Consisting of Kate Pillsbury, Emilee Petersmark, Ben Zito, and Dan Rickabus, Grand Rapids’ Crane Wives have quickly ascended to the top of their scene’s radar since their 2010 inception. They, alongside bands like The Ragbirds and The Accidentals, have become…
One of our favourite albums of the year so far has been Steve Mason’s Meet The Humans, but it was released before Song of the Day had been revived so missed out on a spotlight here. Let’s fix that retrospectively…
Hailing from Ann Arbor, MI, The Ragbirds are a band that have transcended the typical avenues of traditional roots music to develop something totally new from the ground up. The most exciting part of their music as a whole might…
“Women prefer a menagerie of clowns,” sings Adam Green, at Bristol’s Thekla, a floating boat of a venue in Bristol’s East Mud Dock. Judging by the reaction of the women and, indeed, men in the crowd, he’s spot on. Green…
The Handsome Family will be in London next week for a sold-out show at the 100 Club as they finish up work on a new record. It’s too soon to hear any of the new material, but let’s instead take…
Irish singer Maria Kelly has announced a new single and a string of live dates in London and Ireland in early June. ‘Black & Blue’ is a bright and breezy number musically but the lyrics tell a story of vulnerability…