Best New Music

Different forms of media play different roles in our lives — movies can make you think about things you’ve never thought about, music can make you feel things you’ve never felt, visual art can make you see...

“I thought 2019 was bad but had I known 2020 was coming, it would’ve been way darker,” Kev Kelly told American Songwriter. For Kelly, 2020 has been a pretty significant year. In addition to...

Jessie Wagner has been so busy on the road the last ten years touring with artists like Lenny Kravitz, Chic, Kid Rock and Little Steven and The Disciples Of Soul, she didn't have time to fully focus...

Joe Stamm of the Joe Stamm Band wrote the group’s latest single in a beat up truck in the middle of nowhere, but it couldn’t have happened any other way. "Writing 'Wild Imagination' was...

Matt Pond PA remains one of the most consistent acts in American indie pop since emerging from the Philadelphia underground in 1998.  And that consistency--coupled with sequestering through most of 2020 because of a...

Multi-talented singer-songwriter Morgan Myles shines as a vocalist on the acoustic rendition of her debut EP, Therapy. She initially released the aptly titled album before the storm in January. Checking in after a turbulent start to the year, Myles releases Acoustic...

There’s something that’s unerringly reassuring about “Come Down,” the initial offering from Stephen Clair’s upcoming album The Small Hours. The video, which boasts a visual focused solely on a platter spinning on a turntable, boasts no pretense. Instead, it simply...

Vine was only around for four short years, but in that time it made a tremendous impact on popular culture. Despite the fact that it was discontinued by Twitter back in early 2017, many “Vine stars” are...

From Saskatoon, Canada, Close Talker is an indie band with an impressive amount of organic chemistry. Between their easy-going, indie sound, their heartfelt lyrics and their seamless musicianship, Close Talker's songs emit a certain type of uninhibited...

Tara Beier is a really fascinating character. As you can infer from her Wikipedia, she’s had quite a colorful life and has tried on several different hats. In addition to being a songwriter, she’s been a film...