Sorcha Richardson is All Smiles After Returning to Dublin
Irish singer-songwriter Sorcha Richardson – just like London artist emie nathan – went to college in the U.S. before returning home. Consequently, Sorcha understands the world a lot better than most of who didn’t study abroad – and her songs have gravitas and wisdom. Every song on Sorcha’s new album Smiling Like An Idiot lures […]
Billy Woodward’s The Boy from the Bay Is a Brilliant Modern Western
Written as a self-described “therapy album,” Billy Woodward’s The Boy from the Bay covers the scope of human struggling with vivid imagery, evocative lyricism and brilliant instrumentation. Detailing everything from grief, substance abuse, traveling to salvation, Woodward’s album reflects the stark realities of the world as he sees it. Putting listeners directly into what feels […]
Honey Cellar Captures a Collage of Human Experiences on Sophomore Album Borders
Moving seamlessly from topics like unfulfilled love, family, grief and the wider scope of our roles on Earth, Honey Cellar’s Borders is a thoughtful representation of what it means to be human. Gliding seamlessly between evocative subject matters and weaving them together with artful ease, the group explains that the album was born out of […]
Evergreen by Brandon Young: An Introspective Sonic Journey
Evergreen is a multi-layered and personal EP that explores the concept of personal growth. Through soulful vocal melodies, Brandon Young delves into the depth of his desires and analyzes his needs as a creative person and human being. Shifting between minimal musical arrangements and complex, absorbing soundscapes, “Evergreen” feels like a concept album in which […]
Jacob Miller Offers Warmth and Introspection On Sophomore Album Around My Head
Carefully curated, intentionally executed, and thoughtfully written, there’s something irrevocably inviting about Jacob Miller’s sophomore album Around My Head. Exploring themes of personal growth, introspection and acceptance, the Oregon-based singer-songwriter offers a place of refuge for listeners. It is “an album of growth, both thematically and personally for myself as a songwriter and artist,” he […]
Andreas Moe Proves the Beauty of Simplicity in All Our Worries Are Poems
Andreas Moe has an incredible voice. The moment that Moe transitions from the textured substance of his lower register into a honeyed falsetto in the opening lines of first track “Fire and Stone” on his newest record All Our Worries Are Poems, that much becomes clear. Of course, if you’ve tracked with Moe’s career, […]
On “30”, Adele Comes Into Her Own As a Songwriter
You’ve probably seen this clip before, but if you haven’t, I’ll summarize it. Adele has been entered into a contest for Adele impersonators. With the help of makeup artists, prosthetics, and gloves to cover up her tattoos, Adele is no longer Adele, but a soft-spoken nanny named Jenny. She commiserates backstage with the other Adeles, […]
Seek by Brother James Is Heavy and Hopeful
We’re all searching for truth. Los Angeles natives (Angelenos), in their unique spiritual ideologies, search for their truths in a community that is heavily influenced by the entertainment industry. But Los Angeles-based singer Brother James takes his cues from another place. His EP, “Seek,” addresses heavy topics such as birth, life, and death through a […]
Patric Johnston’s Something Something Love Captures the Unity and Tension of Relationships
Love is a subject in art that is frequently used to depict unity and tension—sometimes both. Because it is a universal subject, it’s easy to relate to a song, a painting, or a book that makes love its main theme. In Patric Johnston’s EP, “Something Something Love,” Johnston writes about love as a musical triptych […]
Switchfoot Is Leaning Into Tension on interrobang
I think when you dig to the heart of anything beautiful, you end up hitting the hard reality of paradox: two seemingly opposed ends that somehow make up a whole truth. You can’t love until you let go, and you don’t know what you have until it’s gone, and you grow from pain – that […]
