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George Tyner Weighs Musical Ambition and the Pull of Home on His Alt-Country Single “Far From Home”
George Tyner, a fourteen-year-old singer-songwriter from Virginia, considers where a life in music might take him on “Far From Home.” Written entirely…
Night Teacher Gives Love Room to Change on “St. Augustine”
It is a difficult idea to put into a love song, and the duet gives it shape. The tenderness in their…
L’VON Turns the Dance Floor Into a Sanctuary on “God Is A DJ”
L’VON is a Baltimore based electronic pop artist who grew up outside Atlanta. Their work draws on their experience of being Black,…
A Modern Wuthering Heights: Amanda Fagan Explores the Cost of Pride on “Forever Yearn”
Amanda Fagan sings about a love that arrived too proud to survive itself. Her new dramatic single, ‘Forever Yearn,’ takes its heart…
Bellamy Ackrell on Sirens: “My Creative Spirit Is More Important Than a Few Minutes of Sleep”
Bellamy Ackrell is thirteen, so the machinery surrounding a debut EP has to coexist with homework, high-school decisions, soccer practice…
Backsprint Take On the Pull of Desire Through Country Rock on “Impossible Contradiction”
Backsprint are a country rock band from Belgrade, and “Impossible Contradiction” tackles an attraction that grows stronger with every attempt…
Sergio Confronts Heartbreak and the Life He Imagined on “My Perfect Movie Scene”
Sergio explores the distance between imagined happiness and lived experience on “My Perfect Movie Scene,” a song from the larger…
Alessandra Milieri Explores the Emotional Complications of Love Through Soulful Pop on “Two Plus One”
Alessandra Milieri, an independent singer-songwriter based in Venice, brings soulful R&B vocals into the atmospheric territory of dream pop and…
TRIPI Takes the Springsteen-Clapton Playbook to the Hardest Subject There Is
Nobody wants to be the person who gives a lukewarm grade to a grandfather’s record about a baby who lived…
Rosamund Blake Gives Folk a Darker Pulse on Ophelia’s Dream
Rosamund Blake begins her solo project at the sad, dusty end of Americana, a corner of music I keep returning…
Amelina Has a Packed Schedule and a Chorus Built for Eurovision
Amelina is thirteen, and I’d happily let her make an extravagant Eurovision entrance with The Juggle Is Real. Give her…
INGER Brings Country Warmth to the Longing of “August”
Estonian singer-songwriter INGER approaches longing through country-influenced indie pop on “August,” a song from the EP “SUWE.” That stylistic combination…
Sarah Lake Finds Strength in the Reassurance of “‘Til It’s Over”
Sarah Lake, born in Canada and raised in North Carolina, brings a parent’s perspective to “‘Til It’s Over.” Written with…
Emily Bjorke Introduces “N64” as Part of Her Bold and Personal Debut Album
Emily Bjorke, the Minneapolis-born songwriter and former Last Import frontwoman, includes “N64” on her debut solo album, “Are You Going…
Mahogany Drift Kick Over the Table with Filthy Debut Single “Headspace”
Mahogany Drift come out of San Antonio with a bio full of atmospheric guitars and “haunted Americana,” which makes it…
Emily Mae Winters Gives “Wildfire” a Americana Kick and a Chorus Worth Raising Your Voice For
The country character supplies the flavour; the folk rock energy supplies the shove. “Wildfire” makes a case for letting a…
Ellen Pub Turns Romantic Nerves into Guitar-Rock Frustration on “Quiero LIGAR y NO PUEDO”
That focus suits the instrumental approach. The song’s strongest idea is recognisable: desire can be straightforward while expressing it becomes…
Conrado Cimino Finds Room for Intimacy in the Brief Acoustic Spell of “Estatua”
Conrado Cimino is a Buenos Aires singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist whose album “Prisma” brings together sixteen songs shaped around nylon-string…
Meghan Foley Takes on the Pressure of Being Strong in “Oldest Daughter”
Denver songwriter Meghan Foley started writing at eight and performing in Chicago’s Irish pubs at twelve. Following years in Los…
Jamie Davis’s Steppin’ Out Deserves Your Best Speakers and Your Least Sensible Glassware
Jamie Davis appears on the cover of Steppin’ Out in a tuxedo, smiling beside a car under golden lights. He…
Carpark conjugal by Julien Gagné Could Become Your Favourite Excuse to Be Melancholy
Julien Gagné’s debut Carpark conjugal is going straight into my personal definition of indie. I realise the word covers an…
Erin Nicole Found a Good Thing and Immediately Started Overthinking
Nashville singer-songwriter Erin Nicole begins her solo project worrying about her own behaviour in a relationship that is going well.…
George Tyner Weighs Musical Ambition and the Pull of Home on His Alt-Country Single “Far From Home”
George Tyner, a fourteen-year-old singer-songwriter from Virginia, considers where a life in music might take him on “Far From Home.”…
Giant Spaceships’ Zora Is Beautiful and Excellent. So Why Do We Want It to Take More Risks?
Tim O’Hara’s second Giant Spaceships album carries his grandmother’s name and a cast of players big enough to make “solo…
Trinity Jo-Li Bliss Risks Getting Carried Away on “forever fool”
Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, the singer-songwriter and “Avatar” actor, gives romantic overthinking its due on “forever fool.” She wrote the song…
“People Were All in Tears” Solveig Sørbø Recalls the Overwhelming Response to Heroin Chic
Two days after the Norwegian premiere of Heroin Chic, five soloists, Ensemble Oslo and conductor Hans Petter Mæhle gathered at…
Arianna Neikrug Puts Her Own Writing First With “The Choice”
Arianna Neikrug has spent years singing songs that generations of jazz musicians have lived with. The New York vocalist won…
Olai Draws From Life on Melbourne’s Streets in “Stories From The Streets”
Singer-songwriter Olai wrote “Stories From The Streets” while working on Melbourne’s streets. The people he encountered became the reason for…
brielle Gets Caught Between Affection and Frustration on “Tug o War”
Singer-songwriter brielle brings a playful pop sensibility to a strained relationship on “Tug o War.” Written largely in one sitting…
Mama No Likey Find Their Feet Again on “Light Up The Night”
Mama No Likey, the Los Angeles duo of Will Haupricht and Troy Gale, bring Maddi Lasker aboard for “Light Up…
“There Is an Element of Uncertainty and Excitement” Inside the Second Collaboration From Sasha Shlain, Chemutai Sage and SocraTess
By the time Addiction was finished, Sasha Shlain, Chemutai Sage and SocraTess had completed two songs together, while their first…
Ellie Benn Finds Something Worth Bringing Home on “Mayflowers
Ellie Benn began performing as a teenage busker and played Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe at sixteen. That early introduction to American…
Naomi Jane Wants the Keys and an Equal Say on “Passenger Princess”
Santa Barbara is home these days for Naomi Jane, a songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist whose upbringing took her from Manhattan…
Hannah Trim Gives Small-Town Gossip Something to Work With on “Talk Of This Town”
Hannah Trim gives small-town gossip a romantic upside on “Talk Of This Town.” The British country singer-songwriter puts a reunion…
Your New Parents Find Small-Town Friction Behind the Picture-Perfect Promise of Hallmark Town
The word “Hallmark” does most of the damage. Applied to a real town, its sweetness acquires a faintly patronising quality,…
Blushfire Makes Surrender Sound Seductive—and Slightly Terrifying
Diana Hou records as Blushfire, and A Storm the Size of Four Earths is quite a title to put on…
Adrienne Leska Shows Her Strength as a Ballad Singer on “Runaway”
Adrienne Leska is a singer-songwriter from Cleveland, Ohio, and the first thing that strikes me about her is her voice.…
Long-Distance Chemistry: Sasha Shlain, Chemutai Sage & SocraTess Go Again With “Addiction”
Three people on three sides of the planet keep finding a way into the same song. That is the story…
Sleeps Under Beams Seal the Envelope on Love Always, Veronika
Some bands keep a character in their back pocket for years. Sleeps Under Beams brought theirs back this autumn. First,…
The Story Behind Sorrel Nation’s Creeping Thyme Starts with a Camper and a Horse Truck
British songwriter Sorrel Nation spends much of her year travelling in a camper called Dory with her partner, cellist Theo…
Chuck Royer Brings Southern Grit and Gospel Heart to “New Day”
Chuck Royer comes from Shreveport, Louisiana, where local gigs and Sunday worship leading have shaped his approach to music. His…
A Three-Minute Single With Two Moods: Dog Named Sally Debut With Summer Ends
Dog Named Sally is the new duo of Chris and Lia, and Summer Ends is where it begins, with further…
“Technology Does Not Create the Intention. The Artist Does” Ute Lemper Defends the AI-Assisted Creation of MOTHERS
“I see you have some challenging questions coming up,” Ute Lemper says in her first reply. She sounds pleased. Across…
“Explore It” The Zombie Fest 9 Organisers Want You to Abandon Your Timetable at the Door
Choosing one room at Zombie Fest 9 means missing five others, which is how 12 hours of music can still…
Tommy Z Is Live in Colombia Has Me Envying the People Who Bought Tickets
Tommy Z makes sitting still seem a slightly ridiculous response to Tommy Z Is Live in Colombia. The Buffalo blues…
Stephen Braude’s “Big Dipper” Lets One Tango Take Up Plenty of Space
Stephen Braude asks for “steaming sensuality, and a rose between your teeth” in his description of “Big Dipper.” The pianist…
The Wandering Divide’s Norte Del Sur Gave Me a Great Opening, a Quiet Finish, and Plenty to Talk About
When a pitch email starts with the words ” indie‑folk ” I usually get ready for disappointment because that label…
MOMARZ Brings the ’90s Dance Floor Back with THE NEW MAINSTREAM
MOMARZ returns with his album, THE NEW MAINSTREAM a fourteen-track record arriving on December 4 2026. Its title comes from…
Night Teacher Gives Love Room to Change on “St. Augustine”
It is a difficult idea to put into a love song, and the duet gives it shape. The tenderness…
“Life Happens, and When It Does, It Brings Its Songs to Us”: Ivy Flindt Introduce Sphinx
Calling a pop record Sphinx invites trouble before anyone hears a note. The word arrives carrying stone, riddles, silence and…
Thirty Years Together Pays Off on Ned Farr & The Good Red Road’s Ruminations
Ned Farr & The Good Red Road is a New York band that has played together for than thirty years…
Rose Franco’s Margaret Theresa Is the Mother-Daughter Pop Song I Actually Wanted to Replay
Rose Franco has a new single called Margaret Theresa, written about her mother, and the first verse immediately saves it…
2ŁØT’s RE/SOLVE Is a Rave Having an Existential Crisis
After two full plays of RE/SOLVE, I gave up trying to sort 2ŁØT into a clean genre category. The album…
L’VON Turns the Dance Floor Into a Sanctuary on “God Is A DJ”
L’VON is a Baltimore based electronic pop artist who grew up outside Atlanta. Their work draws on their experience of…
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