Alt-country
Premiere: Stream Taylor Pearlstein’s stunning new EP Perfect Blue, out tomorrow
A couple of weeks back, we wrote about ‘The Difference’, the current single from Brooklyn’s Taylor Pearlstein, signalling the release of her new EP. The full thing is almost here in its full cinematic glory, Pearlstein’s knack for arrangement and storytelling prowess showing that she’s a cut above the rest when it comes to the …
Premiere: Taylor Pearlstein finds a way forward on cinematic new single ‘The Difference’
From its alt country-tinged beginnings, the new song from Brooklyn’s Taylor Pearlstein keeps building on itself until everything drops out and she’s left to carry the song a capella for close to a minute – the effect is nothing short of goosebump-inducing. She’s got a great understanding of dynamics; how songs build, swell and mutate …
Album Review: Sydney’s Georgia Mulligan Releases Soulful Debut Album ‘Nothing Wrong’
Sydney’s indie music scene has birthed yet another gem with Georgia Mulligan‘s debut full-length album, ‘Nothing Wrong‘. Mulligan’s poetic and contemplative style, infused with iconic Australian artistry, takes you on an introspective journey reminiscent of a solo walk to an ocean lookout. The album’s production, primarily by Blain Cunneen, known for his work with artists …
Premiere: Hallie Spoor laments missed connections on stirring EP lead single ‘Diamond Ring’
When last we heard from Brooklynite Hallie Spoor, she’d released her most recent EP New Ground into a world that was about to be turned upside down by a pandemic. It only makes sense that she waited nearly three whole years to make her next move, putting out ‘Heart Like Thunder’ as 2022 drew to …
News: Kara Jackson announces headline show at Dublin’s The Workman’s Cellar
Kara Jackson wants to be dangerous. Wielding her voice like a honey-coated blade, Kara crafts a blend of emotional folk music and poetic alt-country. With the radical honesty of Nina Simone, and the intricate lyricism of Fiona Apple and Joana Newsom, Kara’s writing blurs the line between poetry and song, demanding an attentive ear and …
Premiere: Charlie & Margot goes for a ‘Joyride’ on debut album, out tomorrow
Matteo DeBenedetti looks like he’s just realised his album’s out tomorrow, but there’s no need for him to be nervous because we’ve heard it and it’s very good indeed. So good, in fact, that we’re premiering it up front! The New Jersey-based Charlie & Margot is just him – if you didn’t know, the project’s …
Premiere: Matteo DeBenedetti has trust issues on ‘sleeping’; debut album as Charlie & Margot out next month
Here’s another album for you to keep an ear out for next month: the debut album from New Jersey’s Charlie & Margot. The project is not made up of two people, it’s important to note; it’s a solo project from Matteo DeBenedetti, named after the two dogs belonging to him and his wife. A very …
Live: Mel Parsons – The Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch, 29.10.22
Award winning whiskey smooth songwriter Mel Parsons has earnt an impressive following since releasing her first album “Over my Shoulder” in 2009. No stranger to touring worldwide over the past 13+ years, this home crowd show at the majestic Isaac Theatre Royal delivered a solid, rousing and well-paced performance with a touch of intimacy, humour …
PREMIERE: Stream Eric Schroeder’s second album of 2021 in full ahead of release tomorrow
If you haven’t been keeping up, San Diego’s Eric Schroeder released his most recent album in April – a deeply personal offering that was, as Donnie and Marie Osmond didn’t quite say, a little bit alt-country, a little bit rock’n’roll. Called The Kid, it would have been an impressive enough collection on its own, but …
PREMIERE: Field Guide wants to ‘Make Peace With That’, shares loved-up new song ‘Me & You’
Sometimes you uproot your life right before a global pandemic, which is to say that it was incredibly unfortunate timing for Canadian Dylan MacDonald when he did that early last year, moving to Toronto where it rapidly became clear that his only option was to focus on writing music – it was a fraught but …