Maeri Ferguson

The magic of Michael Nau has always resided in his ability to shapeshift. He even has a song about it on his new solo LP, Accompany. “Shiftshaping” is the ideal embodiment of Nau’s sound, the flexible sonic explorations and subdued vocals recorded mostly live to tape. With fifth album

It might sound like the stuff of mythmaking, but Jon Dee Graham died for a moment a few years ago. He passed out after a long set at festival in the hot summer sun, coming back to life thanks to the reviving power of AEDs, and perhaps some greater force

For his latest album, Reflector, Daniel Donato leaves it all on the floor. From the first notes and for more than a full hour, he never lets up for even a second, spinning fiery instrumental arrangements into a blissful tizzy. A product of Nashville in the truest sense — he grew

They just don’t make them like Flatland Cavalry anymore. A six-piece band out of Texas and Nashville, they’ve consistently produced a kind of authentic throwback 1990s country sound, anchored by Cleto Cordero’s deeply felt vocals and an old-school sensibility that strips away all artifice in favor of

Right out of the gate on his debut record, Saint of Second Chances, Nathan Graham lets listeners know who he is. A powerhouse singer with a deep drive to connect, the Chicago-born-and-raised Graham tenderly wraps his fears and anxieties in velvety arrangements infused with a wide range of influences from