Jeff Tweedy Poetically Muses List of Methods for Personal Liberation on ‘Twilight Override’ Lead Single “Feel Free”
[Relix] By Hana Gustafson Jeff Tweedy has shared the lead track off his fifth solo effort, the triple album Twilight Override, due on September 26 via dBpm Records. “Feel Free” hands over the very best of Tweedy’s skillset, his ability to poetically mold messages without relinquishing the whole truth; instead, he builds a narrative that promotes a ...
Cass McCombs: Interior Live Oak review – Double Album Doubles the Pleasures of One of Indie-Rock’s Finest
[The Guardian] With existential lullabies and ritualistic stomps, tear-jerking odes and ballads worthy of Sinatra, US indie’s steadfast storyteller makes a wonderfully unhurried double album his best yet By Ben Beaumont-Thomas As bloated piles of “content” overfill our cultural to-do lists, a double album isn’t always met with a warm welcome: an 80-minute film is ...
Hayes Carll Turns Inward With Clever and Charming Songcraft on ‘We’re Only Human’
[Glide Magazine] By John Moore Like John Prine and Jerry Jeff Walker before him, Hayes Carll has made a career out of blending mellow, infectious acoustic folk with sharp, often humorous portraits of everyday people. But on We’re Only Human, his 10th studio album, one of the first things you’ll notice is that Carll has turned that ...
Joan Shelley Announces New Album Real Warmth, Shares New Song “Everybody”: Listen
[Pitchfork] The Kentucky songwriter’s follow-up to 2022’s The Spur is out September 19 via No Quarter By Walden Green Joan Shelley has announced a new album: Real Warmth is out September 19 via No Quarter. The Kentucky songwriter’s follow up to 2022’s The Spur was produced by Ben Whiteley and features contributions from the Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman, Doug Paisley, Nathan Salsburg, Matt Kelley, Ken Whiteley, drummer ...
Breakthrough Americana Artist S.G. Goodman on Exploring Southern Identify, Grief and Practical Astrology in Her Outstanding ‘Planting by the Signs’ Album
[Variety] By Jewly Hight Astrology has been going viral lately. From Ariana Grande, SZA and Kacey Musgraves’ Saturn-centric song lyrics to astrology influencers dispensing dishy dating advice and the meme-ification of traits associated with Zodiac signs, allusions to the positions of the sun, moon and planets function as vaguely mystical, with-it and worldly shorthand. Western Kentucky ...