Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Low Cut Connie’s “Dirty Pictures (Part 1)”

Since the release of its 2011 debut, reviews of Philadelphia rockers Low Cut Connie’s studio efforts have almost always included

September 5, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Although Steve Earle is an ex-junkie who served time in prison (and is an inveterate political activist and rabble-rouser), when

September 5, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

As a songwriter, Jeff Tweedy has emerged as the modern equivalent of ’60s-era Bob Dylan, packing more vivid imagery and

September 3, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

The Vin Du Select Qualitite imprint has a narrow, precise remit: limited-run, lovingly crafted vinyl-only releases of instrumental guitar music,

September 2, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Part of making a living as a musician these days requires a continual juggling of social-media presence, touring and making

August 31, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Subtitled “A Story Of Independent Music, Greater Manchester 1977-1993,” Manchester: North Of England contains 143 tracks spread over seven CDs.

August 31, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Katie von Schleicher’s voice is masterful: smoky, breathy, spooky, agile. Throughout the facetiously titled Shitty Hits, she explores the edges.

August 29, 2017 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC