The first of our magical musical moments for this week comes from Alison Krauss & Union Station, who are known for an immaculately crafted but endlessly surprising sound that transcends the boundaries of roots, country, rock & roll and pop. Krauss is a 27-time Grammy winner who was inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of…
The first of this week’s sparklers is Gravity Stairs, the eighth album from Crowded House, on which the band’s current incarnation – Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, and Finn’s sons Elroy and Liam – prove to be as sharp as ever, feeling musically adventurous and still capable of reaching the staggering highs that have…
We kick off this week’s gems with Waysides, the third collection of songs from Los Angeles-based folk singer/songwriter Azniv Korkejian, who performs and records as Bedouine. The album summarises her creative headspace over the past year and a half, comprising some older material and a cover and tying together many songwriting threads that act as…