Author: Jonathan Frahm

Album | Steven Allen Gordon – All Over the Map

Spanning genres, vocations, performance styles, and beyond, the world of artists who’ve made a living for themselves doing what they love is incredibly diverse and effervescent. You see them on the big screen and selling out theatres, to be certain,…

Premiere | Lily DeTaeye – Downgrade

Lily DeTaeye veers from the strummy folk-pop of her 2014 debut to showcase some serious growth on her latest EP. Fittingly called The E.P., the 19-year-old singer-songwriter tackles themes of heartbreak and awareness that showcase not only her own evolution in…

Video | Saycille – Wish

The story behind Netherlands artist Saycille’s rise to the top of her country’s musical population is one of empowerment. Born near Amsterdam in the early 1960s, she worked various jobs throughout her life at Tijd voor Meedoen’s community centre, where the wheels…

Album | Dori Freeman – Letters Never Read

An unsuspecting Dori Freeman became the much-adored face of a restored Appalachian scene last year with the release of her self-titled debut album. She handled it in a seemingly apprehensive way at first, but who could blame her? A single…

EP | Rocky Bottom – Modern Machine

It’s been a long past year for Alex Hernandez and his solo project, Rocky Bottom. Not unlike Alejandro-Rose Garcia, he donned himself a stage name and hopped straight into relative acclaim with his blend of gritty blues and searing folk.…

Single | Sarah Cripps – Leave Behind

If her debut single is anything to go by, Sarah Cripps is set to be our next big beloved genre-bender. When the Toronto artist premiered ‘Leave Behind’ over at Atwood Magazine, they called it “full of warmth, deep musicality, and…

Premiere | Lomond Campbell – Fallen Stag

At the start of it all, Lomond Campbell defined the term “indie maestro.” Finding acclaim alongside DJ Stephen Marshall for their label Triassic Tusk, he first released Black River Promise last year. A delicate, eclectic record of modern folk compositions, Campbell…

Premiere | Doralice – Radio Habana

Bay Area gypsy duo Doralice is at it again with a brand new single. Hot off the heels of ‘Vespertina’, Rima Ash and Yates Brown are bringing the ominous and playful composure of ‘Radio Habana’ to the table. There’s a…

Album | Paul Maged – Light Years Away

Let’s get the elephant out of the room first and foremost—the production value of Paul Maged’s studio music thus far is serviceable at best. Diamonds & Demons was a diamond in the rough, and his sophomore album, Light Years Away, does little…