BONUS TRACKS: New Albums Coming from Jason Isbell, Sierra Hull, and Lucy Dacus
This week was rich in new music releases, including from three big names in roots music — country singer-songwriter and rocker Jason Isbell, bluegrass singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and guitarist Sierra Hull, and folk and rock star Lucy Dacus.
Isbell's first completely solo acoustic album, Foxes in the Snow,
History, Politics, and Bluegrass: "New White House Blues"
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mark Kilianski is one half of Golden Shoals, an Americana, bluegrass and old-time group. He wrote this essay about the history behind their latest single, out today (Jan. 17), "New White House Blues."
I’ve always loved the bluegrass and old-time standard
ALBUM REVIEW: Grace, Empathy, and Crys Matthews' 'Reclamation'
I don’t think any album could have better timing than Crys Matthews’ Reclamation. Matthews does not shy away from politics, as all too many artists have, nor does she shrink from naming specific social issues and crafting thoughtful songs about them. (We have let far too many artists get
ALBUM REVIEW: Parchman Prison Prayer: Another Mississippi Sunday Morning
For most people, Sunday is a day of rest and reflection, a time to put the trials and tribulations of the past week behind and look forward to a new beginning. But for the men of Mississippi State Penitentiary, better known as Parchman Farm, new beginnings are hard to come
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Three Album Projects and L.A. Fire Suggestions
It would be remiss of me to write this month's Crowdfunding Radar without acknowledging the greatest crowdfunding need going at this time: those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. There are a number of places where you can donate to relief efforts. For general aid,
The American Red
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Humanhood’ Tamara Lindeman (The Weather Station) Explores the Messiness of Living
Tamara Lindeman makes challenging music. It’s not meant to bring comfort, but somehow always does it anyway, just by ferrying to the surface the innermost thoughts that plague so many. The Weather Station, Lindeman’s recording outfit, has centered climate grief, coming of age anxiety, and an increasingly disconnected