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Sufjan Stevens tour

Sufjan Stevens announces summer tour dates

More shows in support of Carrie and Lowell.

Jesu/Sun Kil Moon : Jesu/Sun Kil Moon

Mark Kozelek and Justin Broadrick make surprisingly natural partners on this big, but melancholy album.

Joanna Newsom Divers review

Joanna Newsom : Divers

The singer/songwriter’s outstanding fourth album is one of her most concise yet complex.

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S. Carey : Range of Light

Carey reflects themes of the natural world and invokes John Muir on his gorgeous new offering.

Angel Olsen Burn Your Fire For No Witness review

Angel Olsen : Burn Your Fire For No Witness

Singer/songwriter’s second album is both heartbreaking and breathtaking, and more importantly, rocks pretty hard.

Bill Callahan Dream River review

Bill Callahan : Dream River

Callahan still sounds warm and earthy on his fourth under his own name, but shrouded in a new layer of darkness.

Neko Case The Worse Things Get review

Neko Case : The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

On her latest, Case taps into some emotional vulnerability and comes out swinging.

best microphones albums The Glow Pt. 2

The Microphones : The Glow Pt. 2

Newly reissued, Phil Elverum’s masterpiece maintains its spot as a lo-fi classic.

Laura Marling Once I Was an Eagle review

Laura Marling : Once I Was An Eagle

UK singer-songwriter Laura Marling offers an ambitious and complex song cycle that’s also her best album yet.

Kurt Vile Wakin on a Pretty Daze review

Kurt Vile : Wakin On a Pretty Daze

Kurt Vile stretches out and opens up his gorgeously dazed melodies on his fifth album.

Angel Olsen Half Way Home review

Angel Olsen : Half Way Home

The young voice of an old soul.

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Leonard Cohen : Old Ideas

A troubadour whose songs remain potent well into his autumn years.

Johnny Cash American VI Ain't No Grave

Johnny Cash : American VI: Ain’t No Grave

An eerily titled and solid contribution to the ‘American’ series.

Mount Eerie Wind's Dark Poem review

Mount Eerie : Wind’s Poem

Phil Elverum feels the darkness of the black metal bands.