In my late 20s, I used to espouse a theory that went something like this: Relationships are an experience, and people should have a lot...

The most honest love songs are those tinged with a hint of melancholy. Perhaps it’s the paintbrush of the romantic that has colored my perception,...

When I first saw Charley Crockett swagger across the stage, at the rescheduled 2021 MerleFest, I knew I was a goner. As the audience trickled...

In the range of sounds, I far prefer the low notes. Drop an octave from middle C and something about that majestic resonance pangs in...

Amid the many bright tracks on Japanese Breakfast‘s 2021 album Jubilee exists the dusky “Posing in Bondage,” which feels closer to an elongated throb. Moody...

There’s no seasonal limit to a love song, but something about the fresh burst of summer—those sun-dappled days and heat-drenched nights—warrants a heady declaration. It’s...

Considering that Halifax-based indie rock band Wintersleep has become one of my favorites, it’s sort of funny how I first heard about them. I owe...

Colombian-Canadian singer Lido Pimienta‘s powerful song “Eso Que Tu Haces” builds its rhythm on cumbia, the national dance of Colombia. Cumbia first originated in Africa...

I loved one who desired another. It was a punishing thing, but I didn’t quite understand the complexity of that pain until I heard “The...

I’ve written before about attending a concert to hear one particular musician only to discover another. Recently, I experienced a distinctive version of that. In...