Misty Boyce might be known amongst her peers and the music industry as a reliable and bookable session player, but she has been carving out her own take on the world for more than half a decade now. She’s worked with the likes of Sting, Ingrid Michaelson, and BØRNS, and she knows the value of teamwork when it comes to making the music sound right – an ethos that has followed her solo work from the beginning. READ MORE…
There are admittedly few things from which to take comfort during the current social and political stresses, but new music from Brooklyn storyteller Adam Silvestri is certainly among them. Under the moniker of Radiator King, he has consistently offered fascinating detours through the dark atmospheres separating punk rock and the blues, a mournful parallel world where Josh White, Tom Waits, and The Clash regularly meet for impromptu jam sessions. Laying emotionally raw lyrics across arrangements both skeletal and carnivorous, he blends the direct perspectives of punk with the gritty landscapes of the blues, deftly tying together these often-raucous musical histories. READ MORE…
The work of Alabama-based Americana-folk artist Sylvia Rose Novak is mired in roughhewn Southern experiences and the gothic atmospheres of her home state. Previously making her way through the country-folk scenes in Alabama, she recently took a turn towards a sound with a bit more muscle, something a bit more rock-oriented. Taking the form of her upcoming record, Bad Luck, this stylistic tangent finds her embracing the darker influences and histories that have shaped her perspective on music and the way she approaches it creation.