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Athens duo Shadow in the Moon taps into the spirit of folk rock’s golden age on ‘Homegrown Harmonies’
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – There’s no shortage of bands in and around Athens, Ohio, chasing their own version of alt-country transcendence—groups that rightfully idolize the ragged sincerity of Uncle Tupelo… Read More
Jake Dunn channels heartland rock and Appalachian melancholy on new solo EP ‘Kinda Like a Dream’
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – You may already know Jake Dunn as the lead vocalist of Jake Dunn & The Blackbirds, a band that’s been blending the rip-roaring enthusiasm of classic… Read More
On ‘Laugh’ Nodes build an ecosystem of sound and feeling
By: Emily Votaw
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Laugh, the sprawling new release from the Columbus-based experimental collective Nodes, unfolds not as a set of songs but as a breathing, evolving ecosystem of sound…. Read More
Cutler Station’s ‘I Wanna Build A New Machine’ is a ‘memento mori’ – if you want to get all fancy about it
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – While many of us were having a continuous freakout over the past three years, Appalachian indie rockers Cutler Station were busy making a record. They decided… Read More
On her new album, Lucinda Williams asserts her legacy as a great American rock star
By: Dylan Tupper Rupert I NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) – At 70, Lucinda Williams is, true to her meticulous ethic, ready to fine-tune her legend. In her 2023 memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You, she resists… Read More
The Used deploy nostalgia and catchy riffs on ‘Toxic Positivity’
By: Nicholas Kobe
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The Used have been around for quite some time now. Their first three albums (The Used, In Love and Death, and Lies for the Liars) were… Read More