folk
The Midwestern Melancholia of Sierra Spirit
I grabbed a seat in the checkerboard-tiled Fido Café, nervously checking the time and monitoring the noise level. A few other patrons were bustling about, the environment lively but subdued…
Staff Picks: Albums of the Year
Imaginal Disk Magdalena Bay Mag Bay’s newest album encapsulates autumn with its perfect blend of synthpop, psychedelia, and weird glitches. I was not crazy about my introduction to the album,…
Goldfish Yearbook Doesn’t Wanna Be Yours.
Headquarters Coffee is a gem sandwiched between eclectic, industrial antique storefronts. The café calls out to you with its handpainted windowpanes, but you would miss it anyhow, passing by the…
Roster (9/27)
“The Roster” is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering hot takes. The…
Over Yonder
This playlist is best served with a cold bottle of beer and a cigarette (if you’re into that kinda thing). Sit on your porch like the old couple across the…
Amelia Day’s Big Day
Amelia Day is a singer-songwriter from Sumner, WA and a senior at Vanderbilt University. Citing queer folk titans like Tracy Chapman, Brandi Carlile, and The Indigo Girls as influences, Day…
The Tireless Spirit of Marcus Hummon
With an almost thirty-year-long music career, Marcus Hummon is a star-studded veteran of the Nashville country scene. But from the way he discusses music – the intricacies of a piece,…
Sufjan Stevens’ Javelin pierces the heart and soul
Sufjan Stevens has always been an achingly raw writer, bringing universal themes to life through metaphor in a way that reads like a story. With Javelin, his thirteenth studio album,…