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best Bonnie "Prince" Billy albums

A Beginner’s Guide to the music of Bonnie “Prince” Billy

A guide to the prolific singer/songwriter’s various styles, sounds and records

Waxahatchee

Waxahatchee announces new album, Tigers Blood

Hear new song, “Right Back to It”

Daniel Bachman interview

Daniel Bachman embraces cycles of rebirth and renewal

We speak to the Virginia artist about ‘When the Roses Come Again,’ homemade instruments, genealogy and cycles of renewal

Daniel Bachman When the Roses Come Again review

Daniel Bachman – When the Roses Come Again

A wildly experimental and spiritually moving fusion of American folk music and distorted, heavy drone

J Mascis

J Mascis announces new solo album, What Do We Do Now

Hear “Can’t Believe We’re Here”

Jason Isbell Southeastern

Treble 100: No. 31, Jason Isbell – Southeastern

An astonishing tour-de-force defined by unflinching honesty

Helena Deland Goodnight Summerland review

Helena Deland : Goodnight Summerland

The Canadian singer/songwriter offers a stunning sophomore album in the form of a meditation on grief

Sufjan Stevens Javelin review

Sufjan Stevens – Javelin

A breathtaking meditation on grief built into rich, progressive art pop songwriting

David Eugene Edwards Hyacinth review

David Eugene Edwards : Hyacinth

The solo debut from the Wovenhand/16 Horsepower frontman pairs acoustic instrumentation with ominous atmosphere

Hear the new Eli Winter live album, A Day Behind the Deadline

The Chicago guitarist’s has shared a new set of live recordings

The Keening

The Keening give a track-by-track breakdown of new album Little Bird

Rebecca Vernon tells us about the inspiration and background behind the six songs on her Relapse debut

Tyler Childers Rustin' in the Rain review

Tyler Childers: Rustin’ in the Rain

As of this writing—as it has been for most of the summer—the top three songs…

Daniel Bachman

Daniel Bachman announces new album, When the Roses Come Again

Hear “Summer’s Fingers Sweetly Linger (Everywhere on Everyside)”

Beth Orton Skinny Pelembe

Hear Beth Orton and Skinny Pelembe cover Leonard Cohen’s “Who By Fire”

The two artists take on Cohen’s 1974 track from ‘New Skin for the Old Ceremony’