Review Roundup 5/15: The Belle Curves, yell at god, Brandon Good
This week's review roundup highlights tidal power pop by The Belle Curves, historically-inspired folk punk from yell at god, and anti-fascist Southern rock from Brandon Good.
Album Reviews
Review Roundup 5/8: NORA., Jenni Arnau, burnunit
This week's review roundup highlights NORA's righteous fury, burunit's trans pride mixtape, and Jennie Arnau's masterpiece
Paisley Fields - are u mad at me
Paisley Fields has sharpened his pen into a glistening warrior's spear to write one of the best albums this year, writes Bee Delores. (Editor's note: we agree.)
The Bootstrap Boys -- Some Boots
The Bootstrap Boys have never sounded better -- or bleaker -- on their recent album Some Boots. The tension between devil-may-care-defiance and existential angst may just be the molten core that keeps country music rotating.
Fancy Hagood -- BABY JAKE
Fancy Hagood gives us a pleasant, bluegrass-infused surprise with his three-song EP BABY JAKE. Come for the Spice Girls cover, stay for Hagood's breathtaking voice.
CHAPS - In All Directions
In this "bedeviling" collection of ten songs, CHAPS delivers a series of body-altering character studies on his album In All Directions, writes Bee Delores.
Rae Spoon - Assigned Country Singer at Birth
Queer country legend Rae Spoon returns to their genre assigned at birth -- one full of cunning, needle-point songwriting, writes Bee Delores.