JJ Myers – I Don’t Want To Die (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to delve into JJ Myers. An artist I recently became familiar with, and soon you will be as well. From his Bandcamp bio: "From departing with the church as...

Singles Spotlight: Jeremy Grey – “Til The House Burns Down”

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Singles Spotlight: Rawls Royce – “Woe, Toronto”

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Singles Spotlight: Eric Hilton – “Alma Boa (feat. Natalia Clavier)”

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American Motors – Functional Music (2026) Album Review

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Singles Spotlight: Jess Kerber – “The World Is Dark, but I Want...

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What Darkness Asks of Light By Paul Farran (Artist Essay)

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Singles Spotlight: The Calculus – “Shake the Crown”

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JJ Myers – I Don’t Want To Die (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to delve into JJ Myers. An artist I recently became familiar with, and soon you will be as well....

American Motors – Functional Music (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we'll delve into the band American Motors. The name recalls the automobile manufacturer known for the Rambler American, Ambassador, Hornet, Gremlin, Pacer, AMX,...

Tommy Oeffling – Neighbors (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to dive back into Tommy (Tom) Oeffling. Recently, SWT shared one of the songs, "Psycho," that is included on Oeffling's newest...

Art d’Ecco – Scheele’s Green (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we'll delve into Art d'Ecco. It's not only a gorgeous art and architectural style, but also the stage name of a...

Charlie Parr – Rooming House (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we'll delve into Charlie Parr. A multi-instrumentalist and true troubadour in blues, bluegrass, folk, and gospel. A musician proficient on the...

Teenage Fanclub – Do Not Dare To Dream (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we'll delve into the one and only Teenage Fanclub. Often classified as alternative rock, the group was founded in 1989 in...

The Van Pelt – Remain Obscure (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to delve into the Van Pelt, succinctly summarized via a press release for the band's newest album, Remain Obscure, which was recently...

Protomartyr – Hotel Usona (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to delve into the post-punk band Protomartyr. They are a band I would have loved to cover on SWT...

Roxanne Izzo – Made (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to delve a bit more into Montreal-based singer-songwriter and frontwoman Roxanne Izzo, who you should listen to more. A few...

Jake Xerxes Fussell – The Old Beloved Path (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to delve into Jake Xerxes Fussell. For those seeing that name for the first time, it's pronounced zerc zees....

Dinosaur Jr. – There Near (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to delve into Dinosaur Jr. I am surprised this is the first piece of Dinosaur Jr. content on SWT; while...

The Afghan Whigs – Soft Control (2026) Album Review

Hello reader, Welcome back. Or welcome if this is your first visit to SWT. There's plenty of good music content here. Today, we're going to delve...

Water Tower Sessions

Water Tower Session: Erin Duvall

Earlier this year, we introduced you to Dallas, Texas-based singer Erin Duvall via a premiere and artist essay. For...

Water Tower Session: Erin Duvall

Earlier this year, we introduced you to Dallas, Texas-based singer Erin Duvall via a premiere and artist essay. For the past two decades, she...

Water Tower Sessions: Reva K

Author Paul Angone once said, "Surviving your 20s is sometimes nothing more glamorous than just holding on for dear life on the back of...

Water Tower Sessions: Jefferson Ross

On April 10, Atlanta-based folk artist Jefferson Ross released his latest album, Low Country Wedding. The album's press release summed him up perfectly, describing him as a...

Water Tower Sessions: Sammy Volkov

“My life’s ambition has been to create an album that could stand alongside the records I studied as a kid,” says Edmonton, Alberta native...

Water Tower Sessions: Seamus Kreitzer of Disaster Kid

Hello reader, Welcome to the weekend! Ready to get your eyes and ears on another terrific session performance? Today, Water Tower Sessions makes its 2026 debut...

Water Tower Sessions: Inland Years

Editor's Note Inland Years is the home-recorded indie project of Brooklyn-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Daniels. The project's sound, according to its bio, is...

Water Tower Sessions: Remi Goode

Born in Tucson, AZ, and now based in Nashville, TN, singer-songwriter Remi Goode creates emotionally packed alt-folk that as one press release put it...

Water Tower Sessions: Great Wide Nothing

In May, Atlanta, Georgia progressive rock band Great Wide Nothing released its fourth album, A Shout Into the Void. The band features bassist/vocalist...

Water Tower Sessions: SunYears

Even after 25-plus years of performing and releasing music, Swedish singer-songwriter Peter Morén still cherishes every opportunity he gets to tour around the globe...

Water Tower Sessions: Lew Apollo

Editor's Note: Lew Apollo is an Austin, Texas-based musician Lew Apollo. On August 8th, he released his debut album Fool’s Gold. The album's press...

Water Tower Sessions: VLNTYN

We're excited to shed a spotlight with you today on Milwaukee, Wisconsin based rock band VLYNTYN, via their entry for our Water Tower Sessions...

Water Tower Sessions: KASIA

“Best Days” was recorded in September of this year, engineered and filmed by my partner Joey Buttlar. We walked around Humboldt Park in the...

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