Julien Baker - Speakers in Code

PHOTOS | Julien Baker at Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC, 01.27.2016

All photos by Agatha Donkar Julien Baker’s 2015 debut Sprained Ankle was a critical hit, and with good reason. Last Wednesday in the intimate back room of the Cat’s Cradle, Baker, armed with just an electric guitar, showed why. Her voice and her ear for guitar lines soar and swoop, and are absolutely entrancing. Check … Read more

The 10 Best Sad Bastard Songs of 2015

Welcome to our favorite Speakers in Code list of the year. The 10 Best Sad Bastard Songs of 2015. It’s our highest honor. In years past (2012, 2013, 2014), we’ve chosen 20 songs, but this year we’re trimming the sad. And this year, I wrote about every song. You can listen to each individually below, … Read more