Roky Erickson with Okkervil River – True Love Cast Out All Evil
Roky Erickson, former ‘60s frontman of psychedelic rock band the 13th Floor Elevators who spent…read more→
Band of Horses – Infinite Arms
Infinite Arms – Band of Horses’ third record and the first since moving on from…read more→
Josh Ritter – So Runs the World Away
Idaho native and Brooklyn transplant Josh Ritter’s sixth album, So Runs the World Away, finds…read more→
Tim Schmidt – Slower Things
Singer-songwriter Tim Schmidt, a Swedish native based out of Leipzig, Germany (not to be confused…read more→
Sam Amidon – I See the Sign
I See the Sign, the latest release from modern folk singer Sam Amidon, continues the…read more→
The Hold Steady – Heaven Is Whenever
The Hold Steady’s fifth album, Heaven Is Whenever, sees the New York-by-way-of-Minnesota band producing another…read more→
The National – High Violet
High Violet, the new full-length record by Brooklyn five-piece The National, is an edgy, melodic…read more→
The Wailing Wall – Low Hanging Fruit
New York based multi-instrumentalist The Wailing Wall (a.k.a. Jesse Rifkin) follows-up his exceptional debut, Hospital…read more→
Aaron Espe – Songs from a Small Town
Aaron Espe is an indie-folk-pop artist I stumbled upon on CD Baby that came highly…read more→
Delorean – Subiza
The Barcelona based four-piece Delorean plays an infectious mix of dance music and indie pop…read more→
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and The Cairo Gang – Wonder Show of the World
The latest Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy release, Wonder Show of the World, is a collaborative effort…read more→
The Infamous Stringdusters – Things That Fly
The Infamous Stringdusters began as a supergroup of Nashville pickers who quickly garnered adoring fans…read more→
Black Prairie – Feast of the Hunters’ Moon
Feast of the Hunters’ Moon is the debut album from Portland, OR based Black Prairie,…read more→
Hacienda – Big Red and Barbacoa
Big Red and Barbacoa, Hacienda’s follow-up release to 08’s Loud is the Night, adds more…read more→
The New Pornographers – Together
Together, the new release from the New Pornographers, sees the band returning to a bigger,…read more→
Nicki Bluhm – Toby’s Song
The striking vocalist/guitarist Nicki Bluhm and her five-piece band The Gramblers tap the classic West…read more→
Drink Up Buttercup – Born and Thrown on a Hook
The debut release by Philadelphia’s Drink Up Buttercup, Born and Thrown on a Hook, is…read more→
Bombadil – Tarpits & Canyonlands
Taking its name from a character in a J.R.R. Tolkien poem, this band from North…read more→
Bryan Yurgelis and The Winter Shakers – The Frontier Life
Cleveland’s Bryan Yurgelis is a writer, artist, and singer/songwriter for the indie folk band The…read more→
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – I Learned The Hard Way
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are known as one of the most electrifying acts in…read more→
Avi Buffalo – Avi Buffalo
Long Beach, CA four-piece Avi Buffalo adopted their name from Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, the band’s 18…read more→
Yukon Blonde – Yukon Blonde
Vancouver based Yukon Blonde play an eclectic brand of 60’s-inspired psychedelic indie rock – think…read more→
Surfer Blood – Astro Coast
After making a splash at last October’s CMJ Music Marathon in New York, five-piece Surfer…read more→
Nada Surf – If I Had a Hi-Fi
Nada Surf’s If I had a Hi-Fi is a covers album of inventive, varied choices…read more→
Cedarwell – A Stone, A Leaf, A Door
The Wisconsin indie folk act Cedarwell release their third full-length A Stone, A Leaf, A…read more→
We Are Wolves – Invisible Violence
We Are Wolves’ third LP is a dizzy mash-up of dance, punk, electro/synth and heavy…read more→
Lohio – History, the Destroyer
Pittsburgh-based Lohio’s 2nd release, History, the Destroyer, mixes indie pop and folk, with a dash…read more→
Burlap Wolf King – The Middle
Sioux Falls, South Dakota based Burlap Wolf King (Thomas Hentges) plays a mix of soulful…read more→
Damien Jurado – Saint Bartlett
Pacific Northwest singer/songwriter Damien Jurado is known for singing bleak heavy-hearted tales in his threadbare…read more→
The Vespers – Tell Your Mama
The Vespers are an indie-folk quartet made up of the seamless union of two pairs…read more→
Phosphorescent – Here’s To Taking It Easy
Matthew Houck (a.k.a. Phosphorescent) follows-up to 09’s Willie Nelson covers album, To Willie with Here’s…read more→
Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be
I Will Be, the debut release for Dum Dum Girls, blends ‘60s girl-groups, garage punk,…read more→
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat The Devil’s Tattoo
Beat The Devil’s Tattoo, the sixth studio release from LA band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,…read more→
Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
Joanna Newsom’s latest release, Have One On Me, is a three-disc set of songs featuring…read more→
The Magnetic Fields – 69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields’ ambitious and beloved 69 Loves Songs has finally been released in the…read more→
April Smith and the Great Picture Show – Songs for a Sinking Ship
SELF-RELEASED Songs for a Sinking Ship – the new album from April Smith and the…read more→
Boca Chica – Lace up Your Workboots
Pittsburgh’s Boca Chica play what they have described as “orchestral twang pop” – a genre…read more→
The Roadside Graves – If Shacking Up Is All You Want To Do
AUTUMN TONE Nearly eight years after its initial release, Autumn Tone is digitally reissuing The…read more→
Portugal. The Man – American Ghetto
Portugal. The Man is back with its sixth full-length album, American Ghetto, less than a…read more→
Prattle On, Rick – Communion Bread
Nashville based Patrick Rickelton’s (a.k.a. Prattle On, Rick) debut EP Communion Bread is a lovely…read more→
Natalie Merchant – Leave Your Sleep
It’s been 17 years since frontman Natalie Merchant left 10,000 Maniacs for a solo career…read more→
The Ravenna Colt – Slight Spell
The Ravenna Colt is the solo project of Johnny Quaid (My Morning Jacket, guitar) and…read more→
Whispering Pines – Family Tree
Hailing from Silver Lake, CA, Whispering Pines’ debut release is a rousing, hearty album of…read more→
We Were Promised Jetpacks – The Last Place You’ll Look
Scottish four-piece We Were Promised Jetpacks continue their run with an EP comprising old and…read more→
Robin Grey – Strangers with Shoes
British indie folkster and singer/songwriter Robin Grey follows-up 08’s stellar Following the Missile with his…read more→
Beck’s Record Club – Skip Spence’s OAR
Beck’s Record Club is a group of musicians that get together and record an entire…read more→
Motopony – Motopony
When Daniel Blue – one of Tacoma, WA’s most prolific artistic talents – started Motopony…read more→
Futurebirds – Futurebirds EP
Futurebirds, hailing from Athens, GA, are a septet that has toured mostly on the eastern…read more→
The Warped 45’s – 10 Day Poem for Saskatchewan
Toronto country roots group The Warped 45’s recently released their highly anticipated full-length debut after…read more→
Jonathan Burks – Loudmouth Soup
Milwaukee based Jonathan Burks got his start in music during college in the 90’s as…read more→
Allen Thompson – 26 Years
Virginia-based singer-songwriter Allen Thompson’s third full-length returns to simpler song structures and totally acoustic driven…read more→
Kaki King – Junior
American guitarist Kaki King, probably best known for her contributions to Eddie Vedder’s Into the…read more→
Golden Ages – Tradition
Golden Ages is the moniker for a one-man music project based out of a bedroom…read more→
Emily Rodgers and Her Majesty’s Stars – Bright Day
Let me preface this review by saying that it is always a pleasure when I…read more→
Corey Isenor – Frost
On his sophomore release Frost, Canadian indie folkster Corey Isenor continues to mature and polish…read more→
Betsy Olson – Lonely Woman Blues
Native Montanan – now Seattle based – Betsy Olson releases her debut full-length Lonely Woman…read more→
The Morning Pages – Rising Rain
Fusing country, roots rock, and folk with the urban sensibilities of city life, The Morning…read more→
Fionn Regan – The Shadow of an Empire
Irish singer/songwriter Fionn Regan follows up his 06 debut The End of History with the…read more→
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three – Riverboat Soul
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three hail from St. Louis and play in the…read more→
Annie and the Beekeepers – Squid Hell Sessions
Boston’s Annie and the Beekeepers’ sound is based around three part harmonies, folk, country and…read more→
The Toughcats – Run to the Mill
Run to the Mill is the second release from North Haven, Maine’s The Toughcats, whose…read more→
Radar Bros. – Illustrated Garden
After the departure of a few band members in early 08, it didn’t take long…read more→
Illuminations – See-Saw
See-Saw, the first full-length from Brooklyn four-piece, Illuminations, is a surprisingly successful blend of indie…read more→
The Nightgowns – Sing Something
Tacoma, Washington band The Nightgowns, first started making a name for themselves as The Elephants.…read more→
Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt
Swedish singer-songwriter Tallest Man on Earth (a.k.a. Kristian Matsson) released one of my favorite and…read more→
The Limes – The Limes
The Limes are a transcontinental group based mainly in Paris and North Carolina. Think The…read more→
Lawrence Arabia – Chant Darling
60’s pop and Kiwi charm are mixed together on Chant Darling, the second album by…read more→
SXSW Bands to Watch 2010
SXSW BANDS TO WATCH | 2010 According to the official South by Southwest Music…read more→
The Wave Pictures – If You Leave It Alone/Instant Coffee Baby
The critically-acclaimed British trio The Wave Pictures are greatly underexposed in the states, but with…read more→
Danny and the Champions of the World – Streets of Our Time
British singer/songwriter Danny Wilson (Grand Drive, guitar) returns with his second release as Danny and…read more→
Memphis String Band – Home Sweet Home
The South Memphis String Band is a contemporary blues supergroup of sorts consisting of Luther…read more→
Huck Notari – Very Long Dream
Very Long Dream is the second release from folk singer Huck Notari. Now living in…read more→
The Lighthouse and the Whaler – The Lighthouse and the Whaler
Hailing from Cleveland, The Lighthouse and the Whaler’s first full-length release after 2008’s A Whisper,…read more→
Danny Barnes – Pizza Box
Pizza Box, the latest release from banjo visionary Danny Barnes, was championed by fan and…read more→
Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame
Philadelphia’s Dr. Dog, known for their DIY pop aesthetics that blend 60’s style pop with…read more→
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig
NC trio Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons, and Justin Robinson, a.k.a. Carolina Chocolate Drops, bring a…read more→
Blunt Mechanic – World Record
Blunt Mechanic is Ben Barnett, who previously spent a decade as the singer, guitarist, and…read more→
High Places – High Places vs. Mankind
High Places take on mankind with the follow-up to their successful self-titled 2008 debut. Originally…read more→
The Black Atlantic – Reverence for the Fallen Trees
The Black Atlantic is Geert van der Velde, Marcel Wolthof, and Kim Janssen of the…read more→
Bird – #2 (A Handful of Homemade Recordings)
Bird, a trio from Eindhoven in The Netherlands, plays charming, folksy music that share similarities…read more→
The Growlers – Are You In or Out?
The Growlers formed in 06 and have since performed throughout California selling hand crafted CD’s,…read more→
Past Lives – Tapestry of Webs
Four members of the now-defunct post-hardcore band Blood Brothers have put out a new album…read more→
Raymondale And The Family Band – Consider the Birds
Sibling trio Raymondale And The Family Band’s debut release, Consider the Birds, takes inspiration from…read more→
Field Music – Measure
Following a three-year hiatus and two side projects (School Of Language and The Week That…read more→
Adam Green – Minor Love
Adam Green’s latest solo release, Minor Love, is a more grown-up album compared to his…read more→
Balmorhea – Constellations
Balmorhea’s 09 release, All Is Wild, All Is Silent, captured the expansive soundscape of the…read more→
Rogue Wave – Permalight
Permalight is the fourth album by Rogue Wave, the first since their 07 release Asleep…read more→
Old Man Luedecke – My Hands are on Fire and Other Love Songs
My Hands are on Fire and Other Love Songs is the follow-up to Chris “Old…read more→
Jason Collett – Rat A Tat Tat
Toronto singer-songwriter Jason Collett’s, Rat A Tat Tat, is a laid back collection of folk…read more→
Phantogram – Eyelid Movies
Eyelid Movies, the debut full-length from Saratoga Springs duo, Phantogram, is a satisfying trip-hop album…read more→
Kasey Anderson – Nowhere Nights
Americana singer/songwriter Kasey Anderson returns with his fifth full-length release, Nowhere Nights, continuing with his…read more→
JJ – JJ N° 3
Add JJ to the ever-growing list of Swedish pop groups making waves in Europe and…read more→
Mountain Man – Sun Dog
Mountain Man is a Vermont based, all-female vocal trio comprised of Amelia Meath, Molly Sarle,…read more→
The Strange Boys – Be Brave
Austin’s Strange Boys return with the follow-up to their acclaimed ‘09 debut …And Girls Club…read more→
Retribution Gospel Choir – 2
The Retribution Gospel Choir is the amped-up indie rock spin-off of the pioneering slow core…read more→
Rocky Votolato – True Devotion
Seattle musician Rocky Votolato’s eighth studio album, True Devotion, marks the singer/songwriter’s return after 07’s…read more→
Pavement – Quarantine the Past: Greatest Hits 1989-1999
Pavement’s first compilation released in conjunction with the group’s 2010 reunion takes its title from…read more→
The Hot Rats – Turn Ons
The Hot Rats, a.k.a. two members of the UK band Supergrass, put their own spin…read more→
The Daredevil Christopher Wright – In Deference To A Broken Back
Eau Claire, WI-based trio The Daredevil Christopher Wright is comprised of Jon Sunde (vocals/guitar), his…read more→
Clogs – The Creatures In The Garden Of Lady Walton
The Clogs are comprised of four classically trained musicians – Bryce Dessner, Padma Newsome, Rachael…read more→