Damien Jurado – Saint Bartlett
Pacific Northwest singer/songwriter Damien Jurado is known for singing bleak heavy-hearted tales in his threadbare…read more→
The Vespers – Tell Your Mama
The Vespers are an indie-folk quartet made up of the seamless union of two pairs…read more→
Phosphorescent – Here’s To Taking It Easy
Matthew Houck (a.k.a. Phosphorescent) follows-up to 09’s Willie Nelson covers album, To Willie with Here’s…read more→
Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be
I Will Be, the debut release for Dum Dum Girls, blends ‘60s girl-groups, garage punk,…read more→
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat The Devil’s Tattoo
Beat The Devil’s Tattoo, the sixth studio release from LA band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,…read more→
Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
Joanna Newsom’s latest release, Have One On Me, is a three-disc set of songs featuring…read more→
The Magnetic Fields – 69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields’ ambitious and beloved 69 Loves Songs has finally been released in the…read more→
April Smith and the Great Picture Show – Songs for a Sinking Ship
SELF-RELEASED Songs for a Sinking Ship – the new album from April Smith and the…read more→
Boca Chica – Lace up Your Workboots
Pittsburgh’s Boca Chica play what they have described as “orchestral twang pop” – a genre…read more→
The Roadside Graves – If Shacking Up Is All You Want To Do
AUTUMN TONE Nearly eight years after its initial release, Autumn Tone is digitally reissuing The…read more→
Portugal. The Man – American Ghetto
Portugal. The Man is back with its sixth full-length album, American Ghetto, less than a…read more→
Prattle On, Rick – Communion Bread
Nashville based Patrick Rickelton’s (a.k.a. Prattle On, Rick) debut EP Communion Bread is a lovely…read more→
Natalie Merchant – Leave Your Sleep
It’s been 17 years since frontman Natalie Merchant left 10,000 Maniacs for a solo career…read more→
The Ravenna Colt – Slight Spell
The Ravenna Colt is the solo project of Johnny Quaid (My Morning Jacket, guitar) and…read more→
Whispering Pines – Family Tree
Hailing from Silver Lake, CA, Whispering Pines’ debut release is a rousing, hearty album of…read more→
We Were Promised Jetpacks – The Last Place You’ll Look
Scottish four-piece We Were Promised Jetpacks continue their run with an EP comprising old and…read more→
Robin Grey – Strangers with Shoes
British indie folkster and singer/songwriter Robin Grey follows-up 08’s stellar Following the Missile with his…read more→
Beck’s Record Club – Skip Spence’s OAR
Beck’s Record Club is a group of musicians that get together and record an entire…read more→
Motopony – Motopony
When Daniel Blue – one of Tacoma, WA’s most prolific artistic talents – started Motopony…read more→
Futurebirds – Futurebirds EP
Futurebirds, hailing from Athens, GA, are a septet that has toured mostly on the eastern…read more→
The Warped 45’s – 10 Day Poem for Saskatchewan
Toronto country roots group The Warped 45’s recently released their highly anticipated full-length debut after…read more→
Jonathan Burks – Loudmouth Soup
Milwaukee based Jonathan Burks got his start in music during college in the 90’s as…read more→
Allen Thompson – 26 Years
Virginia-based singer-songwriter Allen Thompson’s third full-length returns to simpler song structures and totally acoustic driven…read more→
Kaki King – Junior
American guitarist Kaki King, probably best known for her contributions to Eddie Vedder’s Into the…read more→
Golden Ages – Tradition
Golden Ages is the moniker for a one-man music project based out of a bedroom…read more→
Emily Rodgers and Her Majesty’s Stars – Bright Day
Let me preface this review by saying that it is always a pleasure when I…read more→
Corey Isenor – Frost
On his sophomore release Frost, Canadian indie folkster Corey Isenor continues to mature and polish…read more→
Betsy Olson – Lonely Woman Blues
Native Montanan – now Seattle based – Betsy Olson releases her debut full-length Lonely Woman…read more→
The Morning Pages – Rising Rain
Fusing country, roots rock, and folk with the urban sensibilities of city life, The Morning…read more→
Fionn Regan – The Shadow of an Empire
Irish singer/songwriter Fionn Regan follows up his 06 debut The End of History with the…read more→
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three – Riverboat Soul
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three hail from St. Louis and play in the…read more→
Annie and the Beekeepers – Squid Hell Sessions
Boston’s Annie and the Beekeepers’ sound is based around three part harmonies, folk, country and…read more→
The Toughcats – Run to the Mill
Run to the Mill is the second release from North Haven, Maine’s The Toughcats, whose…read more→
Radar Bros. – Illustrated Garden
After the departure of a few band members in early 08, it didn’t take long…read more→
Illuminations – See-Saw
See-Saw, the first full-length from Brooklyn four-piece, Illuminations, is a surprisingly successful blend of indie…read more→
The Nightgowns – Sing Something
Tacoma, Washington band The Nightgowns, first started making a name for themselves as The Elephants.…read more→
Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt
Swedish singer-songwriter Tallest Man on Earth (a.k.a. Kristian Matsson) released one of my favorite and…read more→
The Limes – The Limes
The Limes are a transcontinental group based mainly in Paris and North Carolina. Think The…read more→
Lawrence Arabia – Chant Darling
60’s pop and Kiwi charm are mixed together on Chant Darling, the second album by…read more→