UMC20: The Best of February 2021

February is a bit of a paradox. It’s the shortest month on the calendar but, to our delight, there is never a shortage of superb tunes.
Listen to the Best of FebruaryFebruary is a bit of a paradox. It’s the shortest month on the calendar but, to our delight, there is never a shortage of superb tunes.
Listen to the Best of FebruaryWe have to do something to break this cold snap and try to melt the ice. Might as well bring out the fire.
Listen to UMC20We’ve all found ourselves making adjustments throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. For Lora Kelley, she, her husband, and their three children had to make some major pivots as the long-term implications of the pandemic set in.
Watch the VideoNot all songs come together quickly. Sometimes, they take years to complete.
That wasn’t the case with Leah Jean’s new single, “Ohio,” just released on Monday. The Dayton-area native recalls a quick and easy writing process for this lush indie folk offering, inspired by one of her favorite artists.
Hear Tuesday’s Daily SpinnSometimes, we write songs. Other times, the songs write themselves.
Hear ‘Paper Bag’Good news! We have some delicate, melancholic folk to guide you through these cold winter days.
Hear Wednesday’s Daily SpinnAntonio Lopez’s new single, “Going to the City,” is autobiographical in one sense. The southern Colorado native migrated from his home to the more urbanized region of the state in pursuit of a music career.
Hear the SingleMontreal-based songwriter Loryn Taggart has made quite a name for herself north of the border. After leaving home at age 16 to pursue music full-time in Toronto, Taggart has had the good fortune of touring the country, opening for the likes of prominent Canadian folk artist Donovan Woods, and scoring several award nominations along the way.
Hear Wednesday’s Daily SpinnOh, to be a fly on the wall of the New England church studio where this magical record was created.
Hear Ruby Mack’s latestWhen the going gets tough, sometimes all we have to get through it is each other.
Hear Monday’s Daily Spinn