Katie Presley
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The "Sunny Came Home" singer-songwriter previews her second album of covers with a simple, beautiful interpretation of Tom Waits.
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Platinum-selling Seattle duo return with a direct, emotive take on parenting and change.
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A surf-rock album that rewards close attention: there's deep intensity and knowing behind the mellow.
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On Ellen Kempner's latest grungy treat of a single, her moxie can't be stifled by fuzzed-out production.
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The uniquely affecting folk giant is at the top of her formidable game in a slow-burning track from her forthcoming album.
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Recorded in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, this is a record with an explorer's heart.
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The young singer-songwriter uses unique turns of phrase and idiosyncratic cadences to make sharp, winning folk-pop.
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Twenty years after forming, an Australian folk-rock band sounds both comfortably loose and tighter than ever. The first single from their forthcoming album has echoes of mid-'90s Sheryl Crow.
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A Michigan activist and rapper/singer dedicates a frenetic dance anthem to social justice workers in Detroit.
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Pent-up frustration and explosive energy power this diatribe from a Guadalajaran rock band.