Marshall Jacklin: Putting on a Show Marshall Jacklin/Bandcamp, 2014. http://www.marshalljacklin.com Hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Marshall Jacklin plays piano like an early-career Bruce Hornsby, with a touch of Rufus Wainwright. He brings verve and a wry smile to his performance on Putting on a …
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Dom Flemons: Prospect Hill
Dom Flemmons: Prospect Hill Fat Possum Records, 2014. http://www.domflemons.com Dom Flemons might not be a newbie on the folk circuit, but his newest album is something we haven’t heard from him much in the past- his own song writing. I’ve happily followed the …
Remember, Kids: Listen to Flower the Skunk, But Don’t Pet
The Human Petting Zoo and Flower the Skunk. Bandcamp, 2014. http://flowertheskunk.bandcamp.com/album/the-human-petting-zoo-split This week I found out the name for a thing that I had no idea had a name- uke-punk. As in punk ukulele. If you’re a fan of Garfunkel and Oates, you’ve …
‘Holler’ Crosses Oceans and Time
Holler: An Appalachian Tragedy (original workshop recording). Maineland Productions/Bandcamp, 2014. I’m fairly certain that this is a first for Ear to the Ground- a review of a soundtrack, written for a play inspired by Shakespeare. Oh, good, you didn’t run away screaming. Once …
Moon Walks- Rusty Rube and A Bitter Barb
Moon Walks. Rusty Rube and A Bitter Barb, 2-part EP. Moon Walks/Bandcamp, 2014. https://www.facebook.com/moonwalks (you can hear samples or buy the album here) The Moon Walks are a brand new band coming out of Detroit, Michigan, and as much I love to hear …
Many Voices: Mountains and Other Faraway Things
Many Voices. Mountains and Other Faraway Things. Many Voices/Bandcamp, 2014. https://www.facebook.com/ManyVoicesBand (you can hear samples or buy the album here) Hailing from Denton, Texas, Many Voices is a soulful and sweet-sounding group that shows real promise with their first album, Mountains and Other …
CanadAfrica: Where’s the One? is the one you’ve been waiting for this summer
CanadAfrica. Where’s the One? Borealis Recording, 2013. https://www.facebook.com/CANADAAFRICA (you can hear samples or buy the album here) So this is a little bit older an album than we typically do- it was released in October of last year- but I’m pretty certain you …
SPORTS- Sunchokes
SPORTS. Sunchokes. SPORTS/Bandcamp, 2014. http://therealsports.bandcamp.com Carmen Perry (AKA Addie Pray, whom we’ve previously interviewed and reviewed here at Ear to the Ground Music) clued me in to the new album by one of her artistic collaborations, SPORTS. Together with Benji Dossetter, Catherine Dwyer, …
Wussy- Attica!
Wussy. Attica! Shake It Records, 2014. http://www.wussy.org/ Wussy is another good Ohio band, not exactly new since they’ve been around since 2001, but probably not someone that you’ve heard about before now. They have an exceptional mix of psychedelic and folk wrapped up …
Joseph Eid: Human
Joseph Eid. Human. Joseph Eid Music (BMI), 2013. http://www.josepheidmusic.com Joseph Eid has moved from Liberia to New York to Los Angeles, from psychology to med school to music, and this diversity and range show up in his first full length album released late …