Archive: 2022

Storied singer-songwriter and producer Seth Swirsky is a tried and true renaissance man — from writing countless #1 singles for the likes for Taylor Dayne (“Tell it to My Heart”), Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Air Supply, Smokey Robinson, Michael McDonald, Olivia Newton-John, and others; in addition to writing 5 bestselling books on subjects ranging from […]

Acclaimed songwriter Dana Cooper brings both joy and honesty, collaborating with multi-instrumentalist and co-producer Dave Coleman on I Can Face the Truth. The remarkable credits include some of the best writers, singers, and musicians from both the states and Ireland. They include Tom Kimmel, Kim Richey, Jonell Moser, Maura O’Connell, and Brother Paul Brown. Cooper’s […]

Anand Wilder has shared the new single and video for “Fever Seizure,” (below) the latest release from his solo debut LP. The former Yeasayer songwriter will release his debut solo album I Don’t Know My Words on March 25th, 2022 via his new label home, Last Gang. Wilder has also announced a U.S. tour for spring 2022, please see […]

Houston-based group The Suffers have just released a powerful new song “How Do We Heal” featuring Son Little and Bryce The Third, their first release for Missing Piece Records. A stirring reckoning with the enduring pain of generations of racial violence and trauma, the song poses the question: “How do we heal from this? How do we heal? They keep breaking us like […]

Anyone who has ever been lucky enough to speak with Del McCoury has surely found themselves immersed in tales that stretch back sixty years and often involve some of the most famous musicians in bluegrass, country, and even rock. Indeed, the legendary bluegrass picker has a lifetime of stories to tell and he loves to […]

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers have been sitting on Nightroamer, their third effort and easily their finest record yet, since before the pandemic. And just in case you were worried, the group’s brand of North Carolina honky tonk spiked with a classic punk rock ethos (and more than a hint of musical influence) is still […]

The cover art alone on Shovels & Rope’s new album, depicting a manticore, a legendary animal with the head of a man with horns in the body of a lion, and a tail of a dragon or scorpion, is disarming. The music is as well. While it bears the bold similarities to their 2019 By Blood, they […]

From the first track “You’re A Ghost,” off Ben Auld’s new album Lemongrass due out 2/1/22 via Earth Libraries, you could have sworn this was a lost track off Wilco’s Star Wars sessions. With a crackly loose experimental fee with playful nods to 70s AM/FM nuggets, that theme continues throughout this listenable LP that surely […]

When it comes to crafting albums, singer-songwriter Graeme James seems to follow two philosophies: Do it yourself, and think big. And no, those are not conflicting notions. James, a talented multi-instrumentalist, plays a dizzying array of instruments on his new Nettwerk Records release, Seasons (out April 1st) — just as he did on his Nettwerk […]