Helmed by vocalist and bandleader Joey Quinones, SoCal outfit Thee Sinseers has been steadily cultivating its style over the past five years, an approach that blends ’60s R&B with smooth Chicano soul. The group makes the jump from singles to […]
On their past few albums under the Hurray for the Riff Raff moniker, Alynda Segarra has focused their gaze on the outside world and the sociopolitical forces that move us. It’s an approach that’s worked, as their 2017 record The […]
Musically speaking, Gaby Moreno is a difficult artist to categorize. From folk to blues and Latin and baroque pop, she does a little bit of everything. These elements are expectedly in play on her new LP, Dusk. But the record […]
You don’t get many chances to make a first impression. One, in fact. Brittany Guerin, who performs under the name Britti, understands that and is making the most of her opportunity on her debut LP Hello, I’m Britti. The New […]
If you’re a country music fan, you’d do well to acquaint yourself with Colby T. Helms. The 21-year-old, with a voice and stylistic bent that’s reminiscent of current country star Tyler Childers, has the potential to be the next Appalachia-based […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the end of the year approaches, we’re taking a look back at albums we weren’t able to review when they first came out. Glory was released in September. It’s been five years since Boston-based Barrence Whitfield and the […]
A song doesn’t have to be overtly political in nature to be a protest song. That’s one of the two overarching concepts behind the latest LP from singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, best known as Cat Power. The other concept is […]
The spotlight may be shining on Robert Finley relatively late in life, but the bombastic blues singer is making the most of his moment. His 2021 LP Sharecropper’s Son was his coming out party, a dynamic blend of blues and […]
On new album Shindo, The Shindellas — the trio of vocalists Tamara Chauniece, Stacy Johnson, and Kasi Jones — present a sound they call “New American Soul.” It’s a style that touches on more than a half-century of music, from […]
Movie of the Week, the latest by singer-songwriter Shakey Graves (the nom de plume of Alejandro Rose-Garcia), has an intriguing backstory. It started out in 2018 as an entirely different thing altogether, a soundtrack Rose-Garcia had recorded for some friends […]
