Charley Crockett is on one hell of a roll. Ten records in six years is some kind of prolific. The latest, double LP Music City USA, suggests the artist has some songs worth paying attention to. It's clear that he's invested as much time in the studio, recording storytelling songs,...

The Midnight, the duo of producer Tim Daniel McEwan and singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle, are masters of flipping the disparate archetypes of yearning American youth -- think everything from John Hughes films and the Smashing Pumpkins' "1979" music video to Snapchats of ravers losing it to a big bass drop and...

Drive-By Truckers kicked off 2020 with "The Unraveling"--not quite realizing just how prescient the title would be--and things sure did unravel from there. Their latest release, "The New OK," is an album which Patterson Hood hopes "balances out the darkness of our current situation with a hope for better days...

Eric Johnson has been traveling on a prolific odyssey over the course of more than four decades. Along the way, his creations have encompassed repertoire that cross-pollinate genres which include rock, blues, jazz, fusion, soul, folk, new-age, classical and even country. Inevitably, E.J. says it best himself: "It really boils...

Even during their near two-decade studio absence, Sleep's influence loomed large over metal and stoner rock. Formed in 1990 in San Jose, CA, the power trio found immediate acclaim after the release of their debut album "Volume One" in 1991, and the accolades never ceased.

The world could use more straight shooters. You won't ever have to wonder about what LP is thinking. She'll gladly tell you. In fact, the singer-songwriter lays all of her cards on the table every time she makes a record. The artist's fifth full-length--the aptly titled "Heart To Mouth"--stands out...