In “America!” Bill Callahan lays out some of his main influences over a lite-porn guitar riff: “Captain Kristofferson, Buck Sergeant Newbury, Leatherneck Jones, Sergeant Cash… what an...
Transatlantic duo The Kills have made quite a comeback with their fourth LP, Blood Pressures. Known for their garage-edged, claustrophobic sound, American singer Alison Mosshart and English...
Jason Isbell has more soul than the next three alternative country singers put together. The grit of southern rhythm and blues has permeated his sound since...
It’s been two years since California garage pop outfit Hunx and his Punx released Gay Singles, which was more of a compilation of singles than an original...
Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler are perhaps the antithesis of Ike and Tina or George and Tammy: they’re two people who have been married and singing...
Peanut Butter is Paul Bugala and David Diaz; the band has been together since 2009, but this is their first record. Incorporating rock, folk, punk, and...