“Love songs for the natural world”: Liana Flores Makes a Sublime Debut
The British-Brazilian singer-songwriter, who’s just released her first album ‘Flower of the Soul’, hopes her music can offer momentary escapism [NME] By Sophie Williams urveying the tourists congregating around St. James’s Park’s Duck Island, Liana Flores exhales a sigh of relief. In the heart of central London lies this mini oasis – the perfect afternoon spot for ...
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn Announce New Album and Tour, Share Song: Listen
“Breath Out” leads Quiet in a World Full of Noise, the duo’s follow-up to Pigments [Pitchfork] By Jazz Monroe Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn are back with a new album, Quiet in a World Full of Noise. The follow-up to 2022’s Pigments arrives October 4 via Merge. A North American tour will follow; check out the dates for that below, along with new song “Breath ...
Untangling the Unique, Private and Meteoric Rise of Mitski in the Age of TikTok
Once an indie darling, Mitski’s 2023 hit “My Love Mine All Mine” has taken her to brand new heights. Over a billion streams later, and she remains offline and unwilling to give into the machine that pleads for her to enable parasociality. [Paste Magazine] By Leah Weinstein Mitski’s meteoric rise over the past year of her ...
James McMurtry Blends Politics, Americana in a Changing Music Industry
[Forbes] By Rob Salkowitz It was twilight on the longest day of the year when James McMurtry and his three bandmates took the stage at Seattle’s Tractor Tavern, the latest stop on a six week tour through the Pacific and mountain west. The show had been sold out for months, and the club was packed with faithful ...
JD McPherson Returns to Solo Career, Amid Ongoing Plant/Krauss Tour Stint, With the Refreshed Glam-Rock Sound of ‘Sunshine Getaway’ (Track Premiere)
[Variety] By Chris Willman It’s difficult to believe that JD McPherson, one of the great classic-minded rock ‘n’ roll singer-songwriters of the modern age, hasn’t had a new album of non-seasonal material out in seven years. That absence of fresh recordings hasn’t caused anyone to issue any missing-person alerts for him in the past few years, though. ...