“For Me It’s You,” Jobi Riccio’s Yep Roc Records debut, is a pedal steel-infused ballad about the beauty in unrequited love. Written by Riccio, the single spotlights Riccio’s clever lyrics and raw candor as she navigates the complicated transition […]
The immediate inspiration for “Heart Is a Mirror” came from the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “We but mirror the world,” and his idea that to change the world, we must change ourselves. It was further informed by Martin Luther […]
Matt Andersen & The Big Bottle of Joy is all about celebration — hard-won, overflowing, exuberant celebration — featuring a dozen songs infused with raw blues-rock, rollicking Americana, thoughtful folk, and ecstatic gospel, including “Only an Island” and the new […]
Jesse Blake Rundle is an artist based in Boise, Idaho, who creates intricate folk rock music. On his latest album, Next Town’s Trees, Rundle explores his emotional core, with songs that touch on his experiences leaving the church, uncovering […]
“Every great soul record I’ve heard starts out with drums” says Eddie 9V. “Beg, Borrow and Steal” is a pleading soul jaunt, drenched in a Memphis horn arrangement, Wurlitzer and blistering organ tones that show the soulful spearhead of […]
Country Ghetto, now available on vinyl for the first time, features 12 original JJ Grey compositions that come right out of the Southern musical and literary tradition. Grey’s ear for detail inhabits his songs, whether it’s a story passed […]
Nefesh Mountain continues to forge new paths in unknown territory, armed with Doni Zasloff’s strong, smoky, folksy vocals and Eric Lindberg’s soulful and masterful skills on guitars (acoustic and electric) and banjo alike. The new single, “Revival,” is your […]
Bay Area rock legends The Mother Hips cover Buffy Sainte-Marie’s 1964 song “Codine” in this animated video by Josh Clark (Todd Snider, Band of Heathens, and a Ronnie Milsap & Dolly Parton Duet, “Smoky Mountain Rain,” among others). The video […]
Erik Huey, aka Cletus McCoy, co-founder of The Surreal McCoys, released his debut solo album, Appalachian Gothic, on Jan. 20, 2023, via The Orchard/CEN/Appalachian AF. The son of four generations of coal miners, Huey grew up on the banks of the […]
The video for the title track off Aoife O’Donovan’s 3x Grammy-nominated album, Age of Apathy, was directed by Omar Cruz and shot in Joshua Tree.
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