singer-songwriter

  • On her latest album, singer-songwriter Kate Bush creates a winter wonderland loaded with metaphors dealing in love, loss, and age. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • Nick Zammuto, one half of the experimental music duo the Books, is releasing some solo material this December via a new single on Make Mine. The Books’ late album, which was one of my favorite albums of 2010, was a surprising turn for the duo considering the increased use in

  • acoustic

    A warm acoustic track from J Mascis, which comes off the dude’s forthcoming single on Sub Pop records. the a-side is an Edie Brickell cover, and this track–though not a cover–reminds me a lot of Bob Dylan’s “I Want You.” Overall, a pretty soothing track.

  • ep

    A video for the final track on King Krule’s new EP, which it out now on True Panther Sounds. This project is spearheaded by a UK singer-songwriter who was getting some buzz last year while putting music out under the name “Zoo Kid.” His style hasn’t exactly changed

  • Tom Waits’ latest album, rather than showing a new side to the eccentric singer-songwriter, it somewhat of a retrospective, revisiting the numerous sounds that have made this guy so “bad” for all these years. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • On her latest album, Metals, Canadian singer-songwriter Leslie Feist brings a set of songs that feel much older than the tracks that were on her last album, the Reminder. That album was released only four years ago, but Metals‘ dreary, grey aesthetic makes the distance between these two albums feel

  • fomo

    Singer-songwriter Liam Finn dropped his sophomore album, FOMO, this past summer on Yep Roc Recs. “The Struggle” is one of the hotter and heavier moments from this new album. The song actually reminds me of a track off the Mountain Goats album Tallahassee. The execution is similar, but what makes

  • fomo

    Singer-songwriter Liam Finn dropped his sophomore album, FOMO, this past summer on Yep Roc Recs. “The Struggle” is one of the hotter and heavier moments from this new album. The song actually reminds me of a track off the Mountain Goats album Tallahassee. The execution is similar, but what makes

  • acoustic

    At the Wörthersee Hotel by The Uptights There’s nothing that kills an idea faster than a mindlessly copied trend. I think the idea of “lo-fi bands” qualify. Still, despite the grimy, rough recordings being spoiled for me a bit, I find this latest album from the Uptights kind of

  • canada

    So, this video is my odd introduction to the female singer-songwriter duo Tasseomancy, which was formerly known as Ghost Bees. The two members of this project are sisters Romy and Sari Lightman. They’re twins, actually. The duo’s latest album, Ulalume, will the the first to be released since