Album Reviews

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 other bands have name-dropped them in some fashion on SWT,...
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Singles Spotlight: Vacations – “Last Call”

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Singles Spotlight: Dummy – “Full Spectrum Dominance”

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Video Premiere: The Calculus – “Palace of the People”

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The Afghan Whigs – Soft Control (2026) Album Review

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Squirrel Flower – Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going (2026)...

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Singles Spotlight: Savanna Ruth – “Everything We Made”

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Artist Essays

We Don’t Remember the Song, We Remember Where We Were By Bay Simpson (Artist...

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Singles Spotlight: Tokyo Tea Room – “Always In The Sun”

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Dinosaur Jr. – There Near (2026) Album Review

Alex M Theel -
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...
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The Afghan Whigs – Soft Control (2026) Album Review

Alex M Theel -
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...
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Squirrel Flower – Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going (2026) Album Review

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Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to delve into Squirrel Flower, which is the self-appointed moniker of the artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Ella Williams, born in...
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CEREMONY – Tell Me Your Dream (2026) Album Review

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Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to delve into CEREMONY. That's right, the quintet band that was formed in 2004 in Rohnert Park, a small...
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Mock Media – Rat Bastard (2026) Album Review

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Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to delve into the band Mock Media. This is a band that I've recently found out exists, and I'm...
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Yard Act – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026) Album Review

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Hello reader, Welcome back, or welcome if this is your first visit to SWT. Please look around the site and stay awhile. Our search bar...
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Kit Major – Miss Ego EP (2026) Review

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Hello reader, Welcome back. Hope you're alright. Today, we're going to delve into Kit Major again. This time for a review. As both her bio and...
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Alex Amen – Sun of Amen (2026) Album Review

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Hello reader, Welcome back. Ready to explore today? Today, we're going to delve into the well-traveled, curious US-based artist and singer-songwriter Alex Amen. The 26-year-old is...
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John R. Miller – The Great Unknowing (2026) Album Review

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Hello reader, Welcome back. If this is your first time, welcome. Explore the site a bit after finishing this review and come back for more. Today,...
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Shinedown – EI8HT (2026) Album Review

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Hello reader, Welcome back or welcome if this is your first time at SWT. Explore the place a bit. stick around a bit. Today, we're going...
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Devlin and The Harm – Devlin and The Harm (2026) Album Review

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Hello reader, Welcome back. It's time for another set of new releases this week. What's been one of your favorite new albums this month? Of...
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Kevin Morby – Little Wide Open (2026) Album Review

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Hello reader, Welcome back. Today, we're going to delve into the primarily LA-based but also Kansas-based Kevin Morby. Born in Texas, Morby was raised all over as...
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Water Tower Sessions

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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...
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Water Tower Session: Erin Duvall

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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...
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Water Tower Sessions: Reva K

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

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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...
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Water Tower Sessions: Sammy Volkov

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“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...
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Water Tower Sessions: Seamus Kreitzer of Disaster Kid

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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...
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Water Tower Sessions: Inland Years

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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...
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Water Tower Sessions: Remi Goode

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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...
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Water Tower Sessions: Great Wide Nothing

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

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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...
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Water Tower Sessions: Lew Apollo

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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...
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Water Tower Sessions: VLNTYN

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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...
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Water Tower Sessions: KASIA

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“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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Video Premiere: Above the Moon – “King Baby”

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