Russian Circles – Nine | The Pursuit of Long-Term Artistry
Long-running artists tend to follow two trajectories: crash-out or cliché. With the former, you can almost give them...
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Taylor Bickett – Nothing I Can’t Undo | The Importance of Being Earnest
After 20 years of writing about music for a variety of publications, I can safely say that I...
Alela Diane – Who’s Keeping Time? | Good Lyrics Make a Big Difference
One of the most surprising elements of my slow return to folk music throughout this decade has been...
Friko – Something Worth Waiting For | The Joys of Artistically Mature Rock
I thought about starting this review with a bit about the death of rock in aggregate, but that...
Ora Cogan – Hard Hearted Woman | Reclaiming Country and Pushing It Forward
For all of the attention that shoegaze and indie sleaze have received recently in terms of comebacks and...
Mandy, Indiana – URGH | A Noise Rock Triumph
I have raved about Mandy, Indiana since the first time the band’s music assaulted my ears. Their debut...
Ratboys – Singin’ to an Empty Chair | Emotional Depth in Country Rock
Music fans love to debate album runs. Which band released three, four, or more albums in a row...
LAPêCHE – Autotelic | The Right Kind of ’90s Revivalism
At this point in my music reviewing career, the ‘90s revival has been going on longer than the...
APN’s Top 25 Albums of 2025 | Making Musical Lemonade Out of a Lemon Year
This year sucked. Hard. Just several layers of not good on multiple levels. But you aren’t here to...
The Joy of Making Christmas Music – An Interview with Ronnie Martin
Christmas music fills a very curious place in the Western musical tradition. Originally, it was created as sacred...