Ed Maverick, courtesy. While it’s been a slow week for new releases, with the requisite post NYE hangover, many Latin American artists stayed busy. Bad Bunny dropped an entire album, as did Mexican folk pop artist Ed Maverick, whom we have featured below. There’s also some Bossa-Nova-infused folk pop…

Clockwise from top left: Jon Batiste, Beck, Run The Jewels, Tinashe, The Eagles, The Black Angels, Jayhawks, Lucy Dacus, Eyelids and Fred Armisen. Staff and courtesy composite. Concerts began returning in 2021 as artists cautiously hit the road, still balancing their safety and health with their livelihoods. Some of…

With 28 albums to their name over a career spanning decades, Ohio’s Guided By Voices are themselves guided by the industrious creativity of Robert Pollard. His incredible work ethic and unmistakable songwriting have earned the band a hallowed reputation within lo-fi rock. He’s hell-bent on pushing the pace, considering…