Sarah Harmer: “St. Peter’s Bay”
The world is at the brink, in so many ways, none more terrifying than the climate catastrophe that we humans have created through our capitalist, consumerist selfishness. In times like … Read More
Kelly Does Her Best: Top 25 of the 2010s
As we hit the end of the decade, it’s worth looking back to survey the musical landscape. From debuts to breakthroughs, the 2010s saw a whole new vanguard emerge in … Read More
Hawktail: “Annbjørg”
True musical talent is a gift to the world, at any level. But when the player’s skills reach into virtuoso terrain, it is an absolute wonder to behold. Anyone who’s … Read More
Rose Cousins: “The Benefits of Being Alone”
Sad songs, friend. They are the salve that soothes the soul. And some artists are so synonymous with sad songs that they are, quite literally, part of their brand. From … Read More
The Avett Brothers: Closer Than Together
Political songs are a tough beat. They can’t be too preachy nor overly earnest or else they’ll fall on deaf ears. The best ones, it seems, tie the political to … Read More
Michaela Anne: Desert Dove
Country music has long leaned into the un-simple aspects of life, like cheating on someone you love with someone you don’t, for example. That’s because being human is an un-simple … Read More
Andrew Combs: Ideal Man
There’s a Pampers commercial that hinges on the line, “Having a baby doesn’t just change your life, it changes everything.” Not sure there’s a parent around that would argue that … Read More
Molly Sarlé: Karaoke Angel
Whether paradoxes or purgatory, liminal states of existence make people uneasy. Most folks like their status quo binary world of black or white, not black and white or, for heaven’s … Read More