Song Premiere: Charlie Mars - "Let the Meter Run"

By Ryan Bort at 1:15 PM on July 9, 2012

Mississippi singer/songwriter Charlie Mars is set to release a new album, Blackberry Light, on Aug. 14. Listen to his latest single "Let the Meter Run" here.  read more

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Song Premiere: Cody ChesnuTT - "That's Still Mama"

By Patty Miranda at 12:00 PM on July 9, 2012

Neo-soul crooner Cody ChesnuTT is coming back out of musical hibernation with "That's Still Mama," a single off his forthcoming Kickstarter-funded album Landing on a Hundred.   read more

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Song Premiere: Balmorhea - "San Solomon"

By Nicole Oran at 9:00 AM on July 5, 2012

The Austin-native instrumental band Balmorhea released Rivers Arms in 2008. On July 24, Western Vinyl Records will release a double LP version of the album with four bonus tracks, marking the first time the record will be available on vinyl....  read more

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Field Recordings: Lisa Hannigan and Joe Henry’s Audio Travelogue

By Lisa Hannigan and Joe Henry at 4:00 PM on June 28, 2012

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

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Song Premiere: Old Crow Medicine Show - "Mississippi Saturday Night"

By Lane Billings at 1:00 PM on June 26, 2012

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

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Song Premiere: Jesca Hoop - "Hospital (Win Your Love)"

By Lane Billings at 5:00 PM on June 25, 2012

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

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Song Premiere: Deleted Scenes - "English as a Second Language"

By Lane Billings at 5:15 PM on June 18, 2012

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

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Song Premiere: Minnesota - "Hitchhiker"

By Patty Miranda at 4:30 PM on June 4, 2012

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

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Song Premiere: Ponderosa - “Navajo”

By Megan Farokhmanesh at 3:30 PM on May 22, 2012

Atlanta indie rockers Ponderosa are well worth your attention, combining psychedelic, soul and Southern rock to create music that’s hauntingly beautiful and irresistibly catchy all at the same time....  read more

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Song Premiere: Eleni Mandell - "Never Have to Fall in Love Again"

By Kristen Blanton at 1:30 PM on May 14, 2012

"This song is about when you realize that falling out of love with someone can be a sad moment and maybe you try one last time to explain to your love how great you are together. Of course, explaining never convinced anyone!"  read more

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