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Futurebirds is one of the most consistently excellent bands of the past decade, and their latest release, Teamwork, reminds us why. A stellar showcase of all they can do together as a group, it harnesses their perfected blend of Southern rock and pop country with just the right amount of

It is no exaggeration to say that Ideal Man feels like Andrew Combs’ most intentional album yet. An artist who seems never to do anything without earnest, fully realized intention, Combs commits hard to each creative evolution he’s experienced since we first heard him on 2012’s twangy Worried

Paul Cauthen had to learn some pretty brutal lessons in the making of his latest record Room 41, but damn if it didn’t result in what sounds like a helluva time. Cauthen has always flirted with a groovy sound, but Room 41 finds him more earnestly diving into R&

Esther Rose knows exactly who she is. And with just one listen of her sophomore album, You Made It This Far, you’ll know, too. From the first few strums on the acoustic guitar she only just picked up a few years ago, Rose brings us into her world like

July can be a sleeper month for new music, but you will regret it if you sleep on Ian Ferguson’s debut record, State of Gold. A greasy, soulful, psychedelic romp of an album, State of Gold is equal parts groovy and dreamy, with Ferguson’s singular vocals guiding us

Eric D. Johnson describes the process of creating the music for Gold Past Life as “a soothing balm,” which is exactly what it’s like to listen to it. With his first album under the Fruit Bats moniker since 2016’s Absolute Loser, Johnson reminds us of his superhuman ability