‘Once We Had a Home’ Uplifts Rohingya Refugee Voices
Home records vocal expressions of pain, love, and life at Kutupalong, bringing Rohingya refugee experiences into its audiences’ aural consciousnesses.
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Katy Pinke Charms and Disarms on Her Brilliant Debut
Katy Pinke’s indie folk music on her debut album comes from deep inside. It’s warm and engaging and leaves the listener yearning for more.
Leyla McCalla Tends to Deep Roots on ‘Sun Without the Heat’
In this most recent work, folk artist Leyla McCalla continues cultivating an expansive and complex sense of roots and relative self. It’s a joy to witness.
Dawn Landes Presents ‘The Liberated Woman’s Songbook’
Singer-songwriter Dawn Landes performs classic folk songs of struggle. Women’s rights are the unalienable ones we all share. Anything else is inherently wrong.
Six Organs of Admittance’s Ben Chasny Chats About How ‘Time Is Glass’
Six Organs of Admittance’s Ben Chasny discusses late 1990s folk, music journalism, his independent publication, and new record Time Is Glass.
Adrianne Lenker’s ‘Bright Future’ Is a Big Record
On Bright Future, Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker proves how much you can do with so little that you don’t need a ton of flash to craft a stunning record.
Phosphorescent Turns Introspective on ‘Revelator’
Revelator captures Phosphorescent’s endeavor to encounter life as it is, practicing vulnerability, empathy, and a degree of self-effacement.
Bagus Shidqi Sounds a Full Digital Gamelan on ‘Njondhil Njondhal’
Bagus Shidqi’s Njondhil Njondhal is a work full of heart and belief in keeping gamelan vibrant and available to contemporary practitioners and audiences.
Rosali’s ‘Bite Down’ Sounds Classic
Rosali’s Bite Down is a deceptively smooth ride that threatens to pull you under at any moment. Its classic sound draws from Fleetwood Mac and 1970s music.
Chris Smither Seeks the Essential with “All About the Bones” (premiere)
“All About the Bones” is peak Chris Smither, a song that seems at once both a revelation and not unlike the return of a long-awaited friend.
Transcending to Badass: That’s How Female Rockers Roll
The female musicians interviewed in Katherine Yeske Taylor’s She’s a Badass have persisted against all odds and infused rock with a feminist verve.
Feeling “Seventeen”, Ruth Moody Goes Solo Again with ‘Wanderer’
While the Wailin’ Jennys are still playing their hearts out as three roots wonder women, co-founder Ruth Moody has new music and a special announcement to make.