This is a quirky album. It should go on the short list for freak folk fans and college rock stations. This guy, this mysteriously named Father John Misty, has mastered the dirty guitar and the common-chorded riff. This is just one of those …
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Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons – Old Believers
Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons sound like a form of classic rock that will be very welcome to fans of the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, and the Spring Standards. They’ve got brilliant male-female harmonies, a solid rhythm section, and if you listen carefully… …
Exclusive Video: The Spring Standards – “Crushing Pennies”
About a month ago we got a chance to sit down with James, James, and Heather of The Spring Standards. Not only did they give us an awesome interview, they did an exclusive acoustic version of their awesome tune “Crushing Pennies” for us. …
Nick Africano – The Butterfly Bull
Nick Africano’s music is unique in a sea of “this guy sounds like that guy” music. It doesn’t fit in a genre or style. We can give one concrete word for it. Nick’s music is good. We found his new album The Butterfly …
River City Extension – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Your Anger
River City Extension is an exciting and enjoyable band. They have the upbeat pleasure of Coldplay with the indie charm of many of the hottest folk bands out today. In short, they are a rose amongst many thorns in the current music climate. …
Matthew Mayfield – Banquet for Ghosts
We’ve been pretty big fans of Matthew Mayfield for a while so he hardly seems “emerging” to us anymore. But since some of you probably aren’t privy to this musical genius, we thought we should feature his latest album Banquet for Ghosts. Mayfield’s …
YouTube Gem: If Birds Could Fly – “We Got Love”
This is one of the most phenomenal songs we’ve ever found on YouTube. That is not an exaggeration for dramatic effect. Just… click play. The band is called If Birds Could Fly and they feature the vocals of Miss Brittany Carter. After you pick …
Kiersten Holine – Candescent
The opening chords of Kiersten Holine‘s album are calming. The mixture of strings and vocals reveal a strong influence of William Fitzsimmons and, perhaps, a bit of Iron and Wine. Holine’s vocals, which we’ve written about before, are exquisite. They are, in some …
Poor Moon – Illusion EP
Take yourself back in time for a moment. It’s 1968 and bell bottoms were hip. The airwaves were dominated by a curious mix of West Coast surf music and folksy love ballads. And the cars… were beautiful. The album Illusion by Poor Moon …
Album Review: Graffiti6 – Colours
Well, even before we’re out of the first month of the year we have a contender for album of the year for 2012. Graffitti6’s Colours a force in pop rock music. It’s an absolute gem from start to finish. This is a no-skip …
