Jakob Armstrong, the youngest child of Green Day singer Billie Joe, started playing the guitar at age seven. He practiced alone and then joined bands in and around Oakland after making friends who shared his musical preferences. With the images of Ultraman action figures fighting in his head, he eventually created Ultra Q with a group of pals he made while... read full bio
Austin Sawyer is a singer-songwriter and Drumming Bird is his primary project. Since the beginning of his career, the musician has been writing and performing music under the moniker Drumming Bird, painstakingly developing a style that sits somewhere between the brash noise of indie rock and the moving working-class introspection of Americana. Nashville's current boom of DIY home studios, as well... read full bio
Emily Nenni, a singer and songwriter from California who now resides in Nashville, uses exquisite songwriting that is laced with honky-tonk spirit and just the perfect amount of soul to chronicle her life. On The Ranch [Normaltown/New West Records], her full-length debut album, she asserts herself as the ideal country storyteller. She has a profound understanding of music fueled by... read full bio
Christian Lee Hutson is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter with a keen talent for introspective detail and intimacy. He weaves across light Americana, witty indie pop and low-fi folk narrative. Although his music has a soft tone, his words are insistent and clear, which lends his performances a subtle strength. Despite starting out as a solo artist, Hutson gained notoriety as a... read full bio
The formation of Certainly So started with two young Alabama musicians who felt they wanted a larger sound when they recorded acoustic demos, so they contacted their Mississippi-born rhythm section. The demos were sent to Nashville from up north and once Porter and Corder learned what Gray and Wilson were up to, it was impossible for them to refuse. Producer/engineer Toby Hulbert was introduced... read full bio
Brit Taylor, a country singer and songwriter, hasn't backed down in a place notorious for dishing out heavy knocks. After a decade of "playing by the rules," she broke out on her own, released Real Me in less than a year and has already written and recorded Kentucky Blue, her follow-up album. Her critically acclaimed debut album Real Me was a... read full bio
You probably have heard someone say, "You've really got to hear Abby Hamilton," if you've spent any time learning about Kentucky's vibrant music industry. With opening slots for artists like Wynonna Judd, Shakey Graves, Kelsey Waldon, Valley Queen, Arlo McKinley and Justin Wells as well as performances at festivals like Railbird and Masters Musicians, the Kentucky singer-songwriter has established a reputation... read full bio
As a multi-instrumentalist and co-lead singer for Durand Jones & The Indications, the Baltimore-born and Brooklyn-based songwriter first shot to fame internationally. He wrote some of the band's most well-known songs, such as "Morning in America" and performed lead vocals on the instant hit "Is It Any Wonder", which featured Aaron's falsetto and was discovered by producer and Black Keys... read full bio
Bluegrass music is fundamentally about what happens when you give in to the moment. The fun of improvising keeps the music interesting, and it keeps the players on their toes to come up with ideas as they go. The self-titled album by Mighty Poplar, a brand-new all-star roots ensemble with Andrew Marlin of Watchhouse, Noam Pikelny, Chris Eldridge, bassist Greg... read full bio
After relocating from Melbourne to Los Angeles, Jess Cornelius initially started penning the songs that would eventually make up Distance. She had been the main songwriter for Teeth and Tongue for numerous years, so she was eager to start over. However, the distance she discusses throughout the record is scarcely one that is geographical. Instead, in Distance, a skilled composer explores... read full bio
James Gillespie, a singer and composer who was born in England and reared in Scotland, stands out as one of the most subtly explosive performers in recent memory. The musician creating music between the spaces has captured the attention of his ever-growing audience of fans by writing heartfelt stories about missing home and missing loves left behind; the new seductions... read full bio
Songs serve as landmarks. In a similar way, Harrison Storm lists his life's events. His music marks a turning point since on the other side of the song, development, evolution and change occur. On his Falling Down EP and upcoming full-length, the Australian-born musician once again describes a transition. In the end, the shift is brought about by the sincere lyrics and... read full bio
Frances Lion has a knack for language, a perspective on persuasion and a tendency for blag. Her own Beatles-in-Hamburg moment (with more Jägermeister and less speed pills) is how the singer-songwriter landed a job working behind a bar and performing as much as they would let her in a French ski resort. The young woman from a small village in Hampshire used her knack... read full bio
Etta Marcus had reached the lowest point before the pandemic even began. She had recently been expelled from jazz school for prioritizing writing her own music over hanging out with the scene's purists. S ince she was in elementary school, Etta has known she wanted to pursue a career in music. It seemed sensible to achieve that goal by attending college.... read full bio
Philadelphia country band rock band Florry is back with their Dear Life debut, the four song Sweet Guitar Solos after some folk/country tendencies on their EP, Big Fall. On their new EP, they unquestionably seem to have arrived where they needed to be, so whoever gave them those instructions did a fairly excellent job. From a four-piece lineup to a seven-piece band... read full bio
Watkins Family Hour is a joint musical endeavor started by artists and siblings Sara and Sean Watkins. It is frequently performed at the renowned Los Angeles club Largo. The duo has released three studio albums since the introduction of the Watkins Family Hour, starting with their self-titled debut, followed by Brother Sister, and most recently, Vol. II. At Los Angeles's... read full bio
Uwade has been mentioned before. Her honeyed voice introduces Fleet Foxes' album Shore, a moment that has since brought her widespread praise from critics across the world. Uwade's music career is currently flourishing, but singing has always been a form of devotion for her. This is due, in part, to her rigorous schooling as well as her spiritual upbringing, which... read full bio
Maya Rae, Cinya Khan and Judah Mayowa are three musicians that together make up the folk-pop group Tiny Habits. The group is acoustic and t he trio's alluring unique sound, which focuses on three-part harmonies and an incredibly cozy atmosphere, has already assisted in propelling them to viral fame. The band was formed after the three singer-songwriters met at Berklee College of... read full bio
All-female indie/alternative rock group Prima Queen is fronted by best friends and songwriters Louise Macphail and Kristin McFadden. Their ethereal yet gritty approach is influenced by musicians like Julia Jacklin, Nilüfer Yanya and Lucy Dacus and combines vulnerable and nostalgic story telling with upbeat lyrical imagery. The band joined The Big Moon on a sold-out UK tour shortly after publishing their debut single,... read full bio
Nick Shoulders is a living link to the origins of country music with a fondness for the bizarre, wielding an ethereal croon and a magnificent whistle built from a lifetime of chasing lizards across the Ozark hills. Nick has worked to create a hybridized style of raucously witty country music that was born of forgotten rocky hollers and bred to... read full bio
