Amy Jay

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New York based indie alt-folk singer songwriter Amy Jay’s songs are like plastic knives—pliable, yet cutting. She is a master of exploring what makes the vulnerable acceptable, embracing nervous laughter in awkward situations, and alluding to the Joycean concept of what makes the universal specific. Throughout her new album, Mnemonics, she transforms mantras of self-help folk songs into fully formed indie rock panoramas that alternatingly float, stun, and comfort.

Rodes Baby

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Based in Durham, NC, Rodes Baby is the project of multi-instrumentalist MK Rodenbough. Armed with a guitar as their primary songwriting companion, they make songs for people with Big Feelings or anyone who enjoys a good, cathartic cry. Some might say their music is “90s-inspired” and at times “folk-esque,” but who’s to say, really? Their debut album, All Of My Friends, was released in 2021.