Ocean to Ocean Tori Amos (Decca, 2021) Some people can remember where they were when they first heard Tori Amos’ anthemic debut album, Little Earthquakes. That...
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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You Big Thief (4AD, 2022) “Would you live forever, never die / While everything around passes?” So asks Adrianne Lenker...
Laurel Hell Mitski (Dead Oceans, 2022) Like the sun’s rising or setting, Mitski’s heart dances on the cusp of darkness in her brief but beautiful sixth album...
I Pray for My Enemies Joy Harjo (Joy Harjo, 2021) In tumultuous times, to whom do we go for wisdom? In many cultures, poets, elders, and religious figures are...
Until Now Carrie Newcomer (Available Light Records, 2021) Carrie Newcomer’s latest album, Until Now, comes at just the right time, as many of us feel divided...
The Future Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats (Fantasy Records, 2021) You might think bearded, tattooed, perpetual-hat-wearing indie rocker-meets-soul...
Hey What Low (Sub Pop Records, 2021) Creative freedom, vision, collaboration, and discipline: These are very difficult things to hold together, especially when...
It happens every year. The opening chords of Vince Guaraldi’s “O Tannenbaum” surprise me in a coffee shop or store. Notes dance around like falling snow and...
A number of years ago I heard a friend of mine from the Philippines listening to Christmas music in September. When I inquired why he was listening to...
Living for the Other Side The Hillbilly Thomists (Dominican Records, 2021) First off, we have to deal with the band’s name. It comes from Flannery O’Connor...
