Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mary Gauthier doesn’t make records often. The newly released Reckoning is her first since 2022’s Dark Enough to See the Stars, which was her first since 2018’s Rifles & Rosary Beads. Like its predecessors, the new one was worth the wait. Gauthier’s arresting vocals, which are front and center throughout […]
Joy Oladokun Hope Is A Heavy Thing Joy Oladokun has released a new record, Hope Is A Heavy Thing, on Concord Records. The singer, songwriter, producer, and performer uses her songs to look at who we are, how we relate to others, and how we grow. Oladokun explains, “‘To understand your future, you have to […]
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Angela Easterling – Songs From the Knoxville Project This collection is anchored in Appalachian folk & some historic tales threaded by just traditional instruments like mandolin, fiddle & acoustic guitars. The evocative rustic backdrop was laid down by many South Carolina musicians. There’s a vintage sound in each song that traces episodes through the era […]
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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier releases her haunting new album, Reckoning. Reckoning gives voice to Mary’s optimism. She explains, “My sense is that we’re going to get through this. The snake is going to eat its tail. We make decisions, and 25-30 years later, they come to their conclusion, and there’s that moment of […]
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Ian Noe Canyon Falls Trailer Band There might not be a better time for Ian Noe to introduce his latest album than late September. Coming out of AMERICANAFEST in Nashville, a week of seeing bands hoping to become authentic country music’s next big thing, what better time to consider the fate of a band that […]
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Bill Scorzari – Sidereal Days (Day 2) This is a well-rooted & expressive album with a lived-in voice. Rich tones & convincingly sung. No fireworks but simple glistening — enough to convince a listener these songs have their own built-in potency. “I Know You Know” has a homegrown capacity with a warm narrative in the […]
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Lawrence Rothman Here Lies Love/Sawdust to Stardust Lawrence Rothman likes a wide canvas and broad brushstrokes. Their songs are often cinematic in scope – big music for big feelings. And, in the case of their latest album, Here Lies Love/Sawdust to Stardust, big titles. But the “bigness” is warranted – even though the songs on […]
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Uncle Lucius: “Open Eyes, Broken Heart” Two decades into their career, Uncle Lucius aren’t interested in nostalgia. They’re more interested in turning the highlights of the past twenty years — platinum-selling singles, sold-out shows stretching from Austin to Amsterdam, a breakup and a resurrection nobody planned for — into fuel for something even brighter. On […]
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Shea Rafferty “Livin’” I host my own radio show each week, so when I was asked to review Shea Rafferty’s new album Livin’, a small smile crept across my face. I’ve already been championing several of the advance singles on air, and the prospect of hearing the full record felt like a genuine treat. A […]
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RJ Chesney – A Southern Man This is Macon, Georgia’s RJ Chesney’s 4th album as he focuses on the American South, the courage to face ourselves & healing. The set has been 5 years in the making & encompasses many intense themes, topics & subjects. The approach is more rooted in old-fashioned country just shy […]
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