Stereogum — Way Dynamic is a funny moniker for a band so chill. Dylan Young has been recording under that name since his university days at RMIT in Melbourne about a decade ago, and the project has ramped up in the 2020s with a trio of albums crafted in tandem w... more info

Stereogum — Plagiarism in music is a hot topic ever since Stella Lefty's four ripoff allegations. Fellow young singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine just released her new album Angel, and she's opening up about accidentally copying a Nick Drake song. The post Lizzy M... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Nick Drake. Hanging on a star. Read Camera Obscura, Jawbox and Anders Parker in MAGNET on Drake: The post Happy Birthday Nick Drake appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, Nick Drake released Bryter Layter. Seems that he’s not forgotten. Read our Drake Over/Under: The post Nick Drake Released “Bryter Layter” 55 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Juni Habel is a Swedish singer-songwriter with an absolutely lovely new single out today. “Evergreen In Your Mind” is a song that ushers in calm. Habel’s voice is bright and clean like a blade of fresh glass — somewhere between Nick Drake and... more info

Obscure Sound — Bones For The Boatman marks the third solo album from Toronto-based musician Lennox C.B., who pairs dark folk-rock and psych-tinged atmospheres with poetic conceptual focuses. Jangly guitars, haunting vocals, and hypnotic percussion complement explor... more info

Stereogum — “Apeiron (Fantasy Football),” the newest single from 21-year-old singer-songwriter Kali Flanagan, aka Superfan, is like running into a lush open field after hibernating for months. Flanagan’s vocals surf alongside cello from collaborator Ome... more info

Stereogum — Certain kinds of music feel ancient. When I listen to the old British folk albums that loom over Hannah Frances’ songs like guiding spirits, it makes sense to me that they were made decades ago, an ocean away. Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Shi... more info

Stereogum — Since 2013, Jenny Hollingsworth has been one half of the adventurous, emotive UK duo Let’s Eat Grandma, along with her childhood friend Rosa Walton. The most recent Let’s Eat Grandma album was the excellent Two Ribbons , which came out in 202... more info

Stereogum — Later this month, the jazz pianist Brad Mehldau will release his new album Ride Into The Sun, his tribute to the late Elliott Smith. On the LP, Mehldau covers 10 Elliott Smith songs, as well as tracks from Big Star and Nick Drake, and he also incl... more info