Swedish duo First Aid Kit brought their indelible homage to Johnny Cash, June Carter, Gram Parsons, and — the track’s namesake — Emmylou Harris to the Letterman’s Late Show this week. As we’ve come to expect from this song, sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg struck a perfect chord between evoking a heartfelt mood all their own … Read more

Jack White and his Nashville label, Third Man Records, just announced the latest album in their effort to reissue every White Stripes release. Elephant, Jack and Meg’s excellent 2003 LP, will arrive on 180-gram black vinyl in just two weeks (August 27). Mastered straight from tape recorded at Liam Watson’s all-analog Toe Rag Studios in London, … Read more

In 2011, PJ Harvey made sure her politically-charged Let England Shake LP caught the attention of the powers that be by performing feet away from Prime Minister David Cameron, and now she’s back to put a musical spotlight on and even more specific controversy. “Shaker Aamer,” is the eponymous title of her new protest song … Read more