Aleksi Campagne – “Rome” The music of this Canadian songwriter is a brilliant mix of the styles we regularly cover on Ear to the Ground. It starts with an acoustic folk ballad, before exploding into beautiful instrumentation. “Rome” is an existential track that …
Category: Acoustic
Three brand new swoon-worthy indie folk songs for your consideration
Goodnight Moonshine – “What do you wanna know?”-This is a playful, sexy little song about hooking up. There’s an intimacy to the song that makes for a little bit of that nervous laughter and giddiness while listening. The flirty folk harmony works really …
Three gentle singer songwriter songs that will speak to your soul
Elle Mitchell – “Hold on to Neverland”-I’ve become a bit of a sucker for sweet singer songwriter pieces about Peter Pan’s universe. There’s something endearing about the dreamlike sensibility to this song that makes it immediately connect. Mitchell’s voice is captivating. The vocal …
Three folk singer songwriters you want to follow this year
Max Garcia Conover and Ben Cosgrove – “Fadeaway Gus”-Stop what you’re doing and listen to this song. It reminds me a little of Ben Folds’ classic storytelling songs. It’s piano-driven and emotional. But I’ll be darned if we don’t all know a “Gus” …
Three indie folk tracks that keep the spirit of the genre alive and well
Amy Stroup – “Something good”-The first time I found Amy Stroup’s music, I was stunned by how good it is. Here we are, several years later, and I continue to be pleasantly surprised by the sweet melodies. This new track is exactly – …
Three acoustic rock tunes that will catch your attention immediately
Dan Petrich – “Wild times in the west”-So the official word on the genre of this song is alt country and Americana, which is probably fair. But I definitely feel like there’s an acoustic rock energy to the sound here from Dan Petrich. …
Three acoustic folk singer songwriters to bring cool in this hot July weather
Emma Hamel – “Twenty”-This is a gentle, sweet song and it’s my challenge to older readers not to have a sense of being jaded when listening to the song. Don’t say, “oh honey… you have no idea.” If you really listen there’s a …
Three new Americana tracks to swing you into the weekend
Ernest Aines – “Yellowstone”-There’s a sincerity and tone to this track from Ernest Aines that’s sure to win over a lot of fans right away. It’s a kind of Americana that feels like it has history riding on its back. If you’ve ever …
Three folk singer songwriters to kick off a new week
Tyler Edwards – “Highway dust”-If I had to pick a representative artist for modern folk music, Tyler Edwards would make the short list. Everything about this song captures what folk music is all about; relatable lyrics, accessible melody, and a vocal that makes …
Three unique Americana tracks to get your toes tappin this weekend
Mookie and the Bab – “Passing through”-The acoustic style of this track won my heart right away. Then the vocal entered… with a crooning sincerity and charming lyricism… and I was hooked on Mookie and the Bab. Fans of Rayland Baxter and similar …
