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Franklin Bruno’s work with Southern California’s Nothing Painted Blue, the Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle in the Extra Lens and his

Getting six busy musicians together to make an album is challenging enough. Bringing them to a remote studio near the

More than anything, Schaefer Llana’s Full Circle (Strolling Bones) celebrates a return to familiar surroundings. The Mississippi-raised singer/songwriter recorded her

Longtime contributor Hobart Rowland takes a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine, plus brand-new releases from

Staying within Americana’s so-called parameters has never been a priority for Israel Nash. Over the past dozen years or so,

Sleep Nation has found a productive outlet for its existential anxiety with the Four Horsemen series, a weighty collection of

Bristler’s Rudy Meier had been kicking around “Crapshoot” for nearly a decade. “That in itself feels wild to say,” says

“It’s what happens when you stop asking permission to be a little bad,” says Blu Miller about “Be Naughty,” which—interestingly

The first two albums by James Brandon Lewis’ Red Lily Quintet celebrated cultural figures whose examples had directly affected the

Dege Legg (a.k.a. Brother Dege) was an uncompromising creative force whose pursuits extended beyond music into journalism, literature and assorted

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Thao Nguyen’s first album in six years represents a deceptively difficult journey toward “full embodiment.” It’s basically an effort to

A few too many drinks with strangers, a little danger in the streets and a decisive romantic encounter. The Courettes’

Some albums take longer than others to gestate. Then there’s Lampshade Earthquake Microphone (Having Fun/We Are Busy Bodies), which began

“Tabula Rasa” is Latin for “blank slate”—though the inspiration behind the song is anything but optimistic. Concussa’s Luke Lotardo began

What’s it like being one of a gazillion indie bands in an increasingly inhospitable music business? The Hails take that

Something Dylan Von Wagner encountered at an exhibition became the starting point for “All The Glitter,” a song about the

Matt Pond has spent much of his career finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. On Permanent Change Part 1 (Sonder

The Leaving Kind (Cloverdale) is the sound of an artist taking stock of a youngish career that’s already gained considerable

Bleu has contributed to gold- and platinum-selling records and worked with everyone from Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato to the

How have certain words denoting means of food preparation become so connected with altered states of consciousness? Perhaps it’s all

It kicks off with the misadventures of a hungover caveman in prehistoric France and ends somewhere in the dregs of

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places