Violent Femmes: Five Essential Albums
June 24, 2015|Kara Manning
Earlier this year, Violent Femmes returned with their first collection of new music since the release of 2000's Freak Magnet...
Public Service Broadcasting: Five Essential Albums
April 10, 2015|Kara Manning
J. Willgoose, Esq., one half of the electronic London duo Public Service Broadcasting, is an ardent film and history buff, a...
The Vaselines' Eugene Kelly: Five Essential Albums
December 05, 2014|Kara Manning
From Edwyn Collins and Orange Juice to New York's own Suicide
White Hinterland: Five Essential Albums
June 25, 2014|Kara Manning
Classically-trained Casey Dienel, who records as White Hinterland, breaks down genre barriers on her most recent album Baby...
Simon Raymonde: Five Essential Albums
January 22, 2014|Kara Manning
Since the dissolution of Cocteau Twins in 1997, Simon Raymonde has focused on running his Bella Union label, the UK home of...
San Fermin's Ellis Ludwig-Leone: Five Essential Albums
December 11, 2013|Kara Manning
On Paul Simon, The National, Sufjan Stevens and more.
Basia Bulat: Five Essential Albums
November 21, 2013|Kara Manning
Ravaged heartbreak meets willful resilience on Basia Bulat's third album,Tall Tall Shadow, a strong collection of songs that...