Angel Olsen consistently confounds one’s expectations. What you see and what you get doesn’t seem to match up. There’s a disconnect between the young woman you see and the seasoned artist who sometimes makes music so dark you wonder if…
Chances are if you’re reading this blog, you’ve heard of Roo Panes. We’re just niche and British enough to warrant it. Beyond that, though, if you do, it’s probably because this bloke has been pretty adept at producing earworms over…
The music present on Geoff Gibbons’ Buffalo Hotel fits snugly into the same corridor established by 20th century greats like Neil Young, David Crosby, and Jackson Browne. It’s windswept, melodic storytelling told with just a sprinkling of pop sentiment across a genuine…
“Her songs show a very real connection and concern with everyday folk.” Lifted from the first paragraph of May Erlewine’s Facebook biography, this is the singular, wholesome truth that sits at the center of the Michigan artist’s entire portfolio. Her…
As a successful bluegrass outfit today, Trout Steak Revival’s place in music today is indicative of how working hard and building some quirky lore around your quirk moniker to live up to can both pay off. One Michigan-to-Colorado road trip…
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,…
After briefly toying with just the first name Alessi, Alessi Laurent-Marke has returned from a four year break with a new Alessi’s Arc album, Love Is The Currency; a new label, Zooey Records, and a new producer, Jag Jago. There’s…
Margo Price plays country music the way it’s supposed to be played; full-tilt, heart on your sleeve, sweat soaked and whiskey fueled. It’s the kind of music that got Waylon and Willie kicked out of Nashville. Hard as it is…
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…
As Julien Baker sits down at the piano a string quartet begins to play. In that minute and twenty-nine seconds set up, Turn Out The Lights reveals itself as an experience that’s going to be just a bit different. This…