Not up and coming by any stretch, but Ben Harper has become one of the most prolific artists of our generation relatively quietly. He’s also become the Carlos Santana of our generation, beginning as a solo artist and gradually becoming a professional collaborator …
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Nathan K – Dishes
Nathan K has a subdued yet strangely invigorating sound. In the most insulting sense, he’s “just another singer songwriter,” but in a real sense he brings something unique to the game in his song crafting. The songs have layers beyond the stripped-down typical …
The Corndodgers – Stories for a Book
Careless Receords, 2012. The Corndodgers: http://www.corndodgers.co.uk/band.php The Corndodgers, hailing from Nottingham, England, have their third album out, entitled Stories for a Book. Beginning in 2007, the group went through a series of instrumental arrangements before finalizing in their current form in 2009. The …
Dawes Album Preview
This is kind of cheating, but it’s enough Dawes to whet my appetite. It’s short, but it hints at an album that will sound significantly different from Nothing Is Wrong, our 2011 Album of the Year. Enjoy this small sampling of what’s to come …
Artist Spotlight: Jeff Pianki
I have to be honest and say that I’ve known about Jeff Pianki for a while, but didn’t really know how to approach writing about him. I think his music is amazing and wonderful. I think he makes brilliant songwriting look effortless. His …
Fiction Family – “Up Against The Wall”
Fiction Family just released a new album, Reunion, and you can look for a review coming up soon. Here’s one of the songs, one of the best songs, from the new album, “Up Against The Wall”.
Artist Interview: Johannes Sigmond of Blaudzun
As Blaudzun prepares for their release of Heavy Flowers in the United States, Johannes Sigmond took a few minutes to chat about their future in the US, the inspiration of being on tour, and how a great live show is like making love. …
Passenger – All The Little Lights
In today’s music industry, with the advent of YouTube, Kickstarter, Bandcamp, and others, it’s becoming a crowded place. It becomes more and more difficult to distinguish yourself from other artists. If you’re an indie rock band, you can add a violin, some brass, …
The Postmen – Desert of Joy
Those of you who follow our YouTube Page knows that I’ve been liking a lot of multitrack music lately. I kept running into a lot of pop multitrack but not much folk, so I dug a little deeper to find this absolute GEM …
Robinson – “Sidewalk Reunion”
Robinson recently released an EP, Fits & Starts, that we talked about before Christmas and the first track on the 3 song EP is this one, called “Sidewalk Reunion”. It’s a really cool, mostly acoustic track with some great vocals and interesting percussion. The …
