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Lewis Capaldi Finds Stillness in the Storm on "Stay Love
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (677+ words) Danielle Holian is an Irish-based writer from Galway. She is a music publicist, music journalist, and the author of three poetry books. You can usually find her doing something creative. In her spare time, she loves to fuss over the…...
Atwood Magazine's Weekly Roundup: May 15, 2026
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1415+ words) It's Kilby Block Party week, so that means I've been obsessively listening to the lineup in preparation. Currently on repeat is Hayley Williams' 2025 album which I was, admittedly, too quick to dismiss. I get it now, I really do. This…...
Lola Blue Surrenders to the Bright Rush of Young Love on "Heartbeat," a Dreamy Indie Pop Seduction from Debut EP "Pinky Promise
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (555+ words) I want my music to be something people go to, to find comfort in their feelings. On "Heartbeat," Lola Blue bottles that infectious intensity with irresistible charm, turning young love, innocence, and freedom into a dreamy indie pop rush that…...
She & Him's "I Thought I Saw Your Face Today" and the Ghosts of Post-Grad Life
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (266+ words) For the first time, I'm watching people become part of my past while I'm still actively growing into my present. What I once understood as a song about romantic heartbreak now reflects something less defined but equally disorienting: Post-grad life....
Tom Smith's "Lights of New York City" Is an Ode to Memory, Youth, & Living Beyond Time
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (406+ words) David is a writer on music and culture for Atwood Magazine. He has a Ph D from University of Toronto, and is a professor at several universities including TCU where he teaches courses on David Bowie; British Music & Memoir; and…...
Premiere: Driftwood Choir's Ed Prosek Finds Forever Beneath the "Tall Pines" in a Breathtaking Indie Folk Reverie
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (607+ words) Every sunrise becomes a beginning, every ordinary room a threshold, every question about the future tangled up in the people and places that made us. This tension " between wanting to give a child everything and knowing how little any parent…...
Why You Digging Your Own Grave? : Jonathon Penn Unearths Grace, Guilt, & Reckoning on "Compensation (Or, The Snake Song)," a Tender, Rattled Folk Song
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (322+ words) One swing can split the world into before and after: Instinct on one side, consequence on the other, and a body still moving long after the decision has been made. What lingers isn't just guilt, but recognition " the unsettling feeling…...
Premiere: Bella Cloud Lets Old Love Linger on "Spin," a Breathtakingly Intimate Indie Folk Reverie
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (207+ words) That pull became the song's emotional weather: A blur of old love, new time, and the strange ache of standing at the threshold of another year with the same heart, but changed hands. Cloud lets the ache remain in motion…...
Roundtable: A Review of Snail Mail's "Ricochet'
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (606+ words) Julia: Really really strongly like, approaching love! Especially when "My Maker" came out as a single I was like, "woah." I love the strings and how everything feels so grandiose and detailed. Jonah: The biggest thing I noticed on the…...
Debbii Dawson Dances Through Modern Dread on "Where Have All the Good Men Gone? ," a Disco-Pop SOS for the Heroes We're Waiting to Become
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (1070+ words) Mitch is the Editor-in-Chief of Atwood Magazine and a 2014 graduate from Tufts University, where he pursued his passions of music and psychology. He currently works at Universal Music Group in New York City. In his off hours, Mitch may be…...