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Guitarist Gregory Uhlmann is one of those musicians who has worked with everybody. Besides co-leading the great LA experimental jazz combo SML, he’s made records with the likes of Meg Duffy and Dustin Wong. He maintains a trio with saxophonist Josh Johnson and bassist Sam Wilkes. He’s been part of the touring band for Duffy’s… The post Gregory Uhlmann Announces New Album Extra Stars: Hear “Lucia” (Feat. Alabaster DePlume) appeared first on Stereogum.

Anna Butterss is an Australian-born bassist who's been living in the US for a decade and a half, and in that time has become a key supporting player on two seemingly unrelated scenes. As a member of guitarist Jeff Parker's Enfield Tennis Academy (ETA for short) quartet and the collective SML (pictured above), a collaborator with Makaya McCraven and a solo artist, they are a vital member of the LA jazz underground; as a member of Jason Isbell's touring band and a session player for Neko Case, Aimee Mann, boygenius, Kathleen Edwards, Ben Lee, and others, they help shape the sound of contemporary indie singer-songwriterism (I guess; I don't listen to that stuff). The post Anna Butterss, From Adelaide To Enfield appeared first on Stereogum.

It’s been a couple of years since Wendy Eisenberg’s last album, Viewfinder. Last year they were busy rocking out on the great Editrix album The Big E and the Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet among other projects, but in November they shared the twangy tune “Will You Dare.” Now they’re back with the announcement of a… The post Wendy Eisenberg Announces New Self-Titled Album: Hear “Meaning Business” appeared first on Stereogum.

The Songwriters Hall Of Fame has announced its 2026 class, headlined by Taylor Swift. Swift, 36, becomes the youngest woman ever inducted into the hall when the ceremony takes place Thursday, June 11 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. (Stevie Wonder, who was 32 at his 1983 induction, was the only younger inductee, excluding posthumous honorees.) The press release announcing her induction cites "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)," "Blank Space," "Anti-Hero," "Love Story," and "The Last Great American Dynasty" as some of her key works. The post Taylor Swift To Become Youngest Woman Inducted Into Songwriters Hall Of Fame appeared first on Stereogum.

Dylan Carlson’s long-running, ever-evolving drone institution Earth helped invent doom metal back in the early ’90s. Carlson started Earth one year before Detroit native Robert Mansel was born. Mansel, now known as Black Noi$e, is known for his immersive, adventurous production for rappers like Earl Sweatshirt and Valee, as well as for his own records.… The post Earth & Black Noi$e Share Surprise New Collaborative Album Geometry Of Murder: Extra Capsular Extraction Inversions appeared first on Stereogum.