Leah Song Stands Strong at the Crossroads of Art and Activism
Folk-rock troubadour Leah Song of Rising Appalachia discusses her passion for combining music and activism.
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Jenny Reynolds Keeps Things Flexible on ‘Willow & Stone’
Jenny Reynolds’ story songs on Willow & Stone keep things simple. Her lyrics wryly address our existential challenges with a nod to love as the redeemer.
Widowspeak Remain Hypnotic, Brightening Their Sound
With Roses, Widowspeak further hone their songcraft while again offering entrancing soundscapes. Additionally, they flesh out their Americana proclivities.
Alone Together: Mike Richmond’s ‘Without an Audience’
Mike Richmond doesn’t leave us entirely in the dark. The almost hopeful moment arrives with “You Are Not Alone”, which reframes solitude as a shared condition.
Kevin Morby’s ‘Little Wide Open’ Is His Masterpiece
Kevin Morby’s eighth LP, Little Wide Open, is a masterpiece of simple and, at times, epic proportions that will linger deep within one’s soul.
Josiah and the Bonnevilles Display Craft and Vision
Brimming with intriguing portraits, vivid images, and crystalline melodies, the songs on Josiah and the Bonnevilles’ As Is convey urgency.
Kiki Cavazos Says ‘Goodbye Blues’ and Keeps on Travelin’
Kiki Cavazos uses the American landscape to measure the narrator’s life against: where she’s been and where she’s heading, or who she was and is.
Guy Clark’s ‘Old No. 1’ Revisited By Americana’s Best
This tribute to Old No. 1 shows what made Guy Clark so special. The Texan wrote plaintive songs that used quotidian details to express elegiac emotions.
Built with an Old Hammer: Dale Watson’s Honky-Tonk Truth
The tools haven’t changed much. The influences are still there. The approach is the same. Dale Watson is still building, as he puts it, with that old hammer.
Mildred Are Philosophically Listless on the ‘Fenceline’
Mildred show how our current ennui can be transcended by friends coming together to perform music, that boredom can be an impetus, not an obstruction, for creativity.
Hurray For the Riff Raff Are at a Vibrant, Outspoken Peak
Live Forever captures one of the best sounding tours of 2025, revealing Hurray For the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra as one of the leading musical voices of the 2020s.
Inside Shakey Graves’ Wonderfully Weird World
Somewhere between tape hiss and memory, between backyard shows and crowded rooms, Shakey Graves is still digging.