Were You Even Listening? Ep. 026: Award shows are whack

Teddy Rankin dissects the latest release from the Avett Brothers, calling it a perfectly nice folk album, but one that contains some lyrical missteps.

Fittingly, the very 1st track on the album is titled “Anxiety,” and other songs like “Life's a Mess” and “Fighting Demons” highlight the internal struggles that he was dealing with on a daily basis.

Third album is the charm for alt-rock band PVRIS. "Use Me" should break the band into the mainstream. 

The 14-song record, “Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was,” blends all of Bright Eyes’ past sonic experiments into a near perfect experience.

DaBaby, formally known as Jonathan Kirk, keeps his hot streak rolling in 2020 with the release of his new 13-track album, “BLAME IT ON BABY.”

Music can be a great comfort in dealing with both self-isolation and the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, staff writer Jackson Loepp talks one such comfort: “All Hail West Texas,” the 2002 album from The Mountain Goats.