FRESH TRACK: Connor Daly – 'Ain't Got a Cape'
It takes no more than a single listen to Connor Daly’s stirring new album, Colors Fade, to prove the point. Comprised of 12 original songs, it easily qualifies as one of the most impressive debuts of the year.
ALBUM REVIEW: The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Feel Right at Home on 'Wanderers Like Me’
Without a doubt, the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have a sense of who they are. While recording their new album, Wanderers Like Me, they aimed for “something more ‘us’ than ever before,” the band declared in their album announcement. To do that, they worked with an outside producer for the first
‘Still Fighting’: Shelby Lynne Marks Her Return to Nashville With Powerfully Honest New Album
Don’t call it a comeback, but in a way, it is one.
Not to the music business, though. Shelby Lynne never left it. She’s been plugging away as a journeywoman singer and songwriter for decades. But about two years ago, she made the same kind of change that
BONUS TRACKS: A Gold-Medal Idea for Arts in the Olympics
I always learn something new when I watch the Olympics. For five minutes, perhaps, I become a little bit of an expert on shot put, and suddenly I know the names of swimmers from countries I’ve never visited. But I learned something new about the Olympics themselves from Pharrell
ALBUM REVIEW: Amanda Anne Platt and the Honeycutters Process the Pleasure and Pain of Looking Back
There’s an emotional yearning in Amanda Anne Platt’s crystalline voice, whether it’s for a person, a place, or a time. Her vocals come across with drenching clarity and vibrance, leaving the listener with their own desire to look back, to set things straight, to love purely, or
ALBUM REVIEW: Amos Lee Searches and Finds on ‘Transmissions’
Amos Lee has been a remarkably busy man as of late. In the last two years, he’s released three full-length studio albums. He began the streak with 2022’s Dreamland (ND review) and followed it up with two tribute albums to two of his greatest musical influences: Chet Baker