This week’s Throwback is no stranger to Ear to the Ground. Through heavy touring (over 260,000 miles) and thoughtful lyrics, David Ramirez has established himself as a premier singer songwriter. Recently he released “Fables” which is produced by friend Noah Gunderson. Check out …
Category: Acoustic
Julia Nunes – “Something Bad” is Everything But
So you might already know about Julia Nunes. The incredibly charming Youtube sensation has garnered the support of over 200,000 followers before raising over $70,000 on Kickstarter to record her new album Some Feelings. It is this generation’s success story. Charismatic and endearing, …
Album Review: Stranger In My House – By Vincent Colbert
Stranger In My House – By Vincent Colbert Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com When you check out a new release by yet-another singer-songwriter, there is always the challenge of how to describe this new artist in contrast to the rest. There is usually …
Tanner Swift – “I’m Losing Friends”
Tanner Swift is a remarkably talented singer songwriter. His new album just came out a few months ago and we plan to cover it as soon as we can. In the meantime, here’s the official video for the album’s opener “I’m Losing Friends.” …
Album Review: Tyler Nail – Feathers
Album Review: Tyler Nail – Feathers Tyler Nail is an accomplished singer songwriter with a well-rounded Americana flavor. He is sure to find a lot of fans among the readers of this site. When I initially ran across Nail’s acoustic flavorings, I found …
Artist Spotlight: Alison May–pastel textured smoke tones
Alison May has a seismically unique sound full of textures and layers. At one point while I was listening to her latest “Dusk Interval” EP, I accidentally turned on Hauschka and it stayed on in the background without me noticing for a long …
Album Review: The Whiskey Charmers–sexy, ambling, neat
Let me start with saying that I thoroughly enjoyed this album. I enjoyed every moment of it equally and more so each time I have listened to it. The Whiskey Charmers are a bumping and rambling trio hailing from Detroit. They boast three …
Album Review: The Harmaleighs–soulful, gentle, harmonious.
Haley Grant and Kalee Jasperson met in college and something magical happened. They began painting with music and pulled together to become the Harmaleighs. When you listen to their album, “Pretty Picture, Dirty Brush” it evokes softly textured images in softly filtered hues. …
Brandi Carlile – “Wilder (We’re Chained)”
Often times we forget about or choose not to cover bands and artists that are a little higher profile. It’s the risk we run in our niche, but sometimes, you can’t ignore pure, incredible talent. Brandi Carlile is an incredible artist. Her newest …
Album Review: Shai Agmon – The Cobweb – Sophisticated instrumental acoustic guitar album
This is an exceptional album that uses acoustic instrumental guitar to sooth the soul. Shai Agmon reached out to us and it was a stunning realization of his talent. The combination of guitar music and backing strings makes for a gorgeous, relaxing experience. …
