From the Mailbag | Four Excellent Indie Releases You Want to Hear
So much music, so little time. It could almost be the motto of this site. Every day I get a few dozen albums, EPs, singles and videos sent my...
Next Week in Music | April 22-28, 2019 • 140 New Releases Headed Your...
Some weeks are bigger than others. And when it comes to new albums, this one is definitely plus-sized. There are more than 140 albums, EPs and singles being released...
Next Week in Music | April 22-28, 2019 • Music on TV
I know you like to watch. So here's a list of the musicians who will be singing for their supper next week on the boob tube. Of course, everything...
Will Kimbrough | I Like it Down Here
Will Kimbrough is one of those musicians whose work you’ve undoubtedly heard — even if you’ve never heard of him. The veteran Nashville guitarist, songwriter and producer has lent...
Shotgun Sawyer | Bury the Hatchet
The South will rise again. Even if it has to happen all the way out in the Golden State. If you haven't already had the pleasure, please make the...
LSD | Labrinth, Sia & Diplo Present … LSD
Which came first: The partnership or the acronym? It's a fair question when you're talking about pop supergroup LSD. The musical union of British multi-hyphenate Labrinth, Australian superstar singer-songwriter...
Jeff Tweedy | Warmer
This might seem obvious, but it's easy to forget: Real songwriters — the ones who do it not just for a living, but because they have to — tend...
Flaming Lips | King’s Mouth: Music and Songs
Wayne Coyne is coming for your children. But there's no need to panic; the Flaming Lips’ freaky frontman only wants to tell them a story. Yep, that's right: The...
Fat White Family | Serfs Up!
Revenge may be a dish best served cold. But subversion, like medicine, goes down smoother when accompanied by even the smallest dash of sugar. Case in point: Serfs Up!,...
Bruce Hornsby | Absolute Zero
For Bruce Hornsby, The Way It Is hasn't been the way it is for a long time. In the three decades since he fluked his way onto the pop...
Beyonce | Homecoming: The Live Album
Some live albums can stand on their own without visuals. Beyonce’s Homecoming, sadly, is not one of them. This is not to suggest the mammoth set — which captures...
Wynton Marsalis | Bolden: Original Soundtrack
Buddy Bolden is the most influential jazz artist you've never heard. And neither has anyone else alive — although the legendary cornet player and his band supposedly cut at...
The Rolling Stones | Honk
Hands up, everybody who wants to shell out for another Rolling Stones anthology containing Start Me Up, Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, It's Only Rock ’n’ Roll (But I Like...
Jade Bird | Jade Bird
Her name might sound like a piece from your grandma's jewelry box. But Jade Bird — and yes, that apparently is her real moniker — is the latest in...
The O’Jays | The Last Word
The O’Jays’ Love Train has come to the end of the line. But even on the final run, it's staying right on track. After nearly 60 years and 30...
