10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: FKA Twigs, Colter Wall, and More

10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: FKA twigs, Colter Wall, and More

Fans of grizzled country vignettes would be hard-pressed to find a safer pair of hands than Colter Wall, the Saskatchewan-raised singer-songwriter whose traditional approach to the song form has alienated him from the modern country establishment, but, ironically, won a loyal underground following. As the title suggests, his Little Songs follow-up, Memories and Empties, treads lightly into the big questions with a series of drinking songs and mu…

ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Memories and Empties' Colter Wall Turned Up a Notch

From the first measure of Colter Wall’s new album, Memories and Empties,something feels different. Against the resolute opening track “1800 Miles,” Wall's full-bellied baritone seems to have a newfound intensity. His strings are even richer; the pedal steel, more vivid; the rhythms, somehow punchier. With each passing track, it becomes evident something within has been unleashed.Of the artists that have defined the country genre for the 21st cen…