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There Is No Feeling Better, the fourth album from Bloomington, Indiana's Mike Adams At His Honest Weight finds the titular Adams-the singer/songwriter/- multi-instrumentalist/producer at the center of the independent pop institution-focused less on who...

There is little about Cliff Richard that hasn't already been said. He has remained in the music business - and the spotlight - for more than half a century, garnering both praise and criticism as he notched upwards of 250 million global record sales...

There is an old Norse myth that says the great northern glaciers stored energy until they burst with fluorescent light, creating the Aurora Borealis. Saariselka is inspired by the meeting of earth and light, where slowly moving land masses merge with...

There is a way a voice can cut through the fascia of reality, cleaving through habit into the raw nerve of experience. Nika Roza Danilova, the singer, songwriter, and producer who since 2009 has released music as Zola Jesus, wields a voice that does that...

There is a moment on Sides, the new album from Richmond, Virginia-based duo Lean Year, in which a hospital room floor is filled with white chrysanthemums. This imagery, based on an opiate-induced hallucination experienced by vocalist Emilie Rex's mother...

There is a fearless quality to the music of new ANTI- signing Christopher Paul Stelling. A voice that sounds both old and young, an effortless yet intricate finger-picking guitar style, and lyrics that are dramatic and intensely confessional. It's a...

There is a cult-like fascination growing around Kassi Valazza following the self-release of her 2019 debut album Dear Dead Days and her surprise 2022 EP Highway Sounds. She is seated squarely at the vanguard of new American songwriters strengthening and...

There is a closeness at the heart of Turnover's aptly titled new album, 'Altogether.' Though it's the first collection the trio has written while living on opposite coasts, the record actually represents the group's most collaborative and connected work...

There have been more than murmurs about Sam Alfred lately. The 22-year-old Naarm-based (aka Melbourne, Australia) producer has been on quite the tear, releasing a slew of dreadnought records. Born in Egypt with a proud South Sudanese background, Sam...

There has always been a Reggae influence in the music of El Michels Affair. From their cover of "Hung Up On My Baby" done in a Reggae style, to the general sound and approach that permeates Leon's production style. While recording Bailey's 2020 Ekundayo...

There can be no hope without despair, no love without loss, Pridelands' vocalist/lyricist Joshua Cory explains of Light Bends' core lyrical concept. "The chaos is the balance and we must bend toward it's will, accepting the shadow as part of the light." ...

THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS WHY ROCK'N' ROLF KASPAREK IS SO HAPPY WITH BLOOD ON BLOOD. Says Rolf: "We all know the difficulties the cultural sector was faced with during the lockdown. On the other hand, it also gave me and many other artists some extra...