The Lone Bellow Offer Their ‘Love Songs For Losers’
Americana’s the Lone Bellow have taken the loser concept a step further than most artists. Their latest album offers almost a dozen Love Songs For Losers.
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Tyler Childers and That Old Time Screamin’ and Shoutin’
Ambitious yet gimmicky, Tyler Childers’ Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? is all dressed up in its Sunday best, but it’s mostly an empty suit.
Sunny Sweeney Finds Being ‘Married Alone’ Sadder Than Being by Oneself
Texas’ Sunny Sweeney moves to Nashville and goes into mainstream country, as Married Alone reveals her proud independence and the price she pays for it.
Kenny Roby Suggests Simple Music Is More Special and Complex Than It Seems
Kenny Roby has learned the more obvious facts of life are as byzantine as observing the world without filters. He sings these modest verities like he means them.
Forrest McCurren Shows Why He Goes ‘Oh Me, Oh My’
Oh Me, Oh My reveals that Americana artist Forrest McCurren has a talent for writing catchy yet subtle songs about the human condition through the eyes of various narrators.
Josh Rouse Gets Back to Basics on ‘Going Places’
After a holiday album and a record that swapped guitars for synthesizers, Josh Rouse returns to wistful Americana in fine style on Going Places.
James and the Shame Celebrate Long-Time Love With “Where We’re Going” (premiere)
James and the Shame’s Rhett McLaughlin discusses “Where We’re Going” and where he’s been with his wife, Jessie, as they team up on this warmhearted Americana duet.
Inside ‘Modern Folk One’ lurks one strangely fascinating Americana album.
Modern Folk One rings from serenely pastoral to shockingly different, making it a terrifically new twist to some sounds that are, on their own, not that surprising.
Tony Joe White Starts From ‘The Beginning’ Again
Swamp rock king Tony Joe White chewed and growled his bluesy lyrics more than sung them and played his guitar as if he was chopping down a tree.
S.G. Goodman Leaves ‘Teeth Marks’ in the Heart
Americana artist S.G. Goodman addresses all the complications of romantic love alongside critiques of our economic system in her heartfelt new LP, Teeth Marks.
Angel Olsen Creates Her Most Accessible Album with ‘Big Time’
With Big Time, Angel Olsen draws inspiration from some of popular music’s most perennial templates, revamping them and reinventing herself.
Neko Case Creates a Retrospective with ‘Wild Creatures’
Neko Case’s career retrospective Wild Creatures includes a new song, “Oh, Shadowless”, which adroitly blends the pretty with the abrasive.