It’s been since 7 years since Michael Kiwanuka told us a tale about the ways a song can pull us into stirring, unfurling futures with a sound we’d somehow always felt yet never heard, and 3 since his undeniable banger of a follow-up. Now he returns with KIWANUKA, and my cage continues to rattle with … Read more
Esmé Patterson gets towed upon a field of daisies to dance, bounce, pull, shake, and shuffle off her mortal coil in the David Fishel-directed video for “No River.” The record is We Were Wild, Patterson’s follow-up to the 24B fave Woman to Woman set, and it’s a lovely, transcendent move from the Denver singer-songwriter. No hints needed to find themes in this clip: from … Read more
Diane Cluck — whose Boneset LP was a favorite last year — is among the perfect group of artists to pay homage to folk great Karen Dalton this month. Not only are Patty Griffin, Isobel Campbell, Josephine Foster and others offering a nod to their influence, though: they’re giving a voice to Dalton’s unsung words, whose own LPs consisted of cover songs in … Read more