Songs We Love: Benjamin Lazar Davis, 'Choosing Sides'
Davis dances the pas de deux of a divided heart in a song co-written with Alex Toth of Rubblebucket,
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Songs We Love: Elise Davis, 'Don't Bring Me Flowers'
Elise Davis frankly explores sexual desire and casual relationships in a buoyantly arranged song co-written with Maren Morris and Frank Romano.
La Mecánica Popular: Radical Afro-Latin Futurism
With hints of chicha and electrified Miles Davis, La Mecánica Popular makes the ancient sound like the future on their new album, Rosa Cruz.
Singer-Songwriter John Prine Draws On His Roots With 'Tree Of Forgiveness'
Prine keeps his earthiness alive on his first album of new songs in 13 years. Critic Ken Tucker says The Tree of Forgiveness features simple folk arrangements and a jaunty tone.
First Listen: Ashley Monroe, 'Sparrow'
Be prepared to be swept up by Monroe's subtle and breathtaking Sparrow, a record fluent in the communal languages of folk, country, gospel and pop.
Zac Farro Of Paramore Wants Halfnoise's 'She Said' To Free Your Head
The Paramore drummer coalesces his sunny, rhythmically rich psychedelic-pop tendencies on a new solo EP.
First Listen: Exitmusic, 'The Recognitions'
Recorded amidst the slow dissipation of the duo's marriage and after their separation, these nine songs unwind like a melodramatic love story pulling apart bit by bit.
First Listen: Joshua Hedley, 'Mr. Jukebox'
Joshua Hedley's flawless vibrato and encyclopedic knowledge of country music make for a startling introduction on his debut album.
First Listen: Brothers Osborne, 'Port Saint Joe'
The award-winning, chart-topping country duo is back. Listen to John and T.J. Osborne's highly anticipated sophomore album in its entirety.
First Listen: The HIRS Collective, 'Friends. Lovers. Favorites.'
The anonymous grindcore band opens its membership to the punk community — Laura Jane Grace, Marissa Paternoster, Alice Bag, Shirley Manson — to defend and extol queer and trans survival.