It’s that time of year again! Without further ado, here are staff writer Matt Simon’s best songs and albums of 2014. Top 10 Songs of 2014 #10: John Mark McMillan “Love at the End” There is no set category to place the music of …
Category: Americana
Free Music Friday! Green River Ordinance Christmas
Happy Free Christmas Music Friday! Today I’m so excited that this album is free for everyone. Green River Ordinance is one of my favorite bands and they’ve done justice to these Christmas songs. Get it while the getting’s good.
Mayor Byrne–idyllic, forested reality.
When winter starts up every year, I get weird. I lie on the floor and stare out of the window, I cry a lot. I run around on the ice barefoot, saying things like, “I think I need to be more grounded.” I …
Free Music Friday! Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Hey everyone! Happy Free Music Friday! Today, we’ve got some awesome music in the form of Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors and their most recent album, Good Light. With their new album coming up in the new year, now’s the perfect chance to get your …
Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music – The Rebirth of Country?
I am most definitely not a fan of country music. Don’t get me wrong, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, and the like will always have a special place in my heart, but Toby Keith is one of the worst musicians of the …
Jacob Thomas Jr. – Original Sin – Stunning minimalist singer songwriter
I don’t always think of Woody Guthrie when I listen to folk music, but I sure do with Jacob Thomas Jr. Teetering on that ill-defined line between roots country and folk music, Thomas has the uncanny ability of using finger picking to sooth …
Ashley Raines and the New West Revue–utmost simplicity, raw beauty
This is a little bit difficult for me. Today I am sharing an album that I’ve honestly had in my possession for a while. I’ve been enjoying it, taking it in, and mulling it over. It has spoken to my soul very deeply …
The Misty Mountain String Band
Stop what you are doing now and go listen to The Misty Mountain String Band’s new “Brownsboro” album. This is not only a perfect band, but a perfectly curated album. Some bands are made of people who decide to play instruments and it …
Hiss Golden Messenger – The Lateness of Dancers
As you may well know, an interesting band name will get me every time. Hiss Golden Messenger avoided my attention for a long time because I have difficulty reading, but it’s now in the running for my album of 2014 with their stellar album, The …
Hiss Golden Messenger – Drum
Looking forward to talking more about this album next week, but here’s a little sample of what’s to come with Hiss Golden Messenger and the last track on the album The Lateness of Dancers. It’s a phenomenal singer-songwriter album and one poised to make …
