Joe Ely, Country-Rocker Who Collaborated with The Clash & Springsteen, Dead at 78
Joe Ely, Texas alt-country musician who collaborated with The Clash and Bruce Springsteen, died at 78 from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson's, and pneumonia.
Todd Snider, Alt-Country's Wandering Troubadour, Dead at 59
Todd Snider, influential alt-country singer-songwriter, died at 59 after treatment for recently diagnosed walking pneumonia; his label confirmed the passing.
Greg Freeman's album Burnover casts Upstate New York as a surreal, haunted landscape and fuses alt-country and slacker rock into dramatic, tender road songs.
Kathleen Edwards stopped music for nearly a decade, then returned with refined vocal control and narrative depth on Billionaire, revealing matured, emotive singing.
Julien Baker and Torres: Send a Prayer My Way review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
'Send a Prayer My Way' signifies a personal and artistic intimacy for Mackenzie Torres Scott and Julien Baker, diverging from mainstream country trends.