Esther Rose knows exactly who she is. And with just one listen of her sophomore album, You Made It This Far, you’ll know, too. From the first few strums on the acoustic guitar she only just picked up a few […]
He may not have the mythologized baggage surrounding him the way Jason Isbell did when he released his solo record Southeastern back in 2013, but Jason Hawk Harris doesn’t need it. He’s proof that a new voice can still turn […]
What’s the difference between an early 20th-century hobo troubadour and an early 21st-century street punk? Not much, probably. Both take a critical outsider view of American society. Both reject materialism. Both hop trains and hitchhike. And both perfect their songs […]
Emerging in the 2000s with a series of EPs and then his first full-length album, The Ledges (2014), Noah Gundersen drew from the atmospherics artists such as Gregory Alan Isakov and the melodic and vocal sensibilities of Ryan Adams, lyrical […]
Vince Gill has always delivered poignant moments in his music. When he and Patty Loveless sang “Go Rest High on That Mountain” at George Jones’ funeral a few years ago, for example, even he couldn’t hold back the tears. His […]
For new album Toil, Tears & Trouble, bluegrass traditionalists The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys pinpointed obvious and obscure cover songs, most of which pay homage to the Ozark Mountains’ history of talented songwriters and gifted pickers. Despite their reliance on older […]
Over a decade since David Wax Museum first released their debut, 2008’s I Turned Off Thinking About, the band that built their niche in “Mexi-folk” has evolved in every way. The band’s core members — David Wax and Suz Slezak […]
J.P. Soars commands your attention. Whether he does it with his signature hollow body Epiphone or his two-stringed homemade cigar box diddley bow, Soars snaps heads around from the first note. Since winning the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in […]
Belleville, Illinois, five-piece Old Salt Union proves its skill as a modern stringband while mostly avoiding folk and bluegrass tropes on its new album Where the Dogs Don’t Bite. Bandmates Ryan Murphey (banjo), Justin Wallace (lead vocals and mandolin), John […]
After a five-year album break, the indie rock heroes of The Hold Steady return with a pummeling confidence and reach back to glory days right at the top of their seventh LP with “Denver Haircut,” a focused story song about […]
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