Category: FEATURES

Father John Misty: Misty Mountain Hop

If Father John Misty’s life was a Hollywood movie, it would be a metaphysical jail-break thriller about a wrongly convicted

August 19, 2013 / FEATURES

Mandolin Orange: New Traditionalists

Mandolin Orange both honors and revises Southern traditions on This Side Of Jordan Hours after Barack Obama took his oath

August 12, 2013 / FEATURES

Mree: Winter’s Bane

Folktronica upstart Mree embraces melancholia, infinite sadness Mree’s second self-produced album, Winterwell, is a passionate blend of heartfelt acoustic folk

August 5, 2013 / FEATURES

Rainbow Chan: Rainbow Bright

Eclectic, daring popster Rainbow Chan hurls the kitchen sink from her closet Taking a break from tracking her debut album,

July 29, 2013 / FEATURES

Sam Phillips: Choose Your Own Adventure

Sam Phillips is still dancing with danger, trying to conquer an unstable new pop terrain Over the last 30 years,

July 22, 2013 / FEATURES

Smith Westerns: Let It Mellow

Smith Westerns chill out on album number three; just don't ever say they've matured At first, Smith Westerns seemed easy

July 15, 2013 / FEATURES

The Love Language: Tinker Tailor

Perfectionism drives the Love Language toward moodier blues It’s past nine o’clock in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Stuart McLamb can

July 8, 2013 / FEATURES

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania