ï»ż Exuberance is the exact right mood on a day when the transcendental Valerie June announces a new album, and exuberant is certainly the vibe of her new track, "Joy, Joy!" and its brand new accompanying music video. (Watch above.) The song was dropped this morning in tandem with an announcement of the Memphis native's…
When one really digs below the surface of Mon RovĂźa, thereâs this intricate kaleidoscope of self, this winding path where the road to the here and now for the singer-songwriter has truly been one of restless resilience, dogged passion, and spiritual curiosity. The rising artist has already lived this whirlwind existence of trials and tribulations,…
Joy Clark and Ani DiFranco connected over something unexpected: a Christmas song. Slated to perform at the same benefit show in 2022, the two singer-songwriter-guitarists were grouped to take the stage together and needed a holiday tune, ideally an original one. Clarkâs âGumbo Christmasâ made it to DiFranco before the show, and the legendary artist…
âI like to say my music is mixed, like me,â laughs Julie Williams, a queer, biracial Nashville-based songwriter who happens to be one of the strongest new voices to emerge in country music this decade. âI grew up loving â90s country, but before I moved to Nashville I didnât necessarily think I could make that…
The music, sparse and spooky, sounds at the same time strangely universal and possibly from the last century, but as Jerron Paxton notes in his album title, Things Done Changed. The major difference on Paxtonâs fifth album (including his 2021 duet set with Dennis Lichtman) is a big one. He wrote the songs. âIt wasn't…
