Josh Ritter: Five Essential Albums

December 21, 2015|Kara Manning
No surprise that such a lyricist would have an adroit ear.

Nathaniel Rateliff: Five Essential Albums

December 14, 2015|Kara Manning
Musical influences, from Leonard Cohen to Ray Charles to The Band.

The Lone Bellow: Five Essential Albums

November 02, 2015|Kara Manning

The Lone Bellow has been on the road through much of 2015 in support of the band's richly-drawn second album, Then Came The...

Albert Hammond Jr.: Five Essential Albums

September 16, 2015|Kara Manning

Forging a strong solo path away from your megaband, as The Strokes' guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has done over the last...

Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell: Five Essential Albums

August 04, 2015|Kara Manning

It's been nearly 20 years since Sarah Cracknell released her first solo album, 1997's Lipslide, but this summer the Saint...

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...

Ben Watt: Five Essential Albums

May 13, 2014|Kara Manning

Yes, it took Ben Watt over 30 years to release his second solo album, Hendra, but he has a perfectly fine excuse. Following...