Brooke Ashton The Love of Song For Brooke Ashton, songwriting has always been less about churning out another song than connecting with music itself. Her new album, The Love of Song, feels like an album that arrived when it was ready. It wasn’t rushed or released before its time. This album reveals a patient process. […]
Emma Cook Of the Morning Indie-folk artist Emma Cook has recently released her latest long-player, Of the Morning, an exploration of personal transformation. Cook says, “I’ve always had a lot of ideas, and I’m trying not to minimize the fact that as a self-employed indie musician it’s a really big deal that I was able […]
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Son Little Cityfolk Son Little’s new album, Cityfolk, reflects his heritage. His house in Atlanta flooded, and, due to a variety of other circumstances, he ended up recording in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where he connected with Alabama Shakes’ Ben Tanner. “Just by showing up, it brought something out,” Son Little explains. “I realized, in moving […]
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Sassparilla Honey, I’m Using Again Portland-and-Colorado-based Americana and back-porch soul band Sassparilla releases their new album, Honey, I’m Using Again, a collection of songs exploring motifs of loss, addiction, and survival. Produced by songwriter Kevin Blackwell and recorded in his studio basement in Golden, Colorado, Blackwell credits producer/engineer Chet Lyster for teaching him how to […]
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Tim Easton fIREHORSE Singer-songwriter Tim Easton unveils his new album, fIREHORSE, produced by Nashville producer Kevin Nolan, and featuring the rhythm section from Lainey Wilson’s band, with Matt Nolan (drums) and Tommy Scifres (bass). The cover art for the album is from a painting by Easton’s sister, Susan Easton Burns, reflecting an abstract-realist style, painted […]
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Lora Kelley Where I Am Now Americana artist and trauma-informed story work coach Lora Kelley recently released her newest album, Where I Am Now, which delves into themes of loss, recovery, and rebuilding life. Produced by Jeremy Casella, Where I Am Now features the talents of Matt Stanfield (piano), Josh Hunt (drums), Jacob Lowery (bass), […]
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The Burning North releases their debut self-titled long player. Lyricist Thomas Siering and producer Marco Giovino make up The Burning North. The album features Wendy Drown on vocals. Recorded at Dagotown Recorders, the album was engineered and mixed by Sam Margolis and mastered by Tom Waltz. Giovino and Siering handled production and arrangements. Contributors on […]
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Jeremy Pinnell Decades Kentucky singer-songwriter Jeremy Pinnell recently released his new album Decades, produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning producer/singer-songwriter Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker). Decades was recorded with Jennings over the course of a week of live-in-the-studio performances. Musicians featured on the album include Chris Masterson (Steve Earle), Ted Russell Kamp (Shooter Jennings), Patrick […]
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Kenny Hotopp Early Times Waterford, Wisconsin-based singer-songwriter Kenny Hotopp just released his new EP, Early Times, a five-track collection of songs exploring motifs of marriage, fatherhood, and the resilience of love. Talking about the EP, Hotopp says, “These are stories I’ve lived or witnessed, but I leave space in the lyrics for you to find […]
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Singer-songwriter Lydia Luce unveils her new album, Mammoth, a 12-track collection of songs reflecting a sense of peace after vicissitudes. Luce explains, “These songs reflect where I am in my life right now. They’re about the peace I’ve finally found at home, in my body, and in my relationships.” One of the mountains she had […]
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