Avalon Emerson made her name as a dance DJ and producer long before she decided to try making actual songs, and then she turned out to be really good at that. Partially inspired by Jeff Tweedy’s book How To Write One Song, she started Avalon Emerson & The Charm, a project that exists on some […]

Tobias Jesso Jr. came out of nowhere, and he disappeared back into the background nearly as quickly. In 2015, the tall, bushy-headed Canadian became a low-key sensation with his debut album Goon, a set of piano-led pop songs that tapped into a ’70s singer-songwriter zeitgeist that was percolating in indie music at the time. Jesso […]

It’s that time of the year again. Fleet Foxes, St. Vincent, Weyes Blood, and more are getting ready to release Christmas songs for Michael Showalter’s holiday film Oh. What. Fun., which arrives next month. Along with the aforementioned artists, the soundtrack also has Gwen Stefani, Jeff Tweedy, Andy Shauf and Madi Diaz, Empress Of, Uwade, […]