If nothing else, the Trump administration has inspired an awful lot of music lately. The Felice Brothers’ new album finds the Catskill-based band with politics on their mind and a new line-up to help get the message across.
21-year-old Faye Webster has just released her third album, a record that combines her lyrics of angst and loneliness with a unique musical blend of contemporary r&b and American roots music.
Justin Townes Earle’s eighth album finds an artist hitting a new standard for himself, both in terms of songwriting and production.
Following up on her acclaimed 2016 debut album, Heavn, Chicago-based singer, poet, teacher and activist Jamila Woods pays tribute to her personal heroes on Legacy! Legacy!
The National’s eighth long player is their most ambitious work to date with a short film and a cast of thousands involved in its creation.
With her 80th birthday just two months away, Mavis Staples continues to make soulful, funky music with a very contemporary message.
She’s sung other people’s songs on cruise ships in the Caribbean and 5-star hotels in China, now Chrissie Hart sings her own songs at Auckland’s Back Beat Bar.
After a six year hiatus, Bad Religion is back with a new set of blistering, politically-charged songs.
Psychedelic Octopus Space Adventure, ahoy!!
The Hip Priests have been making a racket for a little over a decade with their full-tilt, Scandi-driven rock n roll excess, but the last couple of years have seen them shift their focus away from all-drinking, all-drugging, all-shagging beasts into a singularly more political band, and it works for them.