track off All My Friends Are Ghosts (Cavity Search Records) today with American Songwriter. AS describes, “Krebs poeticism is almost reminiscent of the way Townes Van Zandt could nonchalantly present pure lyrical brilliance without a trace of the immense effort it took to write”. The album […]

2x GRAMMY® Award-winner Fantastic Negrito has announced today’s premiere of “I’m So Happy I Cry,” the latest single from his hugely anticipated new album, Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? The track – which features powerhouse vocals from Tarriona “Tank” Ball of New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas, a historic moment marking the first-ever collaborative […]

Perhaps nobody has described The Sea The Sea better than The Huffington Post, when they proclaimed: “If Joni Mitchell and Elvis Costello had ever decided back in the day to write, sing, and make a duets record together, it might’ve sounded something like this.” Based in Upstate New York, The Sea The Sea, comprised of […]

The ability for any partnership to survive thirty years is a remarkable feat, as I’m sure our married readers are willing to attest, but it is truly a rare accomplishment for musical groups to not only exist for over three decades, but to continue to thrive and musically evolve all while maintaining a legion of […]