Nanuk – “The family song”-I love the sincerity of the lyrics in this song. It’s very real and earthy, very honest and open. Sometimes a song feels like it’s peering into your soul and this one did that for me. I like how …
Daily Archives: December 19, 2020
Three indie folk singer songwriters for your fireside playlist
Thomas LaVine – “By the Coast” ft. Luna Keller-There’s a calming acoustic presence on this track that got my interest right away. After listening to LaVine’s lead vocal I was hooked. Luna Keller brings in a unique tone as well. The combination makes …
Three Americana tunes to keep you honest this year’s end
Andy Kahrs – “When will my heart be free?”-This track carries the weight of the world on its shoulders. It reminds me of something Woody Guthrie used to do in being able to make macro problems hit really close to home. I appreciate …
Three emerging pop and indie pop artists for your “ones to watch” list
Nataliya Nikitenko – “Oil and water”-We get a lot of pop singer songwriter submissions and very few even come close to how POWERFUL Nataliay Nikitenko’s vocal is. I don’t throw around a comparison to Adele very often, but Nikitenko certainly has that energy. …
Three folk singer songwriters that’ll have you pickin’ and a-grinnin’
Brian Dale Allen Strouse – “Before it burns”-The production on this track stood out to me right away. It sounds SO GOOD. Then the vocal enters and has this transcendent power to it. Something about the overall mix puts me in mind of …
Three brand new Americana tunes for your 2020 playlist
John Hollywood – “River”-I’ve spent a lot of time in 2020 listening to the likes of John Prine, Blaze Foley, and Kris Kristofferson, so you can hear why I am so happy to have found John Hollywood. Aside from having an amazing name, …
Three neo-classical tunes to help bring calm for winter solstice
Marcello Liverani – “Tangles”-The calm of this track is cathartic. It’s almost like it was written for the express purpose of helping the listener look inward. In a world that has been (for some of us) chaotically boring or, at best, artificially restful, …
