Ashley Monroe Pens a Love/Hate Letter to Music City
Ashley Monroe is not happy with the way she’s been treated by Music City. Dear Nashville is a concept record about her professional experiences.
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Leah Blevins Is an Authentic Voice in Country Music
Like Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton, one can easily recognize Leah Blevins’ articulations. Her country music voice is idiosyncratic in a completely positive way.
Morgan Evans Washes Through Memento Mori
Morgan Evans’ Steel Town is a summery project meant to be played on long evenings and warm days. It takes a humble stance on introspection.
Jim Lauderdale Aims to Make Us All Smile and Be Happy
Americana singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale aims to make one smile, and he understands the best way to do that is to smile at the other person first.
Tenille Townes Says “we could use a little more” (premiere)
Tenille Townes’ “we could use a little more” works as a necessary anodyne to the troubled times in which we live. Extreme times call for radical responses.
Margo Price Gets Grateful at the Fillmore
Hope for a better world lives on with artists like Margo Price calling out the powers that be, enabling fans to feel that sanity can still ultimately prevail.
Cat Clyde Is Searching on ‘Mud Blood Bone’
Cat Clyde is immensely talented, but Mud Blood Bone is a frustrating listen due to occasional missteps and a questionable cowboy-pop aesthetic.
Mitski Disappears with Grace on Eighth Album
On her eighth album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, singer-songwriter Mitski employs a country-folk sound to reflect the peace found in isolation.
William Clark Green Sings About Good Ol’ Texas
Watterson Hall offers a glimpse into the mythical Texas that many consider their rightful heritage. William Clark Green personifies a good ol’ boy without stereotypes.
The Band’s Rick Danko Possessed a Voice for the Ages
With his old-timey, soul-inflected voice, Rick Danko could sink like an anchor, plumbing the depths of existence that most singers would have to drown themselves to reach.
Aubrie Sellers Goes “Subatomic” on New Concept Album (premiere)
Country artist Aubrie Sellers shares the first single and video from her forthcoming concept album, Attachment Theory.
Maia Sharp on Testing Her Own Truths
For singer-songwriter Maia Sharp, every song is both a mirror and a map, a way of testing her truths against the larger, shifting world.