Articles by Clay Burton

Chris Chitsey is working hard to save true country music from the forces of big city commerciality that would see it butchered and sold off to the pop music market, and in his new single “Every […]

With over two millennia worth of songwriters to stack up against, to say it isn’t easy to make a fun, original Gospel album might just be the understatement of the year. Nevertheless, Mark D. Conklin […]

Ambitiousness doesn’t always equate to magic in or out of the studio, but Vicious Kitty does a pretty awesome job reminding us all of the power of hard work in their heavy-handed new album Vicious Kitty. A […]

Sheri Miller’s new book, credited solely to her mother Linda Miller, isn’t just a picture book for children about climatism, environmentalism, and green practices. It’s a love letter to her mother. The poignancy there is […]

Streaking in Tongues’ Einstein’s Napkin is unlike any instrumental collection you’ll hear in 2024. Michigan’s Ronnie and Elliott Ferguson are a father and son duo, respectively, who have crafted fifteen deceptively ambitious tunes that only rarely break […]

Rhythm can make or break a crossover track like Old Man Jack’s “Stone Cold.” In a situation where artists decide to tackle a composition as multifaceted as this particular release from the acclaimed underground blues-rock […]

If you’re like me and long to hear about a different kind of project that boasts familiarity while pushing the envelope in challenging ways, Jake Allen and Jennifer Mann’s Refractions, Vol. 1 is the release for you. […]

I confess my familiarity with Universal Dice isn’t great. It’s only recently that I first became acquainted with their music and, as such, the experience still has a fresh hold on me. However, I can’t […]

Daniel Grindstaff’s collaboration with singer/songwriter and guitarist Trey Hensley, “Looking at the World Through a Windshield”, is contemporary bluegrass in its finest iteration. Grindstaff, an East Tennessee native and banjo virtuoso, has pursued his professional […]

Stephanie Bettman made her name in music circles as a talented practitioner of Americana/folk for well over a decade. She amassed seven releases to her credit and toured extensively as one-half of the highly praised […]

Welcome to Catchfire. Your new song has a distinct energy and vibe. Could you share some insights into the inspiration behind it and how it came to fruition? Funny enough, Elevator Kisses was originally just […]

When I think about the phenomenon Uma Vanka highlights in his new book, The Future is BIG: How Emerging Technologies Are Transforming Industry and Societies, the first thing I think of naturally is the economy. […]

As the brutal war continues to rage in Israel and Palestine, novels like Amir Tsarfati and Steve Yohn’s Out of the Far North take on new meaning. There’s something inherently cinematic and visceral about setting […]