August Ponthier hails from Texas, but as their new album title professes, Everywhere Isn’t Texas. For Ponthier, that’s a complicated truth — sometimes a relief, sometimes a lament. The title’s backstory goes something like this: Growing up outside Dallas, Ponthier “felt othered and uncomfortable,” but after moving to New York at age 20, they realized […]

A few months ago, the great R&B explorer Miguel finally released his long-promised opus Caos, his first full-length in eight years. The album didn’t set the world on fire, but maybe that’s because the world is already on fire. That, more or less, is the subject matter of “Angel’s Song,” the track that Miguel performed […]

As anyone who’s ever seen Friday Night Lights can tell you, the state of Texas has a long, proud history in the field of soaring, emotional post-rock. Houston’s Trembler employ vocals, so they aren’t exploding in any skies. Instead, they offer a fresh take on the way that twinkly guitars can intertwine with one another. […]