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. …
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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. …
Dynamic and moving neoclassical music
Astralus – “Bliss” -A lot of the neoclassical we cover emphasizes the classical, but this track is a bit more on the “neo” side; that is to say that this song feels almost futuristic in its composition. The opening is contemplative and sweet, …
Keep the folk and Americana flowing into the weekend…
Angela Harris – “Still” -The best way to describe how I feel about this love song from Angela Harris is that I shared it with my wife of 12 years. If that don’t say how I feel bout it, ain’t nothin will. No, …
Announcing our new book – Emerging Artists: Interviews with Musicians from 2013-2018
If you’ve ever appreciated the work we do at EarToTheGround supporting musicians and artists, then we finally made something for you to hold in your hands. Here it is – the highly anticipated interviews book. We complete each interview as a labor of …
Acoustic Singer Songwriter Premiere: Maggie Pope’s stunning “Rare and Wild”
Maggie Pope writes with a beautiful sincerity in each line. Something about this composition reminds me of sitting around the campfire with friends years ago listening to classic folk songs. Pope’s crystalline vocal cuts through the song, right to your heart. The lines …
