On their sixth album, the Wood Brothers move well beyond their folk–country roots and break into Americana/indie-rock territory.

• By Jon D'Auria
  Dec 23, 2015

Thanks to Tony Garnier on electric bass and Tony Scherr on upright, Sam Beam’s lo-fi indie-folk writing style has evolved to include a broader reach of genres.

• By Jon D'Auria
  Jul 25, 2013

Beck’s laid-back and melodic 12th studio album features warm bass tones and mellow grooves provided by longtime collaborator Justin Meldal-Johnsen, the great Stanley Clarke (upright and electric), Bram Inscore, and Beck himself.

• By Jon D'Auria
  Jul 21, 2014

With their seventh album, Portland’s Decemberists shift away from folk to focus on indie rock.

• By Jon D'Auria
  Apr 14, 2015

After taking a brief moment away from the band, original bassist Josh Paul returns to supply the bass on Daughtry’s most Southern/ folk-influenced album yet.

• By Jon D'Auria
  Apr 21, 2014

On Kaleidoscope Dream, Jayme Silverstein provides deep textures to counter the smooth production and slick vocals of R&B singer Miguel.

• By Jon D'Auria
  Sep 19, 2013

L.A. indie-folk quartet Dawes goes in for gentle, singer-songwriter anthems on its latest album, but that doesn’t stop Wylie Gelber from putting rolling lines and superbly round tones underneath uptempo numbers like “Don’t Send Me Away” and “I Can’t Think About It Now.”

• By Jon D'Auria
  Aug 12, 2015

Bassist, DJ, and composer Simon Green (better known as Bonobo) reveals his newest batch of downtempo, trip-hop gems on an album that features a large palette of grooving synth bass.

• By Jon D'Auria
  Jul 1, 2013