Folk and Country

The Weather Station Announces New Album 'Humanhood,' Shares "Neon Signs"

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2024

The Weather Station — the revered indie project of Toronto polymath Tamara Lindeman — returns today with news of her seventh album...

Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone to Co-Headline North American Tour

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024

As 'Variety' exclusively reports, Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone — who memorably duetted at the Grammys 20 years ago — are reuniting, this...

Mustafa's Prophetic Poetry Holds a Mirror Up to the Pain and Beauty Around Him

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024

In Max Porter's novel 'Grief Is the Thing with Feathers' a father sits his two sons down to tell them their mother has died. As they sit at...

Waxahatchee Shares New Single "Much Ado About Nothing"

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024

Fresh off one of the year's best albums, Waxahatchee has released a new song. A video for "Much Ado About Nothing" is out now. The song is...

Joy Oladokun Plots North American Tour

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024

Having just recently announced their fourth album 'Observations from a Crowded Room,' Casa Grande, AZ-born singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun...

Naima Bock's 'Below a Massive Dark Land' Hides a Universe of Light

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PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024

The title of Naima Bock's sophomore record is a bit of a misnomer — the immense, looming weight of a phrase like 'Below a Great Dark Land'...

Maya Hawke Announces 'Clipped Wings' EP, North American Tour

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024

Even when opening for Faye Webster upward of two years ago (at the time that she was on the cover of Exclaim!), Maya Hawke drew a feverishly...

Kris Kristofferson, Country Music Icon and Actor, Dies at 88

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2024

Kris Kristofferson, the American country music superstar who also found success as an actor, has died. Kristofferson's family shared in a...