Phoebe Bridgers Comes Back to Earth
[The New Yorker] The indie artist’s new album, “Lost Weekend,” is a document of both rupture and redemption. By Mitch Therieau Phoebe Bridgers has a filmmaker’s eye for a cold open. Sometimes her songs disorient from the jump, dropping you into an alien landscape or the middle of an argument. Other times she draws you in ...
Stereogum Review: The New Alabama Shakes Song “Garden” Is a Soft and Sultry Southern Soul Track Tinged With Longing
[Stereogum] By Chris DeVille "If you don't water your garden, I will/ If you don't show her you love her, I will/ She means more so much more to me than to you/ All of your hard work I'll surely do." So goes "Garden," our latest preview from Alabama Shakes' comeback album I Must Be Dreaming. It's ...
Nathaniel Rateliff Talks Newport Folk, Farm Aid, Mavis Staples, and Building Community Through Music (INTERVIEW)
[Glide Magazine] By Marc Lacatell Born in rural Missouri before relocating to Denver, Colorado, singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff built his reputation in the indie-folk scene before achieving widespread stardom by blending fiery vintage rhythm & blues with soul and Americana. Fronting his powerhouse backing band, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, he gained international recognition with the ...
Aimee Mann brings ‘Bachelor No. 2’ back to life at Pabst Theater
[Milwaukee Record] By CJ Johnson Fresh off her well-received set at this past weekend’s revived Eaux Claires Festival at Carson Park in Eau Claire, Aimee Mann hit the stage at The Pabst Theater on Monday night in great spirits, proclaiming “it’s one of my favorite places to play.” Based on her subsequent performance the sentiment was in earnest, and ...
Buddy Miller Teams Up With Dan Penn on Country Soul Number, “Don’t Look Back,” Announces New Self-Titled Solo LP
[Glide Magazine] Few artists command the kind of respect Buddy Miller has earned over the last four decades. A Grammy-winning songwriter, guitarist, producer, and singer, Miller has become one of Americana’s defining figures, whether lending his unmistakable touch to records by Willie Nelson, Robert Plant, Linda Ronstadt, Elvis Costello, John Fogerty, Patty Griffin, Richard Thompson, ...