From Charlotte, Diamonds and Whiskey define North Carolina with their music. Americana at its heart, the duo comprised of Jenny Webb and Von Bury blend the myriad of elements that define their roots amalgam with a darker style and grace…
Nowadays it feels like good comedies are hard to come by; along the same line of thought, it feels harder to find albums that seem to come from a blissful place, without sounding cheesy or artificial. Luckily for us, The…
Marty Thompson’s newest album was made out of a romantic story itself. At the start of a month-long family backpacking trip, Thompson couldn’t decide between all of the grand guitars on sale at a shop in Munich to take with…
Taking a page from the golden book of Steely Dan, Gideon King & City Blog take some of the objective best pieces of folk, jazz, and other genre influencers and shake them up into a delicious mixer. They do so,…
From Lord Huron to Johnny Cash, artists new and old alike have dipped their toes into the venerable, earthen power of swamp stomp music throughout the years. Few, however, breath this grungy, harrowing spin on the popular folk-rock as profoundly—or…
In her new music video, Miriam Waks takes us on an adventure through the concrete jungle that is New York City. As we follow her through her home city, we are graced with a gorgeous ode to the incredible variety…
It was about time Sub Pop looked outside Pacific Northwest to re-establish itself as a point-of-reference label after a few years of dwindling reputation. Hope Downs is the full-length debut by none other than a Melbourne band – possibly the…
In just seven years and whether as a duo, trio, four, five, or six-piece, Spayed Koolie has seen their fair share of an impressive amount of accolades. Among them, the gritty band has sunken their roots into opening spots for…
What the Captain Ledge Band brings to the table is an old-school kind of cool. That much is evident on Rumours of the Great White Skunk from the get-go. If not by album name alone, then certainly with the blues-soaked guitar…
Gordon Thomas Ward is taking a cool step forward with promoting the release of his upcoming full-length album, Providence. Wherein many singer-songwriters choose to deliver soundbites in the form of social media snippets and the occasional single release leading up to…