Bowerbirds: Beth and Philip

By Adam Vitcavage at 10:00 AM on February 17, 2012

We have a dumpster behind a Whole Foods in Raleigh, N.C. to thank for the sweet pop melodies that Bowerbirds creates. Two-thirds of the band happens to be dating and have been together for a very long time. While Philip Moore and Beth Powers are able to work together non-stop on music that they absolutely love, the couple knows that sometimes it can be strenuous to be in such close quarters as often as they are.   read more

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Over the Rhine: Karin and Linford

By Josh Jackson at 9:45 AM on February 16, 2012

It’s safe to say that music brought Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist together. They were in a band before they were friends and friends before they became husband-and-wife. But from that first moment they performed together, there was a connection, one that’s grown stronger after two decades of touring and releasing albums through their band, Over the Rhine.  read more

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Washed Out: Blair and Ernest

By Max Blau at 9:30 AM on February 15, 2012

Washed Out began a few months before Ernest and Blair Greene tied the knot in 2009. While Ernest primarily writes songs of the Georgia-based electronic act, his wife is every bit a part of the group.  read more

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Tennis: Alaina and Patrick

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 4:00 PM on February 14, 2012

By now, you're probably aware of the story behind Tennis' Cape Dory album: the husband-and-wife duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley sold their possessions, bought a boat, sailed the Eastern Seaboard and wrote a record to chronicle their adventures when they returned. Their Patrick Carney-produced follow-up, Young & Old, is out today, and while it may not have been inspired by a voyage at sea, it does deal with the ongoing journey of marriage.  read more

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Grace Woodroofe: Best of What’s Next

By Ilana Kaplan at 8:45 AM on February 13, 2012

Grace Woodroofe’s voice calls to mind Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone and Etta James—maybe even the weighty, raspiness of Tom Waits. Certainly not a 22-year-old singer/songwriter from Perth, Australia.  read more

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Hospitality: The Best of What's Next

By Ryan Reed at 8:30 AM on February 10, 2012

Amber Papini just arrived home to her Brooklyn apartment, finally unwinding with a bottle of water and handful of vitamins—after a long day of teaching second graders. Her soft, almost mousey, voice is a tad strained, as if this school day might have been an eventful one.  read more

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of Montreal: Pulling Off the Mask

By Geoffrey Himes at 12:34 PM on February 9, 2012

The key track on Paralytic Stalks, the new of Montreal album, is “Ye, Renew the Plaintiff.” This nearly nine-minute epic moves through seven separate sections as if descending through the layers of singer/songwriter Kevin Barnes’ despair.  read more

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Sharon Van Etten: Singing With Belief

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 1:46 PM on February 6, 2012

Tramp is a fitting title for this latest effort—“tramp” meaning “vagabond” here and not “loose woman”—as Van Etten recorded it while she was without a permanent residence, instead alternating between touring and crashing with friends.  read more

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Best of What's Next: Buxton

By Max Blau at 8:32 AM on February 2, 2012

Buxton is finally garnering attention eight years and three records into its career. The slow build has allowed the band to develop into the evocative Americana-laced six-piece that it is today.  read more

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First Aid Kit: Swedish Americana

By Jay Sweet at 8:51 AM on January 30, 2012

For many, the introduction the Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg of First Aid Kit came via their YouTube cover of the Fleet Foxes’ “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song.”  read more

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