This Is the Kit Hold Us Captive with ‘Careful of Your Keepers’
In Careful of Your Keepers, This Is the Kit again holds listeners captive with one of the unique voices in contemporary indie folk-rock.
Joanna McNaney Stein
Joanna McNaney Stein is an Assistant Professor of English at the City University of New York, Kingsborough, and is the author of the 33 1/3 Series book "k.d. lang's Ingenue." She has also written for Bust, LGBTQ Nation, The Brooklyn Rail, and the satirical Hard Times. IG @joannafolk
The Ferocious Beauty of Cowboy Junkies
In processing the final years and passing of this family band’s father, Cowboy Junkies return with a heart-wrenching exploration of grief (set to a beat).
Deerhoof Reach a New Miracle-Level By Daring Themselves
The always-brazen Deerhoof challenged their process for their new album, giving themselves tight deadlines, tough decisions, and singing it all in Japanese.
Air’s JB Dunckel and the Melancholy Vibrations of Carbon
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Laura Veirs Re-Discovers Herself on the Glowing ‘Found Light’
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From Busan, With Love: Say Sue Me’s ‘The Last Thing Left’
Whether Say Sue Me are surf-rock, shoegaze, or dream-pop, none of these categories seem to matter when listening to the delightful The Last Thing Left.
Joan Osborne Is So Much More Than “One of Us”
Joan Osborne is known for a generational hit she didn’t even write, but all these decades later, she is still finding a new audience for her folk-pop charmers.
Daniel Rossen’s Debut ‘You Belong There’ Is Cinematic Folk-Rock
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Excavating Sleater-Kinney’s ‘Dig Me Out’ on Its 25th Anniversary
Sleater-Kinney’s Dig Me Out proved the third time’s the charm, as it took them from coffee houses and record shops to packed houses across the country.