Christine Sweeney’s Heart in a Hurry is a culmination of parts. Musical that would normally be perceived to clash despite their shared roots—R&B and folk—feel right at home on the album. It’s the New York singer-songwriter’s first LP since 2014.…
Drew Cooper is instantly identified for numerous qualities—his gritty voice, driven roots-rock, and a bighearted persona that has won him audiences through the southwest. “Coop” finds his home somewhere between southern Arizona and Texas; a Tucson boy laid his hat…
Valorie Miller’s first album in five years is prepped to grace our ears on 6 May. Only the Killer Would Know (Blackbird / Indie AM Gold) is rooted in as harrowing a story as its name might imply, though it’s…
With ‘All the Lives We Ever Lived’, Graeme James delivers a tune as warm and mysterious as the autumnal season. The track is suitably epic, featuring striking layers of vocals and instrumentation. The melody that he pronounces with his violin…
Edie Carey coolly croons on her studio cut of ‘The Chain’, navigating a warm, electric atmosphere pieced together by an exciting full band arrangement. Here, she strips things back, presenting her single more in the way she had written it—in…
Paul Johnson, the man behind the Canyon City moniker, must have a big, warm heart to sell a song like this so sincerely. ‘Castle’ is a sweet folk tune that carries on like a casual amble in the park, or…
Oracular UK folksters, I Said Yes, have returned. Their all-new single, ‘Virginia’, is an earnest love song that builds up its tensities with percolative guitar and textured production. It all leads into a fabulous crescendo, replete with subtle horns, synth,…
It would be safe to assume that The Accidentals take their Time Out Sessions literally. Compared to the lightning-quick pace of their average tour schedule, these sessions provide a conclave for Sav Buist, Katie Larson, and their noteworthy co-writes to…
New Jersey singer-songwriter Jason Erie returns with a scorching and fun music video for his new single, ‘Amazon’. The tune is the latest cut from his forthcoming album, Tiny Fires (25 March). The song succeeds the LP’s titular single, itself…
Jessica Smucker beautifully captures feelings of isolation on the delicately crafted tune, ‘Stones to Throw’. A folk-pop ballad, the Lancaster artist flexes her muscles as a singer-songwriter with music that feels like it’s just enough. Production is never overbearing; if…