Nashville – Adam Stockdale is Albatross, or Albatross is Adam Stockdale. Either way this singer/songwriter has planted himself in the heart of Nashville, and he is here to stay. After visiting here a few years ago on tour with a few guys you may have heard of, Mumford and Sons, he decided to stay and
San Francisco – Sophomore albums are tricky. There’s an old saying in the music industry about having twenty years to write your first album and only about two to write every following release. That’s a lot of pressure, and artists no doubt question every step of the creative process on follow-up records: should the music
London – While it was far from her first demo offering, Lady Lamb began to gain prominence on the back of Mammoth Swoon, a 15-song set of previously unreleased, bedroom and radio tracks, several of which were later reimagined on her 2013 debut studio album, Ripely Pine. The Lady’s 2015 follow-up, After, maintains the surreal
Los Angeles – Competing as a contestant on a singing show like The Voice is stressful enough for young artists such as Melanie Martinez; add in the pressure of capitalizing on reality television success and translating that into a full-length album format, and the tension must be overwhelming. On television Martinez was able cover well
Los Angeles – At this point, the idea of contemporary surf rock has lost the novelty it had when it was first being unearthed by a new generation of underground artists. From The Sadies of Toronto, to Grass Widow of San Francisco, to Guantanamo Baywatch of Portland, it seems as if surf rock has been
San Francisco – The dulcet tones of Mac DeMarco’s gentle, cooling ballads continue this summer with Another One, the miniature follow-up to last year’s wonderfully successful Salad Days. Clocking in at just under a half-hour in runtime, Another One lies somewhere in the space between an LP and an EP, described by the Canadian-born musician
Los Angeles – Casting themselves as young misfits from the blue-collared macho south coast of Massachusetts, Brandon Hagen and Drew MacDonald of Vundabar have created a sophomore album that mostly fits into the contemporary indie rock scene. On Gawk, riffs crash over each other with unexpectedly shifting and lurching pacing; the result is a wonderfully unwieldy set
London – With Blood, Lianne La Havas arrives with the weight of expectation and leaves with a sense that her journey is a continuing one; in that respect like most of us, I guess. On the back of a debut record three years ago that became almost a byword for critical acclaim, the expectation that
Los Angeles - Night Beds is the musical project of Colorado Springs native Winston Yellen. In 2013, the twenty-six year-old singer/songwriter crafted his faultless debut album, Country Sleep. He scored much recognition for Country Sleep’s towering vocals and arduous take on alt country. While the effort was quite memorable and beautiful, Night Beds has experimented down
Berlin - Fans searching for the ideal combination of Americana and folk music which exudes just the right amount of soul have probably found the perfect musical act in The Liquorsmiths. The band captures the emotions, raw energy, and heartfelt tension that is rife with both genres. The Liquorsmiths are set to release their EP, This