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The Clientele, reliably dreamy for decades, tears up its delicate formula
Thursday, July 27, 2023
The long-running British band introduces drum-and-bass-tinged breakbeats, strings and dub production to its delicate indie pop.
First Listen: Townes Van Zandt, 'Sky Blue'
Thursday, February 28, 2019
A new collection of unearthed solo recordings from 1973 offers a tantalizing glimpse at the creative process of a legendarily mercurial artist.
First Listen: Jason Eady, 'I Travel On'
Thursday, August 02, 2018
I Travel On is the sound of a deep, restorative breath from the Texas-based country singer-songwriter.
First Listen: John Prine, 'The Tree Of Forgiveness'
Monday, April 09, 2018
The master craftsman returns with his first new tunes in 13 years.
Songs We Love: Nick Lowe, 'Tokyo Bay'
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
The tongue-in-cheek ode to urban blight features Nick Lowe back in rockabilly mode, featuring Los Straitjackets.
Songs We Love: David Crosby, 'Sell Me A Diamond'
Tuesday, August 01, 2017
Folk-rock's master of sociopolitical commentary seeks the soul behind the issues.
Songs We Love: Stephen Stills & Judy Collins, 'Everybody Knows'
Monday, July 24, 2017
Half a century ago, they were a folk-rock power couple. Now they reunite with a tribute to the late Leonard Cohen.
First Listen: James Elkington, 'Wintres Woma'
Thursday, June 22, 2017
The acoustic guitar hotshot's solo debut taps into '70s Britfolk while adding a poetic modernity.
Songs We Love: Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help, 'The Days To Come'
Friday, June 09, 2017
The '80s Hoboken hero who's helmed The Individuals and Bar/None Records makes a belated return to band life.
First Listen: Steve Earle, 'So You Wannabe An Outlaw'
Thursday, June 08, 2017
The alt-country godfather embraces his outlaw country roots.
John Prine Has Stories Enough To Fill A Book
Friday, June 02, 2017
After nearly 50 years of songwriting, John Prine has released a book, Beyond Words, full of photos, handwritten lyrics and notations full of typical cockeyed humor and Zen-like poetic observation.
Songs We Love: Nick Lowe, 'Walk On By'
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Lowe's lived-in baritone is an ideal vehicle for this unreleased country nugget. All six of the albums that the new-wave and power-pop pioneer cut between 1982 and 1990 will be reissued this summer.
First Listen: John Mellencamp, 'Sad Clowns & Hillbillies'
Monday, April 24, 2017
A heartland rock hero teams up with Carlene Carter for some down-home spirituality.
Songs We Love: Pete Mancini, 'Sweethearts Of The Rodeo'
Friday, March 31, 2017
The alt-country singer shares a vibrant love letter to the album that marked Gram Parsons' golden moment with The Byrds in 1968.
First Listen: Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives, 'Way Out West'
Thursday, March 02, 2017
A neo-trad country stalwart turns cosmic cowboy for a heady journey into the myths of the American West.
Songs We Love: Jason Eady, 'Barabbas'
Thursday, February 23, 2017
The rising alt-country troubadour gives a biblical underdog a rare shot at the spotlight in this clear-eyed anthem of renewal.
Songs We Love: Sally & George, 'Tip My Heart'
Thursday, January 05, 2017
If Buddy Holly is somehow still capable of hearing the sounds emanating from this mortal plane, there's a good chance he's sporting a broad grin upon encountering "Tip My Heart."
Songs We Love: Michael Chapman, 'That Time Of Night'
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Chapman's appealingly leathery, lived-in voice takes a backward glance at a long line of memories that are part of a "thread that can't be broken" running through all of our lives.
First Listen: Shovels & Rope, 'Little Seeds'
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Parenthood gives the husband-and-wife Americana duo the will to rock on an album that's informed by both birth and death.
First Listen: John Prine, 'For Better, Or Worse'
Thursday, September 22, 2016
On the cusp of his 70th birthday, the revered singer-songwriter sets down his pen to explore country classics with some stellar duet partners.