How do we process grief? How do we go on after tragedy strikes? How do we heal? These are key questions that have shaped Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada’s second studio album Vendrán Suaves Lluvias, which translates to “Soft Rains Will…
There are dark places in Jeff Clarke’s world. Miracle after Miracle after … details that world, filling in the pains of existence. What he sees and what he feels can sound quite torturous, yet along with the pain, there’s a beautiful uncertainty.…
Over nineteen years, Ólöf Arnalds has had a most varied career. Her first album, Við og við (Now and Again) sung entirely in Icelandic, was recorded and produced by Sigur Rós’ Kjartan Sveinsson in the band’s converted swimming pool studio,…
Time is not linear. It expands and contracts through the lens of individual and collective experiences. Pavey Ark are intimately aware of this, having released their first album just as the pandemic shut down the world. With the release of…
Authentic. Empathetic. Honest. Raw. This is Essex-born Lucy Kitt’s second album, Telling Me, in a nutshell. A blend of 70s Laurel Canyon folk, indie rock, and country music infused with Kitt’s own unique voice, it features snapshots of the human…
The recipe for basic country mustard is unbelievably simple, literally nothing more than water and seeds. Yet, in the hands of Red River Dialect there’s more to Basic Country Mustard than meets the eye. It’s all in how you blend…