Over the course of two years spent out on the road, tirelessly playing show after show, Nathan Kalish cultivated a collection of story songs grown from not only his own life experiences but also incorporating the experiences of the people he encountered along the way. READ MORE…
As Music Band, Nashville pals Harry Kagan, Duncan Shea, and Lee Putney make invigorated garage rock that bristles with excitement. After a four-year hiatus following their last LP, 2016’s Wake Up Laughing, the band is gearing up for a major return this April with the release of their third album Celebration. READ MORE…
Some of the greatest tunes of the American songbook are bred of the open road. The blood, sweat, and tears of a working musician’s life feed a creative appetite to cultivate those experiences into the work. READ MORE…
Sylvia Rose Novak weaves together heartbreak and apocalyptic imagery on the gripping, steel-laden “Waiting On October,” the latest single from her forthcoming album Bad Luck (out May 8).
Sarah Rachele’s last album ‘Scorpio Moon’ had a richly layered augmented band sound, but the follow up ‘Scorpio Sun’ which is due out this year has ripped up that design and started afresh with the emphasis on the raw, the personal and the stripped back. It means that there’s nothing between the listener and the song, just the rawness laid out in full view.
Listen to this week’s State of the Art Spotify playlist featuring:
Bee Appleseed – All is Forgiven (Baby Robot Records)
Grouplove – Deleter
The Pedaljets – Placid City Girl
Pixies – Please, Don’t Go – Demo
Church Girls – Florida
Amyl and the Sniffers – Got You
Sara Melson – Rather Have You
Bambara – Serafina
Doomtree – Spill Me Up
Atmosphere, Nikki Jean – Lovely (Rhymesayers)
JAMS The Flava Child – G.M.Y.L.
Caroline Rose – Feel the Way I Want (New West Records)
Mara Connor – Wildfire
Tennis – Need Your Love
Slow Parade – Waiting on the Smoke to Clear
Pearla – Daydream
Moses Sumney – Me in 20 Years
Pom Pom Squad – Red with Love
Beach Slang – Let It Ride (Bridge 9 Records)
Public Practice – Extra-Ordinary
Stu Bangas, Ty Farris – Open the Lane
Water From Your Eyes – Adeleine
QWAM – Mall
Habibi – Angel Eyes
Cro-Mags – PTSD (Victory Records)
Nada Surf – Something I Should Do
Wasted Shirt, Ty Segall, Black Pus – Double the Dream
Boogie – Tired/Reflections
Thundercat, Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington – Black Qualls – Single Version
Grandaddy – RIP Coyote Condo #5
Sunwatchers – Sunwatchers vs. Tooth Decay
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