Josh Ritter, as Greg pointed out, is not an up and coming musician. Being listed in Paste’s 100 greatest living songwriters means you’ve made it. The Beast in Its Tracks marks his seventh studio album and he hasn’t lost a step. Ritter will never be …
Category: Acoustic
Free Music Friday! NeedtoBreathe, Josh Ritter
Introducing an awesome new feature at EarToTheGround Music, Free Music Friday! Every Friday, we’ll be featuring a couple of free downloads that you can get your hands on. We’ll be combing through the sites we love like NoiseTrade and Bandcamp to bring you …
Artist Interview: Rusty Clanton
Rusty Clanton is a talented musician… and from this video we’re pretty sure he’s got a potential career in comedy too. No I’m just kidding… no I’m not… yes I am… but seriously. Enjoy!
The Hundred Acre Woods – Pennsylvania
Read that title again. What could possibly be better than a band called The Hundred Acre Woods singing a song called “Pennsylvania”? Well, the song itself is actually better than you could have guessed. It’s an autobiography of sorts, a song about what …
Those Willows – Rivertown (Free Download)
Those Willows is the kind of group that you look for when you’re searching through bandcamp. They have everything, a great folksy sound, great male/female harmonies, good songwriting, and a free download. While we always recommend supporting the artists like them that work …
Guest Review: Hannah and Maggie – Muscle and Bone
The mood of Hannah & Maggie‘s album ‘Muscle & Bone’ was set in the first lines of the first song, ”As You Wake”. This album is rife with delicate finger picking and dreamy vocals, but it kicks off a cappella, with perfectly tight …
George Ogilvie – Far Away
After perusing YouTube for viable up and coming musicians, I’ve been consistently stunned by the quality of young George Ogilvie. While I don’t know much about his career, this original “Far Away” shows that he’s got incredible talent with seemingly limitless potential. Enjoy …
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors – Good Light
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors have been floating at the edge of our collective music consciousness for a while now. We first heard about them in the middle of last year, heard them on The Music Bed’s Christmas compilation, and then heard that, …
Artist Interview: Tim the Lion Tamer (with reader participation!)
This is a re-run of an interview we did a while ago. We’ve decided to run it again with a new feature. We’re doing a FOLLOW UP INTERVIEW with Tim in the coming days. So ask questions in the comments and we’ll pick …
Cadbury Sisters – Barefoot EP
For me to make an exception to review an EP, it has to be amazing. I mean, it has to take my breath away when I click on the first track and have my jaw on the floor til the end. That was …



