Look no further, Julia Holter is in pole position for artist of the decade. Early promise has not only been realised but even surpassed on this her fourth album. Following on from 2013’s Loud City Song, this is her second…
It’s hard to mention Hansard without talking about his greatest moment to date - the film Once. It was a stunning film, a modern cult classic, and a perfect platform for Hansard and Marketa Irglova’s to display their musical and…
Gone are the loud guitars and feedback squalls of Hawley’s last album Standing At The Sky’s Edge and back is Hawley’s classic sound. His voice is ageing, beautifully – smoking may be taking its toll but somehow the damage done…
With Etch and Etch Deep, Haiku Salut have returned with a second album of bright and quirky instrumental pop which expands on their previous work with confidence and execution. There may not be any vocals within ear shot, but it…
Heather Woods Broderick is breaking out. One of Laura Gibson and Sharon Van Etten’s backing band members, as well as a past member of Efterklang, it makes sense to finally be listening to her first full album, moving out of…
Lucy Rose’s second album might not feature anything too challenging, any radical twists or changes of direction, but you don’t need to scratch too far beneath the surface to find Work It Out full of wondrous charms, sweet melodies and…
Ryan Adams’ output over the last 15 years of his solo career has been nothing short of prolific, with a string of albums complimented by an array of one-off singles and side-projects. Perhaps it’s no surprise then that when he…
Daughn Gibson has made a name for himself by marrying country and Americana to electronica, but his third record Carnation feels like more of a homage to the sounds of the 80s than his previous work. At times it feels…
Mark Kozelek is an artist like no other. With his odd spats with other musicians (most recently a public slagging match with Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs, including an acidic attack song on his last record), his bizarrely…
Putting two ageing legends such as Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard together cannot help but grab your attention. With more than a century’s cumulative experience in music, they know exactly what they are doing and they deliver their sixth collaboration…