In the decade since self-releasing their debut EP, the Staves have built their brand around blood harmonies and beautiful melodies. Their reputation grew quickly, though more patience has been required when it has come to new music from the three…
Nearly 15 years have passed since the actor Tamara Lindeman unveiled her musical project The Weather Station to the world. Now she returns with her first recordings since the self-titled effort back in 2017. To say it’s been worth the wait would be…
In 2015, the London-based artist Anna B Savage released a thoughtful and acclaimed EP and toured Europe with one Father John Misty. The intervening six years have clearly given her a lot of time to ponder and reflect on her…
“I hope I can tell you that I love you, when you are too old to be told” – Struggle An album about the ageing process, past loves and friends who are no longer with us, The Wide, Wide River…
Two Saviors is a bit of a mystery, as is its creator Buck Meek. A country gentleman from Wimberly, Texas, Meek moved to Texas and released two solo EPs, meeting up with Adrianne Lenker and recording two additional EPs before expanding…
Steve Earle never planned on making J.T., released on January 4th when Justin Townes Earle would have celebrated his 39th birthday. No one ever plans on outliving their kid. But on August 20th Justin Townes Earle died and Steve Earle was left with a…
It has been a pretty good year for Lanterns on the Lake. Spook the Herd, released in February, was nominated for the Mercury Prize, while BT Sport commissioned the band to create the theme tune for their Champions League coverage.…
Kismet is really the only way to explain Plastic Bouquet by Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams. It was sheer chance that Williams was listening to Spotify when ‘Springtime of the Year’ came on. Transfixed with the tune he discovered that instead…
Christmas this year is going to look a little different to usual for obvious reasons. The good news is that, with the help of Calexico, it can sound a little bit different too. Swapping out the sleigh bells for mariachi…
We’ve been counting the days until Christmas even more eagerly than usual this year, our impatience to reach December 25th probably directly connected to our desire to see in January 1st and say good riddance to the whatever 2020 was…