Do you remember the 80s? Of course you do. Well, except for the significant portion of our readership who are too young to remember the 80s. But don’t worry, even if you don’t remember it the decade’s music style is everywhere right now. …
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Five Imaginative Rock Acts Who Transcend Genre
Sleeping Wolf – “Get You Alone” From the very start, this song made us stop what we were working on and pay close attention. The alt-pop style of LA’s Sleeping Wolf has an arresting quality that is undeniable. Their last EP gained traction …
4 Criminally Underexposed Songwriters
Ayelle – “Silverplates” This is an incredibly timely single from the Swedish-Iranian downtempo electro pop songstress. On the track, she explains: “Silverplates is a metaphor for male privilege and the entitlement felt towards female identifying bodies. Too often in this narrative, women are …
Rising Alt Rock Act – Boston’s Small Talk
A while back we featured Boston’s Small Talk on a NMF and we wanted to circle back around and feature these captivating musicians. The comparison that pops into my mind is the harmonic folk of someone like Good Old War with a little …
Three Must-Know Women in Folk Music Today – Dori Freeman, Anna Tivel, and Sera Cahoone
If you’re a fan of folk music, you’re familiar with legends like Bonnie Raitt or Joni Mitchell, but you may not know the names of the women carrying on that torch today. There are some incredible artists making music in this genre in …
Artist Feature: William Hinson – Pop singer songwriter (Winner NMF Ep. 64)
William Hinson’s music is really smooth and fun. It’s actually kind of hard to find a good comparison for his style, even though you swear you’ve heard it before. Sometimes it’s has a bit of Michael Jackson, other times a bit of a …
New Music Friday – Episode 73 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins an artist feature!
Sometimes it baffles my mind that we get enough music to put ten bands in this feature every week. That’s 520 bands a year just for this feature. You wouldn’t believe how many thousands we have to reject, too. There are a lot …
Six Unique And Compelling Singles
Bleed The Rads – “New Year” The whispered vocals on this one will make you feel like you are alone listening to a confession. We appreciate an artist that knows their strengths, and this one does. “New Year” has an interesting mix of …
Album Review: Noah Gundersen – White Noise
Noah Gundersen is one of our favorite artists at EarToTheGround, so when we heard about this new album we jumped at the chance to cover it. The sound that Gundersen continues to produce – and develop – is fascinating to say the least. …
3 Contemplative Songwriters You Need To Hear
Jason Hawk Harris – “Phantom Limb” This songwriter comes from a long line of musicians who have influenced him through the years. While kids his age were chasing typical adolescent pleasures, he was studying musical composition, and still regrets not being able to …
