Nobody wants to be the person who gives a lukewarm grade to a grandfather’s record about a baby who lived for one day, and I suspect that’s half the reason albums like Close to Fire: Roman’s Anthology Release Part I get covered in such a hushed, reverent voice. Tony Tripi,…
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“Hopefully he’d say he fell in love and fumbled, haha,” Maria Lane tells me midway through our interview. It is the kind of verdict that could end an argument or…
Atlanta singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lucy Bright is at the heart of Honey, her new single with Raimon. It’s a rather sensual song and she’s got a very appealing amount…
Polish singer-songwriter Tomek Zdyb draws connections between personal experience and ancient mythology, using familiar characters to examine the choices people make in their relationships. His current project places those stories…
Bellamy Ackrell is thirteen, so the machinery surrounding a debut EP has to coexist with homework, high-school decisions, soccer practice and a sensible bedtime. The sensible bedtime frequently loses. When…
Tim O’Hara’s second Giant Spaceships album carries his grandmother’s name and a cast of players big enough to make “solo…
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