Alice Merton is the kind of artist who offers hope to countless others. After label after label failed to see any hit potential in her music, she and her manager started their own label in late 2016...
Less than twelve months ago, the fortunes of Zac Farro, the multi-instrumentalist mastermind behind HalfNoise, became fruitful and multiplied. First, his injection of pop sensibilities, distilled...
“You need to know why you're doing it” was the insight Jack White offered in a recent interview with KCRW when asked about his philosophy and attitude toward recording. After hearing his third...
Heavy metal has long been a shelter for outsiders, yet in Europe foremost, the genre has had serious problems with the marginalisation of women and cultural isolationism. But to paraphrase The...
A confession, to start off my first music review of the year: I was resistant to folk music—even just listening to it, as a means of expanding my musical horizons, for a long time. I used to be...
2017 was not a fun year. Here are some albums that made us feel better, despite the wall of excrement that was most of this year. St. Vincent, MASSEDUCTION: With a guitar-playing style that recalls...
Few singer-songwriters working today have the enormous back catalog and loyal fanbase that Tori Amos does. In a recent interview with Vulture’s David Marchese, Amos mentioned that touring has been...
If there is one thing that distinguishes Tori Amos from many of her fellow ‘90s-era rock stars, it is that she is still making excellent music. Her 15th studio album Native Invader—released on...
Before I begin this review, a spoiler alert: Arcade Fire’s new album Everything Now is disappointing for a plethora of reasons. My main issue with Everything Now—as a fan of the band and...
If there’s one word that could be used to describe the music of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, it would be intense. The Australian band has been enchanting fans and collecting worldwide...
