Every once and while I decide to listen to the many albums that get sent our way and I find something, a song, a lyric, a voice, that makes me want to listen to the whole album. Jessica Campbell’s The Anchor and The …
Category: Acoustic
Jessica Campbell – Gone
Sometimes break up songs come off as simply bitter, almost unnecessarily so. There is so much anger, heartbreak and sadness associated with a significant life change like that, especially when the feelings are one sided. Jessica Campbell’s “Gone” is an example of an …
Free Music Friday! Green River Ordinance!
I haven’t been this excited about Free Music Friday ever. Not only are we pointing you towards free music, but the free music that we are pointing you to continues to get better. After last week’s Great Divide download, we have Green River …
Goodnight, Texas – Submarines & Plan of Attack
Last year, Goodnight, Texas and their debut album, A Long Life of Living, was my album of the year. It had a depth and range of folk music that I haven’t seen since and hadn’t seen up until that album. Two of the songs …
Dodgy Mountain Men – Simple Man’s Blues
As usual, this band caught my attention because of their awesome name. I mean, Dodgy Mountain Men? That’s awesome. But so is the music. With some djembes, a mandolin, and a guitar, this music takes on a life of it’s own. This is …
Free Music Friday! Centuries Old,
Today is a folk day on Free Music Friday! We’re featuring a couple great sounding folk bands, one from Savannah, GA and one from Vancouver, BC. Free, as always. Centuries Old Centuries Old is a five piece folk band of students from Georgia …
DeYarmond Edison – Bones
We try to stay up on all that’s current in folk and independent music, but, unfortunately, that means that sometimes we miss stuff from years ago. For example, the name DeYarmond Edison is one of those names that comes out of indie folk …
Free Music Friday! The Goodly Beggars Interview
Free Music Friday, this week, has us telling you about our friends The Goodly Beggars. These two guys from DC released a great 4 song EP called Chew The Pages. You can find it featured on Noisetrade this week. The download link is below …
Hem – Departure and Farewell
Sometimes a title is all you need to understand an album. Jason Mraz’s Love is a Four Letter Word or John Fullbright’s From The Ground Up or the beautifully titled Rappalachia by bluegrass/hip-hop group Gangstagrass. With their first album in years, Hem has done that …
Gabriel Kelley – The Only Thing To Do
I had never heard of Gabriel Kelley before OurVinyl posted this recording. It didn’t take long to make me a fan. From articulate guitars to a signature voice, this guy has exactly what we want from a unique and inspiring singer songwriter. Check …
