Formed at the start of the ’80s in Essex, England, influenced by the flourishing punk and post-punk scene of the late ’70s as well as the burgeoning electronic scene, Depeche Mode swiftly became a seminal fixture in the synth-pop, electronic, new wave, and goth rock scenes of the 1980s. Following some early hits, a…
The musical alias of Nashville based singer-songwriter Austin Sawyer, Drumming Bird has been honing his sound for several years now, fusing lush indie rock, wistful Americana and folk, and cosmic, earnest, and introspective alt-country. After a couple of strong early efforts in 2019 debut album Great Smokey Love and 2020 followup Ocoee, Sawyer really…
Best known for fronting Austrian rock outfit Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for the last 40 years- a seminal act in the post-punk, goth, and alt rock scene of the ’80s and ’90s, who still continue to make critically-acclaimed and innovate music to this day, as well as prior group The Birthday Party…
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After arriving Nashville in 2017 from her native Orlando (she’s since moved on to Los Angeles), indie pop singer Gatlin has experienced not only a period of personal growth and change in her life and worldview, but also one in her music, settling on a sort of Maggie Rogers-esque folk pop on her excellent 2020 debut…
The musical alias of Australian singer-songwriter Angus Stone, who previously released music under his own name and as Lady of the Sunshine, and also collaborates with his sister as acclaimed duo Angus & Julia Stone, Dope Lemon formerly began as a moniker and a revamped musical ethos with 2016 LP Honey Bones. Across seven…

The solo indie folk moniker of Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, which began after a stint fronting indie rock group Montezumas, The Tallest Man on Earth formally came into existence in 2006, initially envisioned as a part-time side project, as Matsson released his self-titled debut EP. Met with swift critical praise, however, compared to the personal, introspective, and story-driven folk style…
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Noah Kahanw/ SamiaAscend Amphitheater; Nashville, TNOctober 4, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Gina Di Maio. It’s been an incredible year for singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, who, since releasing his breakout, ascendant third album Stick Season almost exactly a year ago (and expanded We’ll All Be Here Forever edition earlier this summer), has rapidly…

From the dreamy, forlorn indie folk and Americana of 2017 debut album Good Woman, to the grittier, more indie rock leaning 2020 sophomore effort The Greatest Part, to supergroup Bermuda Triangle, alongside Brittany Howard and Jesse Lafser, to collaborations with other renowned local artists like Hayley Williams and Julien Baker, eclectic singer-songwriter Becca Mancari has, without a doubt,…