Adeline Hotel’s New LP Is a Shimmering, Low-Key Masterpiece
Dan Knishkowy’s ever-evolving indie collective Adeline Hotel open a new chapter with the breathtaking Watch the Sunflowers.
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Jesse Welles Sings Out for Truth and Justice
Jesse Welles is being hailed as the new voice of a generation and his milestone tour stop at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore Auditorium shows why.
Bill Callahan Gets Busy Living on “The Man I’m Supposed to Be”
Bill Callahan’s “The Man I’m Supposed to Be” is a call to action, a carpe diem for the advanced middle-age malaise that will eventually come to us all.
The Mountain Goats Create Their First Proper Musical
Derived from a dream, the Mountain Goats’ new musical tells the intimate and vivid tale of the lone survivors from a shipwrecked crew.
Whitney Perfect Their Quiet Language of Loss
Whitney’s new album, Small Talk, is less about drifting through melancholy and more about staying still long enough to understand it.
Debra Fotheringham Looks Inward on ‘Valley of Annihilation’
Valley of Annihilation is Debra Fotheringham’s boldest step as a solo artist due to its more dynamic production and newly uninhibited lyrical approach.
Madi Diaz Leans Into the Anguish on ‘Fatal Optimist’
On her confessional new album Fatal Optimist, Madi Diaz lays everything bare and achieves a certain wisdom through the heartbreak.
Dar Williams Commits to the ‘Hummingbird Highway’
Folk artist Dar Williams has long leaned on songwriting to cast off and expose her blood and beauty to the world. She discusses this and more with PopMatters.
Katy Pinke Creates a Gorgeous Covers LP
Katy Pinke’s Patterns is a sparse yet exquisite collection of new and old songs from a refreshingly diverse range of songwriters.
Wilder Maker Explore the Night on a Moody New LP
The sonic atmosphere of Wilder Maker’s new record is enough to keep anyone’s interest piqued. It’s a beautiful, odd, moody selection of songs.
Fruit Bats’ Sketchbook Album Feels a Bit Too Even
On Baby Man, Fruit Bats’ minimalist-maximalist approach showcases his vocal capacity, but it will only be relished when the mood hits just right.
Modern Nature’s ‘The Heat Warps’ Is Superb and Compelling
Modern Nature’s new LP, The Heat Warps, is fabulously compelling and questioning, and the questions it asks are not the ones you expect to hear on a pop album.