Kacey Musgraves and Sturgill Simpson in country, Animal Collective and Joyce Manor in indie rock, and in too many other genres to name. Jason Isbell currently holds a streak here, making his
Once you’re attuned, though, it’s clear that the no-nonsense PJ Harvey lineup of 1992, featuring Rob Ellis on bass and Steve Vaughan on drums, is key to a blistering reworking that justifiably found its way onto the 1993 albumRid of Me. With Steve Albini as engineer (don’t ever c...
all covers of the same song, prompted and curated by one-time teen sensation and current activist and community rabblerouserJanis Ian(yes, THAT Janis Ian) in the early stages of our communal separation. The song is new, and the mechanism as much her style as the song itself; both sheet ...
Put a pin in the superstar’s ascent as he releases Tailgates & Tanlines and watch the trajectory go straight up from there. “Country Girl (Shake It for Me)” is the song that started it, but hits like “I Don’t Want This Night to End,”“Drunk on You” and “Kiss Tomorrow ...