Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Not overly poppy, upbeat, or sweet – you may find yourself considering the Vespers more seriously, and you will not be disappointed! They really hit hard in the opening of this album, making sure you know what their …
Category: Americana
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 …
The Bros. Landreth – Let It Lie and I Am The Fool
The Bros. Landreth are making some phenomenal country tinged folk north of the border and their debut album, Let It Lie, is one of the best I’ve heard this year. Instead of running down the whole album, I’m gonna hit you with the highlights. …
Album Review: Lac La Belle – A Friend Too Long – Thoughtful, intelligent Americana
It’s tempting to call Lac La Belle’s sound “good, old fashioned Americana.” Shades of country and old time music, with gentle notions of an amorphous “backcountry.” It’s great music that’s sure to find a lot of fans among readers of our site. You …
Album Review: Courtney Marie Andrews – Leuwen Letters – Authentic, rootsy singer songwriter
Courtney Marie Andrews has the voice of an old soul. She sounds like she’s been on the road with Emmy Lou and Loretta Lynn for a while. Her songwriting is sophisticated in an understated way, and that’s a huge compliment. She delivers lines …
Free Music Friday! Blue Water Highway Band
Happy free music Friday everyone! Yesterday, I posted a video of “Medicine Man” by Kyle, TX’s Blue Water Highway Band. This band has just released their debut album, Things We Carry, and it’s available right now on Noisetrade for free! As always, we recommend …
Blue Water Highway Band – Medicine Man
I’m really excited about this new band. Blue Water Highway Band has their debut album up on Noisetrade, more on that tomorrow, and their particular brand of infectious Americana is exactly what we need to warm us up on this freezing cold February …
Mark Moldre – An Ear to the Earth – Experimental singer songwriter captures the past in song
[Note: This album is from 2013. We rarely cover albums more than a year old.] Not since I first heard Pokey Lafarge have I been so impressed with an artist’s ability to capture a bygone era. A bit of the 1930s in sonic …
The Lone Bellow – Then Came The Morning – The Only Folk Rock You’ll Need This Year
As any sports fan knows, the sophomore slump is real thing. A fantastic debut season followed by a disappointing second trying to live up the hype. But if you’re not a sports fan and you follow our site, you may not believe that …
The Lone Bellow – Slip Slidin’ Away
The Lone Bellow released a new album on Tuesday and I’ll have a review coming next week. It’s every bit the follow up to their self titled debut that we hoped for. It’s brilliant, but maybe not as beautiful as this cover of …
