Folk
Meg Baird and Mary Lattimore Finally Combine for a Stunning, Uneasy Album
'Ghost Forests,' the long-mooted collaboration between folk singer-songwriter Baird and harpist Lattimore, is out on November 9. Listen to "Painter of Tygers," the first single from the record.
Conner Youngblood Is a Beautiful Weirdo Who Likes Places More Than People
We sit down with the singer to discuss the roadmap to his emotional travelogue 'Cheyenne.'
Stream Rust Belt Punk-Turned-Troubadour Austin Lucas' Gritty New Album
The sepia-tinted LP, 'Immortal Americans,' is a meditation on the darkness and light of growing up in a blighted Rust Belt.
Robert Christgau on Amanda Shires's Powers of Observation
The Dean of American Rock Critics reviews Shires's 'To The Sunset,' 'Lori McKenna's 'The Tree,' Sarah Shook & The Disarmers' 'Years,' and Ashley Monroe's 'Sparrow.'
We Reviewed Literally Whatever You Sent Us, Volume 22
We even hired a new intern this time around. Don't say we never did anything for you.
We Attended the First Transgender Cultural Festival in Odisha’s Sleepy Town of Berhampur
More than just song and dance, the festival was a chance for the state’s third gender to celebrate themselves.
Alice Skye and Emily Wurramara Shift the Paradigm for Black Woman Musicians
We spoke to Alice and Emily about motherhood, black identity, and their joint tour.
Great Lake Swimmers Bring It Back to the Beginning on “Alone But Not Alone”
The Canadian band’s newest single from their forthcoming record, 'The Waves, The Wake,' is a breezy 60s inspired track that’s more than meets the eye.
Listen to Sufjan Stevens and James Blake Reimagine Moses Sumney
Sufjan covering Moses Sumney on the new 'Make Out in My Car' EP will mess you right up.
Robert Christgau on the Late-Career Clarity of Willie Nelson and John Prine
The Dean of American Critics reviews Nelson's 'Last Man Standing' and Prine's 'The Tree of Forgiveness' as well as recent albums from Derek Smalls, Pops Staples, Elvin Bishop, and William Bell.
A Dalit Protest Group Scales the Walls of Caste with Song
Yalgaar takes music out of the echo chamber and into the satsang.
Moses Sumney's "Quarrel" Video Is a Tragic Love Story About a Horse
The folk-soul maverick's new 'Aromanticism' clip is beautiful and odd.