Category: Records

Watch | Iuliano – ‘Who Knows’

If you’ve been wondering where acid folk went, we think we’ve found it. Iuliano’s brand new music video for his single, ‘Who Knows’, is all sorts of trippy. Featuring the artist singing against all manner of weird and wonderful backdrops,…

Album | Father John Misty – God’s Favourite Customer

Father John Misty is having a miserable time. God’s Favourite Customer makes that much perfectly clear. Pure Comedy featured a Josh Tillman who had it all figured out. He was churning out the press for months before the disc came…

Album | Justin Shapiro – Campfire Party

As listeners, we are all too prone to consider any new artist who pops up on our iTunes hub as an overnight success story. Little do some know, though, that most of these folks have been putting in their dues…

Album | Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel

Melbourne songwriter, Courtney Barnett is back with new album, Tell Me How You Really Feel. Laid back and effortless, the opening track, ‘Hopefulessness’ is an optimistic confession of vulnerability and depression as Courtney sings that “It’s ok to have a…

Album | Aaron Allen and the Small City Saints – Judgement Day

There’s a revolution underway in country music, and Aaron Allen is doing his part. On his latest album, Judgement Day, the native of London, Ontario, Canada shows his solidarity with artists such as Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell…

Listen | Eric Frisch – I Can’t Sing With a Broken Heart

Eric Frisch is a songwriter who is capable of consistently producing one of the most poignant literary devices in his music. That would be nostalgia, which the heartstring-pulling antics of lo-fi indie charmer ‘I Can’t Sing With a Broken Heart’…

Premiere | Planes on Paper – Day Alone

Rooted in the same vein of contemporary folk as early Blind Pilot or Okkervil River, Planes on Paper produce music that is occasionally grand and always intimate. Composed of Jen Borst and Navid Eliot, their artful debut album Edge Markings is…

Album | Randy Steele – Moccasin Bender

As it continues to grow, Americana’s sound becomes less clearly defined. Evolving from the alt-country movement of the 80s and 90s, this genre was initially known for its soulful roots sound. For many, it was revolutionary, given its very conscious…

Album | Homunculus Res – Della stessa sostanza dei sogni

Admittedly, Italian pop and rock movements have often been a pale counterpart of the international scene. One of the few exceptions, which is extraordinary enough that many people outside Italy know about it, is the progressive music scene. Italian bands…