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Article – Matt Latterell – Phase and Field

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Photo by Alyssa Bicking

The first time I heard about Matt Latterell, it had to do with local group Zoo Animal, a band that he now plays in regularly. After acquiring a copy of his second album Life On Land, I gave it a listen. I was into it immediately. The music pulled me in, and I didn’t want it to let me go. [Read more…] about Article – Matt Latterell – Phase and Field

Review – Scott Wooldridge – Self Titled

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By Derek Lynch

Making up half of the Minnesota/Wisconsin native duo the Wooldridge Brothers, Scott Wooldridge’s first solo album will be released May 3rd. The self-titled release is a hark to more raw, more vulnerable times in pop music, sitting in that timeless American Venn diagram center of folk, country, and rock and roll. [Read more…] about Review – Scott Wooldridge – Self Titled

Review – Mary Bue – Holy Bones

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By Brandon Henry

Duluth’s folk songstress Mary Bue plugs in and delivers a powerful 3rd record with Holy Bones. Throughout the album, hints of Kathleen Edwards and Jenny Lewis simmer at the surface, but these 8 songs showcase the depth of Bue’s songwriting and ability to marry it to driving hook-laden guitar rock. The album is a personal journey that rings universal, that to forge your own future you must extrapolate the lessons from the highs and lows of the past. A tall task to take on, but Holy Bones pulls it off with a mastery few songwriters attain. [Read more…] about Review – Mary Bue – Holy Bones