ALBUM REVIEW: Bill Callahan Settles in on ‘Gold Record’
A gentle warmth enlivens the singer-songwriter’s follow-up to 2019’s ‘Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest’.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Fiona Apple’s ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ is Infinite
The songwriter laureate’s fifth record is a stewing masterpiece, brewed of raw honesty and imperfection.
ALBUM REVIEW: Leonard Cohen’s Takes a Final Bow on ‘Thanks for the Dance’
The Godfather of Gloom had one more timeless tome up his sleeve.
YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS: Gene Clark’s ‘No Other’
Gene Clark’s 1974 album, No Other, is one of those records that didn’t belong in
Kiefer’s Music Mondays: Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Michigan’
Sufjan cut no corners on the first (and second to last) installment of his 50 States Project.
ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Cave Looks Toward the Light on ‘Ghosteen’
But you might find yourself missing the darkness…
YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS: Freya Ridings is on Fire
What you’d get if Florence Welch picked up Adele’s songbook.
ALBUM REVIEW: Florist’s Folk Music Gazes Into The Abyss on ‘Emily Alone’
Emily Sprague explores the warmth of emptiness.
ALBUM REVIEW: Angie McMahon Comes Into Her Own on ‘Salt’
The Australian singer-songwriter exceeds expectations on her fantastic debut.
ALBUM REVIEW: Bill Callahan Finds Sunlight On ‘Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest’
The indie-folk bard cooly dances with death and family life on his loosest record in memory.
Kiefer’s Music Mondays: Regina Spektor’s ‘Far’
The singer-songwriter’s ambitious and brilliant fifth album came out 10 years ago this week
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Here Comes The Cowboy’ Is Mac Demarco at His Most Minimalist
Good luck staying awake.
Leon Redbone Has Crossed over the Delta
“He departed our world with his guitar, his trusty companion Rover, and a simple tip of the hat.”
Hear Side 1 of Bill Callahan’s New Album
‘Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest’ drops in full on June 14.
ALBUM REVIEW: Kevin Morby Talks to the Lord on ‘Oh My God’
Singer-songwriter strips down his sound and goes to church.
ALBUM REVIEW: Weyes Blood Does Magic on ‘Titanic Rising’
A sumptuous album of baroque avant-pop in search of salvation.
ALBUM REVIEW: The Ghost of Townes Van Zandt Has One More Gem up His Sleeve on ‘Sky Blue’
In terms of tenderness, it easily ranks among Townes’ loveliest recordings.
ALBUM REVIEW: Cass McCombs Gets Groovy on ‘Tip of the Sphere’
Another excellent LP from one of America’s most underrated songwriters.
ALBUM REVIEW: Maggie Rogers Is Still Growing on ‘Heard It in a past Life’
But she’s got a lot of potential.
ALBUM REVIEW: Sharon Van Etten Has a New Weapon on ‘Remind Me Tomorrow’
The indie heartbreaker is no less powerful with a new sonic palette.
ALBUM REVIEW: Julia Holter Sacrifices Simplicity For Grandiosity on ‘Aviary’
A sprawling, dense opus that will move you to your core.
ALBUM REVIEW: Colter Wall Reminds Us That Canada Has Cowboys Too on ‘Songs of the Plains’
Wall doubles down on the stripped-down sound of his striking debut.
ALBUM REVIEW: Molly Burch Demonstrates Her Range on ‘First Flower’
She just doesn’t quite reach her potential.
ALBUM REVIEW: Cat Power’s Many Lives Coalesce on ‘Wanderer’
It has a quiet determination to that’s totally captivating and right for the times.
ALBUM REVIEW: There’s No Pretending on Villagers’ ‘The Art of Pretending to Swim’
Another stunning work of remarkable craft and nuance from Conor O’Brien.
ALBUM REVIEW: Waxahatchee Strips Her Sound Bare on ‘Great Thunder EP’
A sparse but equally stunning contrast to ‘Out In The Storm’.
ALBUM REVIEW: Odetta Hartman – Old Rockhounds Never Die’
Combining the folksy charm of Joanna Newsom and the seedy edge of Tom Waits.
ALBUM REVIEW: Steady Holiday Balances Lightness and Darkness on ‘Nobody’s Watching’
Indie pop with a twist of David Lynch.
ALBUM REVIEW: Haley Heynderickx Will Feed Your Indie Folk Appetite with ‘I Need to Start a Garden’
Singer-songwriter spins a sparse stunner on debut album.
ALBUM REVIEW: Amanda Shires Plots an Americana Revolution on ‘Into The Sunset’
A radical slice of country folk that goes down like cold beer on a hot day.
ALBUM REVIEW: Gia Margaret Shimmers on ‘There’s Always Glimmer’
It might just be the prettiest thing put to wax this year.