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Cass McCombs releases "Bradley Manning" single, video

Limited 7" press out via Domino

Father John Misty ordains Letterman

J. Tillman grooves onto The Late Show

Sharon Van Etten extends tour

New European and North American dates added

A Wasteland Companion

Singer-songwriter returns to solo work.

Video of the Day: Michael Kiwanuka

UK singer-songwriter ramps up the buzz

Jonathan Wilson to tour Europe with Tom Petty

CM favorite meets the arena crowd

Silent Hour/Golden Mile

Much more than a side project to a side project.

Kurt Vile announces new tour

North and South American dates added

Wrecking Ball

Unspectacular but affirming bit of post-Obama Springsteen.

Bands We’re Looking Forward To at SXSW

Still looking for the best bands to see next week… >>

Newport Folk Festival announces 2012 lineup

Let's stop pretending it's a folk festival.

Track of the Day: Rufus Wainwright

Back in the pop game.

Critical Questions: Richard Barone

A cult classic's 25th anniversary.

The 70s Rock Billboard: An Appreciation

104 glimpses into pop culture's past.

I'll Be Your Mirror lineup announced

ATP offshoot returns to New Jersey.

Track of the Day: M. Ward, "Primitive Girl"

Another new tune from forthcoming album.

Critical 5: Disowned Albums

Records their creators ignore.

Video of the Day: A.C. Newman, "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye"

From one Canadian to another.

Video of the Day: Cold Specks, "Holland"

Canadian singer-songwriter's haunting debut.

Lloyd Cole announces European tour dates

A man, his guitar, and his Kindle.

Top Sellers: Adele, Lana and...Leonard?

Cult hero makes first Billboard top 10 appearance.

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.

Middle Cyclone

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

Bill Callahan

An introspective singer-songwriter in the classic tradition.

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… >>

Nick Lowe

From punk-era basher to rootsy crooner.

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

Bob Dylan

Creator of the mutable rock persona.

Neil Young Archives Volume 1: 1963-1972