I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2024 back in June (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the second half of 2024. Rosemary and Thieves, Garrett Owen (from the self-released Memoriam) Owen’s tale of fractured relationships is […]
Tom’s Tops: 2024
Waxahatchee’s “Tigers Blood” is my favorite album of the year for its raw emotional depth and strikingly beautiful production.
2024 Americana Music Awards
What originated as a long weekend, AmericanaFest now has official events beginning on Tuesday. However, the apex of the music festival remains the Americana Music Awards on Wednesday evening in the wonderful Ryman Auditorium. After last year’s long event padded with speeches and awards to complementary organizations, this year marked an appreciated return to focus […]
Readers’ Pick: Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood
You picked Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood as your favorite new release for the week of March 22, 2024.
Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2022, Part 2
Breaking Slow, Anthony D’Amato (from the Blue Rose Music release At First There Was Nothing) Anthony D’Amato is on a creative tear. Fresh from the this summer’s debut of Fantastic Cat, the songwriter collective of which he is a founding member, D’Amato has released an album that ranks among the finest of his on-going career. […]
Readers’ Pick: Out in the Storm by Waxahatchee
You picked Out In The Storm by Philly-based indie band, Waxahatchee, as your favorite new release for the week of July 14, 2017. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Summer 2017 RANDALL BRAMBLETT, […]