Glide Magazine

1 week ago | glidemagazine.com | Ryan Dillon

The best part of a short workweek, besides having an extra day to unwind, is that the days seem to fly by. Just as you were dreading returning to work on Tuesday, you realize that you’re now one day closer to New Music Friday, and we have a gangbusters list of new releases for the last Friday of May. As summer gets underway, the old Caustic factory continues to belch plumes of smoke out of its chimneys as we turn through a slew of fantastic releases to bring you the brightest of the bunch.

1 week ago | glidemagazine.com | Ryan Dillon

Putting together a respectable cover song is tough, and listening to a bad cover is even tougher. The idea of a song being butchered for the sake of a YouTube video or a dimly lit acoustic open mic is enough to break a music fan’s heart, leaving pieces of love and unauthorized use in its wake. It is a sad day when you hear your favorite song torn to pieces, but compared to the joy of hearing a cover song appropriately done, it makes it all worthwhile.

1 week ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

Moon Beams marked an important moment for Bill Evans. Recorded in 1962, it was his first trio album following the sudden death of bassist Scott LaFaro, whose intuitive style had shaped much of Evans’ earlier sound. Rather than returning with something bold or experimental, Evans chose a softer approach—an album built almost entirely around ballads. It’s reflective and unhurried, showing a pianist more interested in exploring emotion than making a statement.

1 week ago | glidemagazine.com | Joey Willis

Fifteen years after her last solo record, Amy Millan returns with I Went to Find You, an intimate, carefully layered album shaped by loss, memory, and quiet resilience. Co-written and produced with composer Jay McCarrol, the record trades in the kinds of subtle arrangements and understated emotion that don’t immediately demand attention, but reward close listening. The album opens with “Untethered,” where Millan’s voice floats above a mellow reverb guitar and a slow-moving piano arrangement.

1 week ago | glidemagazine.com | Shawn Donohue

For his 80th birthday celebration, John Fogerty headed east to the gorgeous Beacon Theater on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, setting up shop for the first of two nights with his Travelin’ Band. On a soaking and bleak Wednesday (May 28th), he celebrated his actual birthday by opening the show with a prepared video introduction, during which he discussed his career, life, songwriting, and family.