“Situation” opens the new album with a hearty guitar strum while boasting a beat that pushes this along with the greatest of ease. Fairchild’s edgy vocals skate across her acoustic guitar sound-scape with attitude and verve. “Hold …

Is there such a thing as Goth Folk? Because I think this might be it. Feather-Bright’s self-released album includes bits of lovely cello, haunting vocals, then a galvanic bass. In fact, don’t be fooled by the sweet …

Break Line is the musical from Yeasayer’s Anand Wilder and pianist Maxwell Kardon. The second track on the record, “Wedding Day”, is an understated, simple song with Wilder performing the lead vocal. It’s all very low-key until the …

Much like neon stretch pants and dangly earrings, 80s pop is clearly back in full effect. This album makes me want to take that wad bubble gum out of my mouth, stick it under my desk, jump up …

The album opens with the soothing sounds of “Happy”. With its relaxed rhythms and care-free approach, it’s the musical equivalent of a warm day in the sun with no shortage of good times or good company. A …

Vive Wisconsin! Dead Horses, a bluegrass band from Oshkosh, delivers toe-tapping good ole’ country by way of fiddle, mandolin, guitar, double bass and the amazing old soul voice of Sarah Vos, evocative of First Aid Kit’s Klara Soderberg. …

Madi Diaz creates gorgeous pop-infused anthems that almost definitely will shoot to the top of your summer playlists. “Stay Together” is a song you’ll be singing out of your car windows, it has that anthemic chorus that …

Bring Me Home, the new album by The Ericksons, is the best and brightest yet, an evocation of the love of family. These songs express what the two sisters embody: joy, survival, heart and ethereal beauty. Ranging …

Love Inks, a minimalist pop trio from Austin, returns to the music scene with their latest release, EXI. The album opens with “Shoot 100 Panes Of Glass,” a lazily sultry number introduced by sparse guitar chords and …

Artist: Kelis Album: Food Label: Ninja Tune/IRIS Release Date: 4/18/14 Clean: All Indecencies: None To cook a meal and share it with someone is both a good will gesture and an act of faith. It requires intimacy, both …

Perfect Pussy: Say Yes to Love     Label: Captured Tracks Genre: Rock Punk doesn’t usually present itself as headphones music. With some exception, it’s not a producer’s genre. Punk gives short shrift to polish and studio trickery. For …

With the amount of bands and artists available at our fingertips in the digital age, it can be hard to hear someone and think to yourself, ‘now there’s a distinct sound.’ Luckily, there will always be artists, no, trailblazers, …