Singer/songwriter Lucky Bamba reflects on his musical origins as he releases a new single, “Let You Go.”

Apple Tree (Marion-Lorraine Records). Review by Phil Bailey.

Raya Yarbrough (Telarc). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Songs From the Barrel Commando (Happy Home). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Until Death Comes (Licking Fingers). Review by Aaron Shaul.

First Light’s Freeze (Asthmatic Kitty). Review by Aaron Shaul.

From the Lion’s Mouth (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Aaron Shaul.

A Sun Came (Asthmatic Kitty). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Remember Who I Am (Daemon Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Sweden,singer/songwriter,pop,indie-pop folk,Jens Lekman,Maple Leaves & Rocky Dennis EPs,Secretly Canadian,Aaron Shaul

Maple Leaves / Rocky Dennis (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Rachael Yamagata (Private Music). Review by Aaron Shaul.

With his new greatest hits collection, Time Capsule, in stores, singer/songwriter Matthew Sweet has freed himself from contractual obligations and is label-less for the first time in over a decade. While many artists may panic at such a prospect, Sean Slone discovered Sweet is finding it one of the most exciting, liberating, and challenging times in his career.

Self-proclaimed “solo artist” Kathleen LaGue isn’t what you’d expect from the typical singer/songwriter out of Nashville. Phil Bailey spoke to the fashion model turned rocker about her use of the Internet to market herself, the Roxygen on Oxygen competition, and the travails of doing it all yourself.

Joni Mitchell (Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA, May 19, 2000). Concert review by David Whited.

aSinger/songwriter Mary Prankster may have taken her name from Ken Kesey, but her raw, explicit, and clever lyrics are all her own. Phil Bailey catches up with the woman behind Blue Skies Over Dundalk and the brand new Roulette Girl.