Simply calling Curtis Harding a “soul man” feels reductive. Yes, his music is undoubtedly soulful and his songwriting is both evocative and provocative, but there’s more to his music than the stock imagery the label conjures. Harding’s voice conveys pain, pleasure, longing, tenderness, sadness and strength—a full gamut of emotions. Yet still, “soul man” seems… Read more »
From growing up in Dallas, to “studying” at Yale, and eventually moving to Nashville, music has always been a big part of Conner’s life, but it wasn’t until seeing success on the Hype Machine platform that he decided to do it full time. His music combines lyrically and sonically to paint a vivid picture that is both ambient,… Read more »
SOAK has won widespread praise, and comparisons ranging from Laura Marling to Cat Power, for their textured tales of adolescence, family and friendship. Just 19 years old, Bridie Monds-Watson has been performing in her home of Derry since the age of 14, where they’d split their time between studying, the local skate-park, their burgeoning songwriting and touring in the school holidays. Soak’s debut… Read more »
Half Moon Run is a restless six-armed organism that can seemingly swap instrumental roles on a song- by-song basis, while delivering their now-signature three-part harmonies with a telepathic ease. B.C natives Molander and Dylan Phillips connected with Ottawa expat Devon Portielje in the Mile End. A Blemish in the Great Light was Half Moon Run’s… Read more »
Hailing from the Australian Blue Mountains, Julia Jacklin is a guitarist and singer like no other. Her music courses with the aching current of alt-country and indie-folk, augmented by her undeniable calling cards: her rich, distinctive voice, and her playful, observational wit. ‘Every now and then you hear a new voice and little else seems… Read more »
“South London’s Shame concoct a filthy mess of The Doors, Sleaford Mods and Pixies while intense singer Charlie Steen strips to the waist and beats himself with half a mic stand” – The Guardian “Shame, five boys in a tornado…play rock, but with the patter of Streets, the spittle of Mark E. Smith, and the… Read more »
It took four years for The Lumineers to follow up their self-titled debut – which spent 46 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at #2 and sold 3 million copies worldwide – but Cleopatra is well worth the wait. After exploding onto the scene with their monster single, “Ho Hey” (which spent a staggering 62 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #3)… Read more »
Mac DeMarco is a Canadian self-produced multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and recording artist. Raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and currently residing in Los Angeles, California.
The songs were written, the band was ready, and the studio was booked. Fans and critics alike were eagerly awaiting the follow-up to Natalie Prass’s 2015 self-titled breakout album, a collection hailed by NPR as “a majestic debut,” but perhaps no one was more eager for record number two than Prass herself. She’d waited what… Read more »