INTRODUCING•New Artist of the Week: Parker Twomey
Still in his early twenties, Twomey's debut solo album is a candid coming-of-age record that explores love, loss and distance, distilling the sounds of his teenage years in the music he was brought up on.
INTRODUCING•Video Premiere: Larry Fleet - 'Muddy Water'
As Fleet sings of being a kid, the warmth and patience that the recording offers makes you feel both emotional while remembering your own childhood and thankful for now.
INTRODUCING•Premiere: David Beck - 'Crooked Talk'
'Crooked Talk' is sweet, laid-back slacker pop that feels like that first lick of ice cream on a sunny day.
ESSENTIALS•The Best Guy Clark Songs
A lost-and-found troubadour with worn pockets full of “hillbilly haiku,” Guy Clark never topped the charts, but his songs made him an American icon.
ALBUM REVIEW•Gretchen Peters - The Show: Live From The UK
Very much a record of two halves, The Show: Live From the UK is celebrated US singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters’ chance to let her live act do the talking.
ALBUM REVIEW•Watkins Family Hour - Volume II
While a few more upbeat inclusions would have aided the flow, each track is beautifully, and occasionally radically, rearranged for optimum simplicity and effect. Read Holler's album review of 'Volume. II' here.
ALBUM REVIEW•Early James - Strange Time To Be Alive
With his second album, Early James offers insight into an unsettled state of mind. Here's Holler's album review of Strange Time To Be Alive.
ALBUM REVIEW•Vandoliers - The Vandoliers
Listeners averse to slick sounds will likely be put off by the gloss that defines this music, but underneath the candy-coating lives a band of remarkable agility.
PLAYLIST•Best New Country Songs
All the best new tunes we're spinnin' here at Holler HQ in 2022.
LONG READ•Rissi Palmer's Color Me Country: Championing Change
“Platforms like Color Me Country have completely changed the game in country music. The work that it's doing for Black, Indigenous and other artists of color is incredible".
LONG READ•Oh Boy Records: The Spirit of Independence
John Prine's Oh Boy Records has always been - and always will be - all about the song; creating a space for songwriters and storytelling to flourish.
LONG READ•Brett Eldredge: A Self-Love Work-In-Progress
Ahead of his UK tour in May, Eldredge reflects on his journey to find self-love and two years spent in deep reflection.
LONG READ•A Guide To: Gram Parsons
Almost 50 years on from his death in a Joshua Tree motel, Gram Parsons' legacy is still paramount. Holler looks back on some of his most important recordings.
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INTRODUCING•Lilly Winwood - Keep It Spinning
With its warm 70s soft rock sound and poppy hooks, 'Keep It Spinning' sounds like Linda Ronstadt on a road trip with the Go-Gos.
INTRODUCING•Video Premiere: Caleb Caudle - 'Forsythia'
Caleb Caudle finds beauty in simpler times.
ALBUM REVIEW•Mariel Buckley - Everywhere I Used To Be
This is a major step forward for Buckley; her palpable confidence in her talent, along with some hypnotic melodies, is on track to make her a significant alt-country/Americana presence.
ALBUM REVIEW•Various Artists - Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson
This nuanced, lively project serves as a fine tribute to Anderson, and, for the uninitiated, a compelling introduction to his catalog.