Noah C. Lekas “Flowers of Perennial Dissent” In the fall of 2023, Noah C. Lekas came close to losing his life. This experience eventually led him to question himself and the world around him, giving birth to a truly atypical album. Blending surrealist poetry with experimental music, Flowers of Perennial Dissent takes the listener on […]
Taylor Hollingsworth Folk N’ Roll Taylor Hollingsworth sets the tone for his new album right from the sunny opening track, “Shady People,” the analyzes the darker side of society in upbeat folk style. Blending introspective and cuttingly observational songwriting with a rock ’n’ roll attitude, plus a dash of acoustic blues and a touch of […]
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Sarah McCulloch Live with the White Knuckle Flyers Sarah McCulloch opens her new live album, Live with the White Knuckle Flyers, with a manifesto of sorts: “Hippie Tattoo” (“I’m a country girl with a hippie tattoo”). It is her way of asserting an independent, countercultural spirit within the country and folk traditions. The Miami native, […]
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Lily Meola Lucky To Be “I got lucky enough to find you and I,” sings Maui native Lily Meola. Her debut album, Lucky to Be, released on July 17 via Nettwerk Music Group, revolves around love, gratitude, and the serendipity of human connection. The album’s twelve songs remind us that sometimes destiny hangs by a […]
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Andrew Sa American Rough Over the past few years, country and folk music have introduced listeners to artists moving beyond some of the genre’s long-standing stereotypes. Boy Golden has explored identity, Joshua Ray Walker has turned personal hardship into powerful songwriting, and now Andrew Sa, whose debut solo album American Rough was released on June […]
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Pharis & Jason Romero These Are The Days That Turn In to Years Four years have passed since their last album, Tell ‘Em You Were Gold, released on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. From their barn in Horsefly, British Columbia—between crafting banjos and raising their two children, Pharis & Jason Romero have created the eleven songs that […]
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Adam Brodsky American Epitaph Adam Brodsky is a curious character. A local Philadelphia figure and an anti-folk anti-hero, he wields self-deprecation, political satire, and social commentary with brilliance. He is back with his first album in a very long time, American Epitaph (Permanent Records), a collection of thirteen songs penned with biting humor and righteous […]
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Joshua Ray Walker Ain’t Dead Yet On this Friday, May 29th, Joshua Ray Walker delivers his new album, Ain’t Dead Yet, produced by John Pedigo and released via Thirty Tigers and East Dallas Records. The record is at once full of romp and raucous energy and deeply introspective, evoking the best of 1970s outlaw country […]
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Jobi Riccio Face the Feeling For her new album, Face the Feeling (released May 15 on Yep Roc Records), singer-songwriter Jobi Riccio, originally from Colorado and now based in Nashville, confronts her anxieties and inner struggles head-on. Rather than running from them, she transforms rage, grief, and existential doubt into a source of strength. That […]
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Whitehorse All I Want Is All of It The Canadian husband-and-wife duo Whitehorse are back on May 8 with their new album All I Want Is All of It, set for release on Six Shooter Records. They return to their folk-rock romantic aesthetic after more than twenty years of musical and marital partnership. In this […]
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