Keelan Mak – “Flicker” There is a ton to like about this Brisbane artist. His craft is sultry and soulful. The indie minimalist artist has a majestic way of creating tracks that have an accompanying mood that sticks to your ears as much …
Monthly Archives: October 2018
More from Jae Jin and a few other folk artists
Jae Jin – “Book in the Cloud” -Like clockwork every few weeks we get a new submission from Jae Jin. Here’s the thing, though, we can’t quite him. We don’t even want to quit him! He’s delightful. Just listen to the harmonies on …
A Near Perfect Playlist For All
Layer Cake – “Keep Me Awake” Wow, this is exactly the sort of tune your life needs right now. The quirky and energetic Aussie rock band tread Arctic Monkeys territory but in a more playful way. Layer Cake are fun and clever, but also have a remarkable …
They do make country music like they used to…
One of the reasons we started writing about music is the number of people repeating that tired trope that “they don’t make music like they used to.” THEY do, YOU are just too lazy to find it. Thanks for being here, dear readers. …
A Work-Week Detox Playlist!
Sitting in the living room, coffee in hand (wine if it’s night time…let’s be real), detoxing from the long work week… now, what? Music. Duh. This is a music blog… what, you thought I’d say binging Castle Rock for the 2nd time? (Well, …
Haunting vocals for October – A variety playlist
Ghostly Kisses – “The City Holds My Heart” -There’s definitely a haunting notion to this band named after ghosts. The entire atmospheric quality of the song just fills the room with a kind of visceral fog. The understated vocal style fits perfectly in …
Unleash your singer songwriter lovin’ heart
Goldschatz – “Thick as thieves” -If male-female harmonies are your thing, you’ll love Goldschatz. It’s a folk style as old as the genre, reflecting some sweet connections between two great vocalists. The production has a bit of a modern twist, but at its …
Artist Interview: Dara on being an unconventional pop star
Readers of our site are familiar with the name Dara Sisterhen. She was the young prodigious songwriter discovered by the iconic Dave Cobb at a young age. She burst onto the folk and Americana music scene with a fresh sound a few years …
Four endearing new singer songwriters
Land of Trees – “If worst comes to worst” -This thoughtful acoustic song is pretty much what you think in your head when you hear the term “singer songwriter.” The finger picking is peaceful. Once the rest of the band joins in, there’s …
Emery is making new music! – “Is this the real life?”
Some of you (a lot of you, actually) grew up disturbingly like me listening to the CCM scene. Emery was one of those bands that always dipped their toes in that scene, but then was cool enough to tell your non-youthgroup friends about. …
