Laney Jones and the Spirits I’d like to have you believe that music criticism involves some sort of innate ability to divine, seemingly out of thin air, the next notable band. Trade secret – just as often, it’s seeing the right series of words near the top of a press release that generate some intrigue. […]
Mary Gauthier Finds a Hopeful Place When Nashville-based Mary Gauthier appeared on Hulu’s I Love You, America a few years ago, host Sarah Silverman noted that one of her staffers found the folk singer-songwriter’s music so depressing “she had to listen to Morrissey to cheer up.” It’s true that Gauthier’s albums have reflected her difficult life experiences—including abandonment by her mother when she was a child, struggles related to being gay, […]
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