Some of the most notable contributions to contemporary music come from instances of unexpected collaboration. This much has surely been true longer than history could ever hope to record. Although, some contemporary examples might just include David Bowie and Bing Crosby…
Old Crow Medicine Show celebrate 20 years together in 2018 and mark the occasion with Volunteer, an album recorded in the historic RCA Studio A in Nashville by Jason Isbell producer Dave Cobb. It’s fair to say that they’ve faced…
Movement is important to Yvonne Ambrée. Born behind the wall in East Berlin, she knows better than most about the meaning of boundaries and borders. Under the name Panteon, she makes music which aims to break down such barriers, inspired…
Lookman Adekunle Salami has already been given the Bob Dylan Curse. For those who consider him to be the “next Bob Dylan” the question really is why can’t he simply be the first L.A. Salami? Based on The City of…
Josh Rouse has gone out on a ledge for his new album, Love In The Modern Age. At the heart of it he’s always been a man with a guitar, yet on his latest the guitar has been set aside…
Alela Diane’s fifth record Cusp is her best to date. A touching reflection on motherhood, it tackles the complex topics of family and relationships. It is filled with moments of pure beauty, among them the rumination on the passage of…