Album Stream: Husky - Forever So
Husky recorded Forever So before Sup Pop had ever heard of them, on borrowed equipment in a bungalow behind a house Gawenda was renting. Stream their debut record here. read more
Album Stream: Deleted Scenes - Young People's Church of the Air
Deleted Scenes are an art rock band from Washington, D.C. Beyond that tagline, they seem nearly impossible to categorize.... read more
Field Recordings: Lisa Hannigan and Joe Henry’s Audio Travelogue
As we are freshly disembarked on a three-week collaborative tour of select cities across North America—cities chosen for their hospitality, favorable climates, and distinct culinary opportunities—we thought it might be interesting to share a few sonic glimpses behind the curtain with you all as we go. read more
Album Stream: Easter Island - Frightened
Easter Island's name isn't coincidental or haphazardly chosen: their music is reminiscent of a dream state, an alternate reality, a place that isn't real. Stream their new album Frightened in its entirety, a week before its release date. read more
Song Premiere: Old Crow Medicine Show - "Mississippi Saturday Night"
Nashville-based bluegrass outfit Old Crow Medicine Show--a band known to busk on streets even as they sell out the Ryman--bring a certain kind of down-and-dirty energy to everything they strum out. There's a certain sense of spontaneity in their traditional music--something that continues on their latest record, Carry Me Back. read more
Song Premiere: Jesca Hoop - "Hospital (Win Your Love)"
Jesca Hoop brought in three different producers into the studio to work on her sophomore album, The House That Jack Built, out on June 26 via Bella Union. But writing the songs was a much lonelier endeavor, the singer/songwriter says. read more
Album Stream: Eleni Mandell - I Can See the Future
Los Angeles singer/songwriter Eleni Mandell will be releasing her eighth solo album, I Can See the Future, on July 10. read more
Album Stream: The Eastern Sea - Plague
“I used to hear the birch leaves rattle through my spine,” frontman Matthew Hines sings on the opener to Plague, his stunning full-length debut with The Eastern Sea, an eclectic rock band from Austin, Texas.... read more
Song Premiere: The English Beat - "Best Friend"
"It's the man in the mirror in the bathroom talking to himself... It is autobiographical about how full of ourselves we can get and how that can make it difficult to connect with others, especially the pretty woman in verse two!" read more
Album Stream: The Henry Clay People - Twenty-Five for the Rest of Our Lives
Energetic Los Angeles quartet The Henry Clay People are set to release a new album Twenty-Five for the Rest of Our Lives on June 26. The album, their second on TBD Records, follows 2010's Somewhere on the Golden Coast. read more
Song Premiere: Deleted Scenes - "English as a Second Language"
In the two years following their highly-praised debut album, D.C.-based Deleted Scenes took some time to tinker around with the songs they were writing on the road—over the course of 300 shows, while traveling in a converted bread van.... read more
Album Stream: Hacienda - Shakedown
The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach teamed up with San Antonio rockers Hacienda to help produce Shakedown, the band's third full-length release. Stream their new record here all this week. read more
Song Premiere: Robert Ellis - "All Men Are Liars"
He’s been recording music for over three decades, but devoted fans would tell you that English pub rocker Nick Lowe has never gotten all the props he deserves. Fiesta Red Records founder and longtime music fan Rob Seidenberg apparently thought so too, so he assembled 13 different acts, including Hayes Carll, JEFF the Brotherhood, Caitlin Rose and Ron Sexsmith, for Lowe County--a tribute album that’s due out on Sept. 18. read more
Video Premiere: Marc Scibilia - "Bright Day Coming"
On Marc Scibilia's self-titled debut EP, the six tracks he's releasing are more reminiscent of his newfound Nashville roots than his New York upbringing. read more
Album Stream: Ryan Monroe - A Painting of a Painting on Fire
When Ryan Monroe set out to put his solo debut together, he had a lot of songs to choose from—more than 120, to be precise. A native Mississippian and multi-instrumentalist for Band of Horses since 2007, Monroe has been working on his own material for quite some time, even as his work with the band has taken center stage. read more
Album Stream: Spirit Family Reunion - No Separation
Spirit Family Reunion has just began to make a name for itself, having opened for the Alabama Shakes and Levon Helm. They are also slated to perform at this year's Newport Folk Festival. Stream their latest release No Separation here. read more
Album Stream: BoDeans - American Made
Founder/frontman Kurt Neumann has always thought of BoDeans as an American band. A “roots rock” label is one he’s always fought against, but Neumann soon came to realize that roots simply “meant blues, rock, country and soul all slammed together into one sound.” That’s what he’d call American-made music. read more
Album Stream: Rhett Miller - The Dreamer
Rhett Miller's with the Old 97's hasn't hindered his solo career, however, one that's been nearly universally praised. Stream The Dreamer in its entirety below. read more
Song Premiere: Minnesota - "Hitchhiker"
Peter Himmelman and David Hollander (of Guardian fame) have teamed up as Minnesota, an homage to where the album was recorded as well as Himmelman's home state. read more
Song Premiere: Ryan Miller - "Big Machine"
The first trailer for the romantic time-travel comedy Safety Not Guaranteed had just been posted when we spoke with Guster’s Ryan Miller a couple months ago. Now, the frontman and songwriter discussed his first major foray into composing music for films and now, the result of his work is finally hitting theaters and reaching the public.... read more
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