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M. Ward debuts first video from upcoming album

Singer/songwriter gets animated.

Kickstarter-funded Bill Callahan tour doc preps for release

Singer-songwriter's 2011 tour gets chronicled.

UK singer-songwriter Jack Peñate returns

Critical Mob fave ends long silence.

CREEP released new single featuring Holly Miranda

Holly Miranda gets CREEP-y.

Can We Really Party Today?

One of the best songs of 2011, from the best… >>

Critical Q&A: Jonathan Wilson

Critical Mob's top singer-songwriter of 2011 speaks.

Patti Smith’s Woolgathering re-issued

Early memoir explores growth of an artist.

Lana Del Rey leaks fourth track, set to take over 2012

Internet punching bag Lana Del Rey has big plans for… >>

I Want What You Want

Jangly folk-pop sounds almost too effortless.

Ashes and Fire

Arguably the prolific singer-songwriter's best album.

Golder

Minneapolis singer-songwriter's richest collection so far.

An Argument With Myself

Around the world with a sarcastic Swede.

Metals

Frustratingly aimless follow-up to her unexpected hit.

Enough Thunder

Diffuse but intriguing follow-up EP.

Songs of Pain and Leisure

Fine '70s-flavored singer-songwriter rock.

A Creature I Don't Know

A gifted singer-songwriter comes into her own.

Fall 2011 Album Preview

After the traditional late-summer lull, the fall new release schedule… >>

Our Blood

Hushed singer-songwriter's first work in five years.

Inclusions

Cellist explores earnest singer-songwriter territory.

Bon Iver

One-time woodland minstrel conquers the world.

John Wesley Harding

Witty folk-rock songwriter by day, respected novelist at night.

Let England Shake

Passionate songs about nationalism and war.

Guest List: Bill Callahan’s Influences

On his 14th studio album Apocalypse, Bill Callahan (The Artist… >>

Apocalypse

The singer-songwriter at work.

Smoke Ring For My Halo

Philadelphia singer-songwriter breaks out of the underground.

Admiral Fell Promises

The perfect soundtrack for a rainy night alone.

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?

A fond warts-and-all look at an unheralded musician that offers… >>

Le Noise

Young at his most intimate and emotionally direct.

The Wild Hunt

Dylan-channeling American folk, from Sweden.

The Sea

Vital beauty born of personal tragedy.

Tapestry

Iconic singer-songwriter album of the early 1970s.

Queen of Denmark

Lushly beautiful, effortlessly melodic, lyrically misanthropic.

Lisa Germano

One of America’s most fascinating, underrated and reliable singer/songwriters.

Crazy Heart

Crazy Heart’s organic, offhand sensibility gels perfectly with its gritty… >>

Kairos

Former piano-pop songstress takes the electronic route.

The Open Road

At this stage, Hiatt is all about the subtleties.

The Brutalist Bricks

Singer-songwriter's most impassioned and best-sounding effort yet.

Have One On Me

Alt-folk harpist's most immediate work.

10 Critical Breakout Artists Of SXSW 2010

It's a daunting task, trying to choose which of the… >>

Laura Nyro

Many singers' favorite songwriter.

Cover Lovers: 10 Great Covers Albums

Anyone devoid of original ideas can knock off new versions… >>

Tim Buckley

One of the most eclectic, questing musicians to emerge from… >>

I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day

Canadian singer-songwriter turns heartbreak into optimism

Manafon

Some of his most intriguing lyrics and memorable melodies in… >>

A Woman A Man Walked By

Perhaps the singer-songwriter's most musically and emotionally varied work so… >>

Spoils

Foreign, fantastical, and forward-looking

Mama Tevatron

Cult Canadian singer-songwriter changes musical directions for the better

Beware

Well-crafted country-pop meets more experimental sounds, with substantial, rock-solid songwriting… >>

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

More Leonard Cohen than Jackson Browne.

Bill Callahan

An introspective singer-songwriter in the classic tradition.

Middle Cyclone

Seven albums into her career, former alt-country siren fully delivers… >>

Sparklehorse

Mark Linkous crafted strangely beautiful songs that often sounded celebratory… >>

Suzanne Vega

More than just another Village folkie.

Willie Nelson

The ponytailed philosopher king of outlaw country.

John Southworth

Lyrically cinematic songs informed by a sincere love of old-fashioned… >>

Secret, Profane & Sugarcane

An acoustic, bluegrass-tinged affair benefiting from the picking of Jerry… >>

Merle Haggard

Ex-con becomes country icon.

Lungs

Cool, quirky indie pop that draws inspiration from the seamier… >>

Nick Cave

A singer-songwriter of the highest order.

Kate Bush

A former teenage pop star's music becomes increasingly complex and,… >>

Actor

Annie Clark's self-assured second album features more complex songs, catchier… >>

Everything Is New

Euphoric and melodic pop from Jack Peñate, an artist written… >>

Fink

British chill-out DJ turned Nick Drake-influenced singer/songwriter

Neil Young Archives Volume 1: 1963-1972