Neko Case’s last solo album, 2013’s The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, was the artistic culmination of an extended bout of depression. Similarly, Hell-On, her recently released eighth studio…
Music Review: Snow Patrol – “Wildness”
It’s been seven years since Snow Patrol last put out an album, explained by the band in part because of lead singer Gary Lightbody’s struggles with writer’s block, mental health, and alcoholism. It’s a long time for a band that…
Music Interview: Family And Friends
After cutting their teeth in the Athens, Georgia, music scene, indie folk/rock band Family And Friends are finally releasing their full-length debut, Felix Culpa, out June 8. Written at a formative time for the band, the album stems from the…
Music Review: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – “Sparkle Hard”
It’s been four years since Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks last put out an album, but Sparkle Hard is well worth that wait. Nearly 30 years into his prolific career, Malkmus shows that he still has the chops to perfectly mix…
Album Review: Trampled by Turtles – “Life is Good on the Open Road”
I discovered Trampled by Turtles in the classic way one usually expects to come across a bluegrass band: perusing the character-specific curated playlists that some corporate marketer at Star Wars released on Spotify to promote their new film, Rogue One.…
Song Premiere and Interview: Violet Delancey – “Eloise”
Violet Delancey first appeared on the scene in 2016 as a country/folk artist with her well-received debut, When the Clock Strikes Midnight. Her latest album, Columbia Road, available May 25, is a huge stylistic departure that sees Delancey rebranding herself…
Music Review: Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite – “No Mercy In This Land”
No Mercy In This Land is a follow up to 2013’s Get Up!, the collaboration between Ben Harper and blues legend Charlie Musselwhite that won a Grammy for Best Blues Album. It’s often hard to follow up an album that…
