For more than a decade, I’ve made it a tradition to compile my favorite albums of each year come January, using the months prior to revisit and reevaluate hundreds of albums. 2022 felt like a massive year for music, with a lot of big names disappointing while a lot of newer bands rose up to […]

For more than a decade, I’ve made it a tradition to compile my favorite albums of each year come January, using the months prior to revisit and reevaluate hundreds of albums.  2021 was an undeniably strange year for everyone – musicians and music fans alike – having been locked down the year prior and largely […]

Marcus King on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Southern-rock guitarist and songwriter Marcus King made his debut Fallon performance last night, performing “Wildflowers & Wine” from his debut solo record, El Dorado. The remote recording featured most of the Marcus King Band members, in addition to two female background vocalists. The performance highlights King’s […]

Paul McCartney – McCartney III It would be hard to imagine a way for Paul McCartney to produce more hype for a new album than naming it McCartney III. The series began with 1970’s McCartney, his first solo album after the Beatles’ dissolution, which featured the hit “Maybe I’m Amazed” and was largely recorded by […]

Fleet Foxes on A Late Show with Stephen Colbert After releasing one of the most memorable albums of 2020, indie-folk pioneers Fleet Foxes also delivered one of the most memorable late-night performances on Colbert last night. Not only did the band perform “Can I Believe You” from a gorgeous Brooklyn church, they were joined by […]

Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Volume. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions Country-rock favorite Sturgill Simpson drops his second surprise album of the year, another set of bluegrass covers featuring a band being referred to as the Hillbilly Avengers. The final song was unreleased until today, and co-written with Merle Haggard, who Simpson befriended in the […]

From live sets from Jerry Garcia, Arctic Monkeys and The Postal Service to holiday albums from Infamous Stringdusters and Calexico, this Friday offers a lot of great new music.