http://www.gjallarhorn.se/main.html It’s “Get out of your rut!” day here on Ear to the Ground, and I have a fun little review on Rimfaxe, an album by Gjallarhorn, a Nordic band bringing traditional Nordic folk to new ears. The whole thing started when I …
Monthly Archives: February 2013
William Fitzsimmons – Find Me To Forgive
For those of you who really haven’t been paying attention to music, here’s a video of William Fitzsimmons singing one of his most honest and saddest songs, “Find Me to Forgive”. Fitzsimmons has distanced himself from every other musician making music today because …
Donavon Frankenreiter – “Shine”
The whole purpose of the YouTube Gem segment is to help people find exceptional music that seems to be slipping through the cracks. Sometimes that’s an undiscovered artist. Often it’s a known artist doing a recording that most of us don’t know exist. …
Moor Hound – Stifled Spirit
Simple, pretty, relatable tunes are what come from the Moor Hound release, Stifled Spirit. Steve Marino brings his sweet sounds from Bloomington, IN, and these sounds are hitting on exactly what the country/folk/Americana genres are producing; good, honest lyrics and palatable instrumentation combining …
Penny and Sparrow – ten boom
Penny and Sparrow’s ten boom is an exceptional album that evokes deep emotion. It is a delight at times; it is difficult at times; but it provokes throughout. It is the kind of album that will have you singing along while also asking …
The Lumineers – “Stubborn Love”
The Lumineers, in all their Grammy-nominated glory, have surpassed the “up-and-coming” label we’ve given our site. But when we first heard their self-titled debut, we knew they’d be the kind of band that put some new life into the music scene. Here’s a …
Artist Interview – Shivering Timbers
Shivering Timbers is a crazy great folk rock band that puts on an awesome live show. After seeing them at a show at the Kent Stage I made a point of making contact with Sarah, the lead singer and stand up bassist. The …
Fiction Family – Reunion
Often times, collaborations turn out to be much hype and excitement but very little execution. But sometimes, as if by magic, different artists come together after making wildly different music and produce something unique and incredible. Fiction Family is the moniker adopted by …
Frontier Ruckus – Eternity of Dimming
Quite Scientific Records, 2013. Frontier Ruckus: http://www.frontierruckus.com/ Frontier Ruckus’ new album, Eternity of Dimming, follows their earlier work including I Am The Water You Are Pumping EP, The Orion Songbook, Way Upstate and the Crippled Summer, pt. 1, and Deadmalls & Nightfalls. The band …
Jacob Jones – Good Timin’ in Waynetown
Jacob Jones has a musical personality disorder that makes him a surprisingly awesome artist. His new album Good Timin’ in Waynetown has the remarkable ability to sound like four of five different subgenres of music. Most notably, Jones is an American musician with …
