White Pines – The Falls
Akron, Ohio based singer/songwriter Joseph Scott is back with his side project White Pines. With…read more→
Bad Books – Bad Books
Bad Books is a collaboration between Kevin Devine and Atlanta-based band Manchester Orchestra, who met…read more→
Woodsy Pride – Woodsy Pride
Wanting a grittier, more soulful sound from the hippest borough in New York City? Well,…read more→
Houses – All Night
Chicago-based duo Dexter Tortoriello and Megan Messina, besides both having incredibly cool names, create some…read more→
Gianna Lauren – Some Move Closer, Some Move On
Following a move from Ontario to Nova Scotia, singer/songwriter/guitarist Gianna Lauren released her sophomore album,…read more→
Carl Hauck – Windjammer
Folk singer/songwriter Carl Hauck returns home to Chicago on his fourth album Windjammer. Named after…read more→
Caleb Stine – I Wasn’t Built For a Life Like This
Baltimore singer/songwriter Caleb Stine is back with his fifth full length album, I Wasn’t Built…read more→
More Townes Van Zandt: The Great Unknown
In October 2009, a UK based indie music project revolving around the work of American…read more→
Dominant Legs – Young at Love and Life
Dominant Legs is a San Francisco-based duo composed of Ryan Lynch (guitarist for the band…read more→
GunFight! – Frontier Land
Brooklyn band Gunfight!’s latest album Frontier Land is an energetic and infectious collection of indie…read more→
Joshua English – Lay Bare Your Bones
After years in Boston with the band Six Going on Seven, Joshua English recently returned…read more→
Small Black – New Chain
Small Black’s album New Chain takes us back to days of Jesus and Mary Chain,…read more→
Pepper Rabbit – Beauregard
Los Angeles-based Pepper Rabbit makes a strong impression with its debut full length, Beauregard. Led…read more→
James Justin Burke – Southern Son, So Far
South Carolina singer/songwriter James Justin Burke makes his debut with Southern Son, So Far a…read more→
Ronnie Fauss – Mulligan
Earlier this year I reviewed the EP New Songs for the Old Frontier by the…read more→
The Autumn Defense – Once Around
It doesn’t sound quite right to call a band a side project if the two…read more→
Turbo Fruits – Get Up Get On Down EP
Nashville-based Turbo Fruits follow up their 2009 full length, Echo Kid, with the EP, Get…read more→
Callers – Life of Love
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, indie trio Callers left New Orleans for Brooklyn and their latest…read more→
Yellow Ostrich – The Mistress
Yellow Ostrich is a one-man operation from Alex Schaaf that blends interesting vocals with DIY,…read more→
Warpaint – The Fool
Warpaint shows that girl groups can do much more than be cute and play upbeat…read more→
Morning River Band – Morning River Band EP
Unsigned New Jersey quartet Morning River Band packs 5 songs in under 10 minutes on…read more→
The Whiskey and the Devil Chaplain – The Whiskey and the Devil Chaplain
California indie country-roots band The Whiskey and the Devil Chaplain formed in 07 and have…read more→
Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown
After the huge success of Only by the Night in 2008, the four Tennesseans that…read more→
Spectrals – Extended Play
Young Leeds based musician Louis Jones pays homage to the genius of early 60’s Phil…read more→
Tim Kasher – The Game of Monogamy
Comprising a semi-satirical look at monogamy and adulthood, Cursive and The Good Life frontman Tim…read more→
Michael Holland and the Occoneechee String Band – Rhythm of Love
North Carolina native Michael Holland is backed by the Occoneechee String Band on his fourth…read more→
Dark Dark Dark – Wild Go
Minneapolis sextet Dark Dark Dark recently released their sophomore album, Wild Go, a fascinating brand…read more→
Dead Confederate – Sugar
Athens, GA band Dead Confederate is back with their sophomore release, Sugar. Two years after…read more→
The New Rags – Gotta Get out of Here
Following the 05 self-release of their debut EP Take Jennie to Brooklyn, pop-rock-ragtime duo The…read more→
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Atlanta noise band Deerhunter veers further into pop territory with Halcyon Digest, their follow-up to…read more→
Junip – Fields
Swedish band Junip was formed in the late ’90s by José González (guitar, vocals), Elias…read more→
Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
Sufjan Stevens, whose 2005 Illinois album cast him in the indie music limelight, has taken…read more→
Fences – Fences
Chris Mansfield, the man behind Fences, works out his inner demons on his self-titled release,…read more→
The Migrant – Travels in Lowland
Danish singer/songwriter Bjarke Bendtsen, frontman of the indie band The Elephants, takes his solo show…read more→
The Blackberry Bushes – Little Bit of Grace
Olympia WA’s acoustic stringband The Blackberry Bushes have long been a local favorite, but with…read more→
Brothers Young – Good People EP
Portland’s Brothers Young – a trio of brothers Dillon, Dustin and Michael and their friends…read more→
Andrew Francis – It’s Chicago!
Chicago based singer/songwriter Andrew Francis self-released his second album, It’s Chicago!. Francis – also a…read more→
Donovan Woods – The Widowmaker
Toronto singer/songwriter Donovan Woods is back with The Widowmaker, the follow-up to 07’s The Hold…read more→
J. Tillman – Singing Ax
Right on heels of an EP and 09’s Year in the Kingdom, J. Tillman (drums,…read more→
The Head and the Heart – The Head and the Heart
The Head and the Heart is a sextet from Seattle that plays alt-country and folk…read more→
Breathe Owl Breathe – Magic Central
Michigan’s lovably quirky indie folk act Breathe Owl Breathe capped off a successful summer of…read more→
The Corin Tucker Band – 1,000 Years
Corin Tucker, known for being one-third of Sleater-Kinney, has returned four years after the band’s…read more→
No Age – Everything In Between
Everything in Between, No Age’s second studio album following 2008’s Nouns, sees Randy Randall and…read more→
Eli “Paperboy” Reed – Come and Get It
Young R&B/soul phenom Eli “Paperboy” Reed is the real deal, turning out retrofied songs so…read more→
The Black – Sun in the Day Moon at Night
Formed in 03, Austin based band The Black is releasing their second full-length album Sun…read more→
The Chapin Sisters – Two
Music is all in the family for The Chapin Sisters, Abigail and Lily. Originally formed…read more→
Adam Haworth Stephens – We Live on Cliffs
Adam Haworth Stephens, one half of the San Francisco folk duo Two Gallants, recently released…read more→
War On Drugs – Future Weather EP
Philadelphia indie rock band The War on Drugs continues to make their own mark on…read more→
James Vincent McMorrow – Early in the Morning
Early in the Morning, the debut indie folk album by Dubliner James Vincent McMorrow, was…read more→
The Vaselines – Sex With An X
The Vaselines (Glaswegians Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee), back from a two-decade-long hiatus, return with…read more→
Ben Folds and Nick Hornby – Lonely Avenue
Lonely Avenue is an inspired concept – lyrics written by the award winning author and…read more→
Women – Public Strain
Noise band Women, follow up their 08 self-titled debut with Public Strain. This Calgary quartet…read more→
Belle and Sebastian – Write About Love
Scottish indie group Belle & Sebastian are back with their ninth album, Write About Love.…read more→
The XX – xx
London natives the XX rely on the electric chemistry that exists between Oliver Sim and…read more→
Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
The latest band to emerge as part of New Jersey’s rock revival, Titus Andronicus has…read more→
We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
Taking a cue from fellow Glasgow natives Frightened Rabbits and the Twilight Sad, We Were…read more→
Folk Music for What Lies Ahead
Yer Bird Records released another phenomenal collection of folk music on the 18 track Folk…read more→
Del Barber – Love Song for the Last 20
Winnipeg country-roots singer/songwriter Del Barber is on target to reach his ambitious goal of releasing…read more→
Megafaun – Heretofore
Mini-album Heretofore is Megafaun’s latest release – their third in three years – bringing a…read more→
The Extra Lens – Undercard
John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats and Franklin Bruno of Nothing Painted Blue have come…read more→
Violens – Amoral – Static Recital
New York band Violens gives a strong nod to ‘80s English pop on its debut…read more→
Blue Water White Death – Blue Water White Death
Blue Water White Death is the collaboration between Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) and Jonathan Meiburg…read more→
Neil Young – Le Noise
Neil Young’s latest and 34th solo album, Le Noise, reminds us all that you really…read more→
Anders Osborne – American Patchwork
Anders Osborne is an amazing musician and songwriter, and on his new album American Patchwork…read more→
Ted Pitney – The Genesee EP
Ted Pitney, co-founder and songwriter of the bluegrassy collective King Wilkie, released his solo debut…read more→
Bobby Bare Jr. – A Storm A Tree My Mother’s Head
After a four year wait, alt-country rocker Bobby Bare Jr. is back with the autobiographical…read more→
Sharon Van Etten – Epic
With her 09 debut album Because I Was in Love, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten…read more→
Moondoggies – Tidelands
The Moondoggies sprang out of Seattle’s ever changing music scene in 08 with their classic…read more→
Bassekou Kouyate – I Speak Fula
The influence of African pop music on Western musicians like Foals and Vampire Weekend has…read more→
The Tallest Man on Earth – Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird
The new EP Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird by Sweden’s The Tallest…read more→
Smith Westerns – Smith Westerns
Smith Westerns do their own take on garage rock and adolescent fervor on their self-titled…read more→
The Postelles – The Postelles
What would happen if you crossed Arctic Monkeys with The Monkees? You might get The…read more→
Juston Stens and The Get Real Gang – Juston Stens and The Get Real Gang
After six albums in a five-year span as the drummer for Philadelphia’s Dr. Dog, Juston…read more→
Superchunk – Majesty Shredding
Majesty Shredding, Superchunk’s first album in nine years, does not disappoint. The North Carolina quartet…read more→
The Fresh and Onlys – Play It Strange
San Francisco’s garage rock sensation The Fresh & Onlys are set to release their highly…read more→
Charlie Parr – When the Devil Goes Blind
When the Devil Goes Blind is country blues musician Charlie Parr’s latest release and first…read more→
Matrimony – The Storm and The Eye
Married couple Jimmy and Ashlee Brown formed their band, appropriately named Matrimony, “out of a…read more→
Hurricane Bells – Down Comes the Rain EP
Hurricane Bells, the side project of Steve Schlitz of the shoegaze band Longwave, has a…read more→
Caleb Klauder – Western Country
Western Country is the latest album from classic country/honky-tonk musician Caleb Klauder, who is best…read more→
Drunken Barn Dance – Grey Buried
Ann Arbor, MI based fuzz folk band Drunken Barn Dance is the collective talent of…read more→
Efren – Always Been a Bleeder
A friend at Team Clermont turned me on to the Athens, GA gothic Americana band…read more→
Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People EP
Sufjan Stevens, best known for his now-defunct musical tribute to the 50 states, changes course…read more→
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Horse Power EP
Detroit’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (a.k.a. Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott) recently released their debut…read more→
Margot and The Nuclear So and So’s – Buzzard
Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s are back with their third full-length release, Buzzard.…read more→
Mice Parade – What It Means To Be Left Handed
Mice Parade’s latest release, What It Means to Be Left-Handed, takes pop music and infuses…read more→
Bern and the Brights – Swing Shift Maisies
New Jersey quintet Bern & the Brights’ introductory EP Swing Shift Maisies showcases a uniquely…read more→
Canteen Knockout – Broken Down Town
Toronto’s Canteen Knockout, the alt-country quartet fronted by multi-instrumentalist Andre Skinner (Pope Factory), received praise…read more→
Gwyneth + Monko – Good Old Horse EP
Gwyneth Moreland and Michael Monko – Gwyneth & Monko – are a San Francisco based…read more→
Cast Spells – Bright Works and Baton
This is an album I’ve been meaning to review for a while but for whatever…read more→
JBM – Not Even in July
Singer-songwriter and classically trained guitarist JBM (Jesse Brian Marchant) grew up in the Adirondacks and…read more→
PVT – Church With No Magic
Australian trio, PVT, formerly a five-piece called Pivot, have a new album, Church With No…read more→
Delta Maid – Broken Branches
South Liverpool (yes, you read that right) musician Delta Maid grew up listening to her…read more→
Cotton Jones – Tall Hours in the Glowstream
Cotton Jones is back, just one year after their debut release, Paranoid Cocoon, with Tall…read more→
Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle
New York trio Blonde Redhead is back with Penny Sparkle, its follow-up to 2007’s 23.…read more→
Hans Chew – Tennessee and Other Stories
Best known for his contributions on piano and backing vocals in the psychedelic Americana band…read more→
Lissie – Catching a Tiger
Catching a Tiger – Lissie Maurus’ full length debut takes up where 09’s Why You…read more→
Chris Pureka – How I Learned to See in the Dark
Northampton, MA singer/songwriter delivers on the promise of her previous releases (04’s Driving North, 06’s…read more→
Interpol – Interpol
I am the first to admit that I was hugely into Interpol’s 2002 debut Turn…read more→
David Dondero – Zero with a Bullet
# Zero with a Bullet further cements acclaimed singer/songwriter David Dondero’s place alongside the great…read more→
Ra Ra Riot – The Orchard
Ra Ra Riot’s sophomore release, The Orchard, is a solid example of chamber pop at…read more→