Josh Ritter (photo by Laura Wilson, PR)

Josh Ritter: Five Essential Albums

December 21, 2015|Kara Manning
No surprise that such a lyricist would have an adroit ear.
Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats (photo by Malia James, PR)

Nathaniel Rateliff: Five Essential Albums

December 14, 2015|Kara Manning
Musical influences, from Leonard Cohen to Ray Charles to The Band.
The Lone Bellow (photo by Steven Sebring, PR)

The Lone Bellow: Five Essential Albums

November 02, 2015|Kara Manning

The Lone Bellow has been on the road through much of 2015 in support of the band's richly-drawn second album, Then Came The...

Albert Hammond Jr. (photo by Jason McDonald, PR)

Albert Hammond Jr.: Five Essential Albums

September 16, 2015|Kara Manning

Forging a strong solo path away from your megaband, as The Strokes' guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has done over the last...

Sarah Cracknell (courtesy of Cherry Red, PR)

Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell: Five Essential Albums

August 04, 2015|Kara Manning

It's been nearly 20 years since Sarah Cracknell released her first solo album, 1997's Lipslide, but this summer the Saint...

Violent Femmes (photo by Varuni Kulasekera, PR)

Violent Femmes: Five Essential Albums

June 24, 2015|Kara Manning

Earlier this year, Violent Femmes returned with their first collection of new music since the release of 2000's Freak Magnet...

Public Service Broadcasting: Five Essential Albums

April 10, 2015|Kara Manning

J. Willgoose, Esq., one half of the electronic London duo Public Service Broadcasting, is an ardent film and history buff, a...

The Vaselines (courtesy of the band, Facebook.com)

The Vaselines' Eugene Kelly: Five Essential Albums

December 05, 2014|Kara Manning
From Edwyn Collins and Orange Juice to New York's own Suicide
White Hinterland's Casey Dienel (photo: Derrick Belcham)

White Hinterland: Five Essential Albums

June 25, 2014|Kara Manning

Classically-trained Casey Dienel, who records as White Hinterland, breaks down genre barriers on her most recent album Baby...

Ben Watt (photo: Edward Bishop, courtesy of the artist)

Ben Watt: Five Essential Albums

May 13, 2014|Kara Manning

Yes, it took Ben Watt over 30 years to release his second solo album, Hendra, but he has a perfectly fine excuse. Following...