Blame it on my youthful crush on Joan Jett, but I have always thought there was something badass about a female led rock band. Perhaps it was the lack of coverage or the way promoters shamelessly prioritized their looks over their art that …
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New Music Friday – Episode 29 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full album review!
Well this is the last NMF of 2016 so let’s make it a good one. These are some fantastic tracks from a variety of genres. We’ve been privileged to field a lot of submissions over the past month, so these are some of …
Matt’s 2016 Album of the Year: 5-1
5. Aaron Gillespie – Out of the Badlands Recently, Aaron Gillespie released an album that is a voice crying out from the wilderness. Gillespie, who you may know from Underoath and The Almost, dropped one of the more personal albums we have came …
New Music Friday – Episode 28 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full album review!
As 2016 winds to a close, we’re moving through our list of accepted tracks quickly. These candidates bring a considerable amount of variety, but are all worthy of consideration. If you’re a fan of folk, Americana, rock, or roots music you’ll find much …
Greg’s 2016 Album of the Year: 10-1
Picking the best album of the year is a daunting task. Every year hundreds of thousands of people strum, hum, clink, and blurt. They heave and sigh over past loves, new experiences, and the beauty of the world around them. They wrestle with …
Greg’s 2016 Album of the Year: 20-11
Every year come December I think I simply MUST split this list into genres. There were so many good albums. I wonder if there’s any way to cut it down to a sizable list. Then I whittle and work, getting the list down …
New Music Friday – Episode 27 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full album review!
We thought about putting the NMF series on hiatus for the holidays, but what the heck! Let’s keep it going! We have some exceptional music coming through our submissions every single day, so there’s no time to rest. Let’s be of good cheer, …
Matt’s 2016 Song of the Year List: 5-1
5. Lake Street Dive – “Godawful Things” Okay, so these guys are not exactly “emerging” artists any longer. I get it. But this tune stuck with me throughout the year in a way few did. Off their refreshingly fun LP Side Pony, this …
Greg’s 2016 Song of the Year List: 10-1
One of the great joys of being an editor is choosing song and album of the year choices annually. This is my fifth year compiling this list. I think there are some really compelling choices here. I’ve made a few editorial choices I’d …
Greg’s 2016 Song of the Year List: 20-11
One of the great joys of being an editor is choosing song and album of the year choices annually. This is my fifth year compiling this list. I think there are some really compelling choices here. I’ve made a few editorial choices I’d …
