ALBUM REVIEW: ‘My Black Country’ Reframes the Songs of Alice Randall
One might be tempted to say that the My Black Country album, released in conjunction with Alice Randall’s memoir of the same name, is timed well. Close on the heels of Beyoncé’s first foray into country music with the release of Cowboy Carter (ND review), this project celebrating
ALBUM REVIEW: Will Hoge Gives Songwriting the Spotlight on ‘Tenderhearted Boys'
Teenagers are basically just giant toddlers.
Usually we say this with a chuckle. It helps us wrap our heads around the baffling, illogical things teenagers say and do (or forget to do … ). Will Hoge, however, sees the toddler sweetness in his teenaged sons. On “Tenderhearted Boys,” the title track of
ALBUM REVIEW: Nicolette and the Nobodies Arrive Via ‘The Long Way’
Discovering a performer with a big voice can be a special kind of thrill. Think young Connie Smith in the ’60s, early Neko Case in the ’90s, or whoever gives you a buzz. There’s something uniquely exhilarating about encountering a singer who has the firepower to rattle windows. Now,
ALBUM REVIEW: On Debut ‘Back to Us,’ Alex Harris Breathes New Life into Soul Music
Alex Harris' shoes don't fit in the footprints of most soul singers. His steps have led him into philanthropist territory as well as singer-songwriter domains with his nonprofit Arts Conservatory for Teens, which helps prepare at-risk young people for higher education and job opportunities through development of
ALBUM REVIEW: Leyla McCalla Rises Up on ‘Sun Without the Heat’
You almost certainly know this already, but life is full of ups and downs, transcendent highs and profound lows. Or as Leyla McCalla puts it on “Scaled to Survive,” the second track on her excellent new LP Sun Without the Heat, “life is not a straight line.”
“Scaled to Survive,
No Depression Sessions at Folk Alliance International 2024: Malena Cadiz
Join us for Malena Cadiz’s No Depression Session at Folk Alliance International 2024, in which she shares four songs from her third studio album, Hellbent and Moonbound. The Los Angeles-based songwriter — a second-generation Filipino-American who lived with her mom in Michigan and her dad in Singapore growing up — is