On their new album, the indie-rock quartet opted for honesty. Guitarists Julia Steiner and Dave Sagan tell us why we should all try Singin’ to an Empty Chair.
The jazz-guitar virtuoso discusses his new album Scenes from Above, composing over 100 songs in 20-minute bursts, battling hum in midtown Manhattan, and overcoming focal hand dystonia to rediscover how to play.
On Not Here Not Gone, Sunny Faris and Mikayla Mayhew keep the band’s “sensually murderous” stoner-doom fresh by trading instruments, experimenting with dynamics, and embracing the gloom.
As the last active member of the Swampers’ inner circle, the masterful guitarist carries the torch for one of the most distinctive sounds to emerge from America’s musical roots.