Archive: 2021

Songs and albums about love are nothing new in music. Although, with as contentious as our society has become, an album about love may seem like something of a novelty. Reed Turchi’s new solo endeavor I’ve Chosen Love is an album in two parts. The first part is the one that centers on love. The […]

Since 2014’s underwhelming Teeth Dreams, The Hold Steady has released just one record, 2019’s Thrashing Thru The Passion, a strong return to form for the Brooklyn-based sextet. However, during those years lead singer Craig Finn delivered three solo records (as well as a collection of outtakes, a comic book, and more) remaining busy with his […]

Davey Allen is a versatile singer-songwriter, musician, and artist. Allen’s work is deeply rooted in the vast American songbook and though his family migrated north from rural Tennessee in the 1950s his music retains a southern quality and grit. Allen has toured extensively with his band, Davey And The Midnights and as the keyboard player […]

They say that art is meant to hold up a mirror to society and reveal something about us as people. Film is often the best medium to achieve this goal, as movies show realistic characters that act and think in a certain way based on where they are from. Sometimes, popular films have managed to […]

The last years have been marked by a lot of protests, cultural and perspective shifts. But one of the things that divide the world in two is abortion. The movie industry has also tried to shed a light on this subject and the stories behind it. So, a lot of documentaries about abortion have been […]

With a sound that leans toward shoegaze with garage rock undertones, Jailai’s goal is to recreate a live emotion in their studio recordings. With members of the band from Venezuela, El Salvador and Cuban descent, hints of their respective backgrounds and their Miami culture come out in their musical expression.  Check out the radiant and raw new single “Vesuvius” (below) from Jaialai. With crushing guitar tone and low […]

Having originally been born as a solo drum machine project by Bert Hoover, Hooveriii (pronounced “Hoover Three”) has now evolved into its true final form – a six-member band adept at creating their own brand of psychedelic space rock. Get lost in the swaggering new single “Control” (below) from Hooveriii. Laced with sultry synth color […]

Ghost of Vroom – the new band comprised of veteran singer-songwriter Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) and his longtime collaborator, bassist Andrew “Scrap” Livingston – have announced the release of their eagerly anticipated debut album. Ghost of Vroom 1arrives via Mod y Vi Records on Friday, March 19. GHOST OF VROOM 1 is heralded by today’s premiere of the album’s […]

Visionary singer-songwriter-guitarist José González has announced today’s premiere of his first new song in more than five years. “El Invento” is available today via Mute at all DSPs and streaming services. “El Invento” – which follows the 2015 release of González’s acclaimed third solo album, VESTIGES & CLAWS – marks the Gothenburg, Sweden-based artist’s only publicly […]

Write-up by David Haynes After the past year, it doesn’t take much to move me. Humans have this incredible knack to perfectly capture the mood of the times, whether that’s through music or film or the written word. Somehow, Arms of Kismet merge all three in their new single “Potter’s Field.” Led by songwriter, author, […]

Australian-born and New York-based, singer-songwriter and producer Alyson Murray is a compelling and innovative performer who blends soul, R&B, and jazz. After releasing her debut record Breathe in 2018, Murray toured the record across Melbourne and performed abroad in NYC and Montreal, Canada. Murray began a virtual series entitled #AMsession on YouTube and Instagram in 2019, […]

In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!, the latest album from eclectic rocker Aaron Lee Tasjan, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):  

Again new label Le Coq Records takes a page out of the fabled Blue Note history, creating an in-the-moment recording session in just one day amongst three of its core musicians, three of the biggest names in jazz. Pianist Bill Cunliffe, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta. If you’ve been following, label founder/producer Piero […]

Grant Hill and his band, M.O.S.’s debut album fly, depicts a journey of a man who didn’t quite know who he was until he got to each place along the way, whether it was the bar, the church, or moments in dark places. He’s got a survivalist attitude, a tough grin, and a lead foot […]

2021 continues to throw many surprises our way and once in awhile they very inviting. Jazz saxophonist and living legend (although he would defer) Pharoah Sanders, 80, and electronic producer Floating Points (a.k.a. Sam Shepherd) have announced a new album, Promises, out March 26th via Luaka Bop. The album marks the first that Sanders has recorded in over a […]

Writing not just as spectators but as individuals living in the landscape of 21st Century Britain, Hallan are a Portsmouth-based four-piece with a tongue that won’t be bit. Taking observational influence from everyday culture and the British isle itself, the band creates material replete with honesty, humility, and integrity. Check out the electrified and boisterous […]

Jacklen Ro is best friends, Caelen Perkins and Jacqueline Giroux. Their smart, quirky indie-pop is hinged on chemistry that manifests itself in harmonies, humor, and a contagious sense of wonder. Check out the sunshiny new single “Hollywood (I’m Good)” (below) from recent Los Angeles transplants Jacklen Ro. A real-life sentiment turned song, this is a tune dedicated to the duo […]

Jesse Brewster is a roots-music Renaissance man — a singer/songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who’s spent the better part of two decades sharpening his personal brand of West Coast Americana.  It’s a sound that’s every bit as diverse as his background. Raised by hippie parents in the mountains of northern California, the Big Island of Hawaii, […]

James Bradshaw, better known as Pony Bradshaw, has managed to carve out a new niche genre of “North Georgia Southern Gothic” on Calico Jim, his latest LP. Across 10 haunting tracks, Bradshaw creates a deeply affecting cast of characters that reside in the same place he now calls home: North Georgia, in the foothills of […]