Rachel Alm

1 month ago | riffmagazine.com | Rachel Alm

Forever is a Feeling is an album made by a woman in love. Lucy Dacus has always brought a disarming honesty to her music, but her fourth album brings a new lightness to her songs. Though they’ve kept it private until now, Dacus recently confirmed that she and boygenius bandmate Julien Baker are in a committed relationship. The warmth of her affection for Baker comes across in many of these songs.

1 month ago | riffmagazine.com | Rachel Alm

This week on Tuesday Tracks, we’ve got new pop tunes by Trousdale, Emily Haber, googly eyes, Jade Bird and Kaleah Lee. We’ve also got a shoegaze song from Panchiko and jazz by David Murray. Emily Haber, “Nostalgia” – Haber says “Nostalgia” is “a tribute to the childhood I longed for but never truly had, blending wistful dreams with the heartbreak of growing up.” This gentle song is the title track from her upcoming EP.

1 month ago | spectrumculture.com | Rachel Alm

Manchester, UK-based trio Doves, by all rights, has already had their big comeback. Their fifth album, 2020’s The Universal Want, was widely hailed as their strongest record since their Mercury Prize-nominated The Last Broadcast (2002). It was a triumphant return after the band had been absent from the scene for 10 years.

2 months ago | riffmagazine.com | Rachel Alm

This week, we bring you jazz from Nels Cline and Céline Dessberg, folk from Blue Monkey, country from Harper O’Neill and pop from CLOVER, Alisa Xayalith and Yael S. Copeland. Céline Dessberg, “Selenge” – Dessberg is a singer-songwriter and harpist of French and Mongolian heritage. She brings an eclectic blend of influences to her music, from traditional Mongolian to jazz and new wave. While she does sing, her yatga (traditional Mongolian harp) takes the spotlight on this grooving instrumental.

Jan 21, 2025 | spectrumculture.com | Rachel Alm

Sometimes the fame comes before the debut album is even out, and that can put high expectations on an artist. For Victoria Canal, who’s already won two Ivor Novello awards, played onstage with Coldplay at Glastonbury and palled around with Tom Cruise (He gave her a helicopter ride!), it’s been a whirlwind couple of years since she released her fourth EP, Elegy, in 2022. Thankfully, Canal, a Spanish-American singer-songwriter, has the goods to back up the hype.