by Carly Schorman Senior Editor Tucson’s Karima Walker recently released a hauntingly beautiful album, Hands in Our Names. Combining elements of drone and folk, Walker crafts layers of sound...
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Why You Should Listen: Shawn Skinner and the Men of Reason
by Frank Ippolito Associate Editor One of the best things about writing for the mighty YabYum is that I get to listen music before anyone else....
Continue reading...For the Record: Laura and the Killed Men
by Lenore LaNova Senior Editor I’ve been enchanted by the vocal stylings of Laura Kepner-Adney for years now (proof here) so the emergence of Laura and...
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Courtney Marie Andrews Leuven Letters Courtney Marie Andrews released Leuven Letters back in November and I have to admit I’m a little bummed I only recently came...
Continue reading...Best Americana Album: The Filthier Things by Hasty Escape
From the start of The Filthier Things – the November 2014 release from Hasty Escape – fans of Americana know their in for something special. We’ve been...
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American Longspurs Palo SantoThe slight twang of the vocals and steel on Palo Santo offer a decidedly Western sensibility to the down home Americana of the American...
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