Focusing on the tender side of music in this issue, we bring you some of the emerging stars of the folk scene, as well as the legendary and iconic. 

One artist who needs little in the way of introduction, Suzanne Vega. The incredible artist behind unforgettable tracks such as Luka and Tom’s Dinner has never stopped producing poignant and inspirational music, as her latest record Flying with Angels attests. 

An artist who in his own right is instrumental in the music industry, Josh Pyke, re-enters the fray after his successful jaunt into literature and advocacy work. Plus, the phenomenal new talent of Catskills musician Keenan O’Meara, whose debut record reeks of old-master quality and is riddled with personal tragedy and triumph. We also revisit Asha Jeffries, an artist who wears her heart on her sleeve and on the eve of her latest work, we step back to many years ago with her interview From The Archives.

All that said and done, the other side of the musical spectrum is alive and throbbing with the self-assured and boisterous Geordie Kieffer, who joins us ahead of his tour Down Under. And speaking of Aussies, one of its most beloved outfits, You Am I, stop by to share some of the key moments from their seminal release Hourly Daily as lead singer and all-round cheeky bugger, Tim Rogers retells some tales. 

Also joining us is the caustic and brutally frank Joe Casey of Chicago’s Protomartyr as the fight to resist banality rages on. Their unique take on seeing each track from their new album as an old room in an aging American hotel is less a metaphor and more a message to heed. And on the other side of the Atlantic, the reemergence of LA Priest as he steps backwards in order to move forwards.

Yet let’s not forget the regular album reviews, concerts captured from around the world, best reads, and must-see tours.