rootless has been a familiar name around these parts, but rarely has he been in such form as he is on Other Reasons. The new record is still rooted in the acoustic…
Another excellent single from the upcoming Jeffrey Silverstein album glides onto the speakers this morning. With a video treatment from Mark Neeley, “(Theme From) Western Sky Music” exemplifies the kind of sundown…
The sophomore album from Jana Horn is a delicate exfoliation of dream and reality. Hung on the kind of gossamer glow that permeated works by Linda Perhacs, Sandy Denny, or Nick Drake,…
On their last album, Natural Information Society opened their circle and let the blistered energy of Evan Parker into the fold. For their latest, the band widens the circle ever further, augmenting…
Site favorite Mat LaJoie has cycled through the bulk of a series of recordings rooted in the four elements, already covering ground on Water, Fire (via sunlight), and Earth. As he prepares…
The new Rose City Band album is almost upon us, arriving this Friday from Thrill Jockey. Before we get there, though the band joins the ranks as the latest to get the…
Every few years or so the assembled members of Terry convene and crank out a barnacled gem of Aussie indie. It’s been five years since their last, and, to be fair, the…
RSTB faves Woolen Men are on a continual tear through singles these days and this week they offer up an excellent cover of The Nerves’ “Workin’ Too Hard,” harnessing a scuffed-up fuzz…
The last few years have seen quite a few artists embrace the cosmic corners of country and the earthen, yet expansive niches of Americana. In quite a few ways the current musical…
Another faded photograph of a single slips out from the upcoming Vanity Mirror record. The band, the duo of Brent Randall and Johnny Toomey, both spent time in the ‘60s-soaked psych-pop outfit…
One more for the country crowd today. The new album from Kassi Valazza is a worn and wearied collection of country that embraces the troubador’s path. With an air of Emmy Lou…
It’s a good day for some lived-in country vibes and continuing the crush of new singles is one more look behind the curtain at the upcoming Rose City Band LP. This record…
The singles that have come from the camp of Keven Louis Lareau (Cut Worms) have all been killer distillations of cosmic country and sunlit Americana. They’ve been few and far between, but…
Despite his current Nashville environs, Spencer Cullum is still anchored more firmly to UK shores of his East London upbringing than to the Cumberland Valley’s more signature sounds. Bringing to bloom ideas…
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