Obscure Sound — Charleston, WV-based artist Jonathan Calhoun returns with Lifetime on I-79, a fifth album that blends personable folk songwriting with road-worn reflection. Recorded in his home studio, the songs center on acoustic guitar and unguarded vocals, tracin... more info

Magnet Magazine — 30 years ago today, the Magnetic Fields released Get Lost. Days go by too slowly, and the years go by too fast. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of 69 Love Songs, and watch our MAGNET television episode with Stephin Merritt: The post The Magnet... more info

Stereogum — Madison Cunningham is making the rounds. Last year the folk-rock singer-songwriter teamed with Andrew Bird on Cunningham Bird , an album-length remake of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ Buckingham Nicks (which, incidentally, is finally bei... more info

Stereogum — The New York-based singer-songwriter Margaret Glapsy released her most recent album Echo The Diamond , and she followed it last year with her EP The Sun Doesn’t Think . Next month,. Glaspy will release another EP called The Golden Heart Protec... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Irving Berlin. You poured your heart into song. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of 69 Love Songs by the Berlin-influenced Magnetic Fields, complete with a photo featuring Stephin Merritt’s dog, Irving Berlin Merritt: The post ... more info

Obscure Sound — Melding alt-country and freak-folk within a successfully surreal Western soundscape, “Waves (Checking Out)” is a recent track from Dead Links. The project of Cleveland-based artist Luke Evans excels with a narrative-friendly folk appeal, with sha... more info

Magnet Magazine — 15 years ago today, the Magnetic Fields released Realism. True or false? Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of 69 Love Songs, and watch our MAGNET television episode with Stephin Merritt: The post The Magnetic Fields Released “Realism” 15 Yea... more info

Stereogum — Suki Waterhouse is currently on tour supporting her sophomore album Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin. She played the Brooklyn Paramount in New York Sunday night, where she welcomed special guests Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields, Del Water Gap’s ... more info

Stereogum — Next month, 3Sirens Music Group will release a ’90s covers compilation to help raise awareness for gun violence prevention. Titled Every Possible Way after the Cranberries’ “Dreams,” the comp features already-released tracks such as the Gr... more info

Magnet Magazine — 30 years ago today, the Magnetic Fields released Holiday. What a time of right and reason. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of 69 Love Songs, and watch our MAGNET television episode with Stephin Merritt: The post The Magnetic Fields Released �... more info