Jailbox – “A Fork Inside” These guys from Maplewood, Missouri craft Washed Out style jams that are delicate and affecting. This personal track is deep in its exploration and impressive in its production. It comes to an impressive build as the vocals repeat …
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Album Review: Denim Gorgeous – What Salt’s Worth (Winner NMF Ep 54)
Originally from Australia, the singer songwriter Denim Gorgeous is a thoughtful and engaging artist. The way that these songs take shape, you’ll hear deep emotions and melancholic style. It’s a really fascinating musical style that you’ve probably never heard before. The opening “No …
Relaxing Neoclassical Music
For folks not trained in classical music, it can be difficult to really understand everything happening in instrumental music. But neoclassical is an art that can be difficult to define. It’s often cinetmatic or atmospheric. The one consistent, for me, is that neoclassical …
4 Incredibly Moving Songwriters Your Weekend Needs
Fan Fiqtion – “Father Time” This is the best possible song inspired by a commercial. “I was inspired by a Subaru commercial I saw showing a father watching his daughter drive off to college,” says the artist. “I kept thinking of all the …
#NewMusicFriday – Episode 61 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins an artist feature!
If you’ve been following this series for a while, you realize that each week there are some pretty incredible artists. You might not love them all, but you can find a few to love in every collection. After you vote this week, consider …
The Top 4 Tracks This Week
Zerowe – “Easy” This UK artist finds inspiration from the climate of his generation. “I wake up to weird days and bad news and it reverberates around in the back of my head and I’m trying to make a little sense of it” …
Album Review: Shawn Butzin – Northern Trails (Winner NMF Ep 53)
I can’t decide if Shawn Butzin sounds more like the Americana revival coming with the Isbell/Adams crowd or if he’s more like the originals like Tom Petty. Either way, fans of that classic rock-meets-folk-meets-country sound will really dig this album from Shawn Butzin. …
Soulful Macy Todd and Otherworldly Sirma Provide Must Hear Tracks
Macy Todd – “Give It Up” This track is blazingly good. Todd has an incredible amount of soulful swagger backed by an incredible band that crackles with confidence and talent. “Give It Up” showcases the artist’s vocal gusto that reminds us of the …
Album Review: Vincent Colbert – Dark Days EP
Sometimes music feels like it resonates with the mood of my life or just the world around me. On this Monday after a nation-shaking moment of violence on Saturday, the title of Dark Days resonated a bit too well. The soothing acoustic guitar …
Three of our old friends with new music
If you’re looking for a soundtrack for your Sunday afternoon, you will enjoy these three friends of ours who we’ve featured in the past. If you dig one (or all?) of these, feel free to share the post on social media to help …
