Kathryn Legendre – “One long sad song”-It sort of breaks my heart that a pure country tune like this feels more “Americana” than country in 2020. This song should be a top 10 country song as far as I’m concerned. Legendre’s vocal is …
Category: Country
You decide if these are folk or country music – an indie playlist for discerning fans
Drew Hart – “Crescent”-Of course the guitars are at the heart of this track, but there’s also this beautiful steel guitar that changes the vibe completely. The understated vocal will having you thinking more of smoke-filled Nashville bars than the arenas of “pop …
Featured Single: Country music tune “Give a damn” by Glenn Thomas
-I guess you could call this a love song in a way. It’s not the saccrine love song style that most associate with the genre. Instead, it’s a real boot-scootin’ tune about being fully devoted to someone who might not reciprocate. Thomas captures …
Album Review: Tyler Childers – Country Squire
I am admittedly late to the game on reviewing Childers’ new album Country Squire from 2019. Let’s just say we’ve all been a little busy over the past few months dealing with this and that. But let’s tackle these fantastic songs from one …
The show-stoppin’, toe-tappin’, make-the-most-of-your-quarantine New Music Variety Playlist – Episode 1
Compiled by Co-editor Greg Jones, who is completely not at all even close to losing his mind. Dylan McCarthy – “Mosquito”-So you’re saying you like bluegrass? Americana? Old timey music? Well spin this pickin’ and a-grinnin’ tune about the most annoying insects in …
Tyson Ray Borsboom: : : Rugged Songwriter With A Beautiful Sound
We fall deeply in love with artists who can seamlessly combine influences. It takes a rare talent to take the good from many genres, and mix them to create a timeless sound. Singer songwriter Tyson Ray Borsboom can do this with beautiful intention. …
Five singer songwriters to listen to by the fireplace this winter
Ron Pope – “My Wildest Dreams”-“You’re not quite what I pictured you would be. You’re better than my wildest dreams.” Aw, what a line! Ron Pope has a gift for songwriting that we’re happy we’ve recently discovered. But the acoustic sentimentality at the …
A delightful mix of brand new music for these cold January days
Lov Li – “Sorry”-At first glance it’s a bit difficult to understand the lyrics of this track, but if you listen… I mean really lean in with your soul, you can hear the thoughtful, emotional lyrics here. Besides that, the emotive electronic work …
One last look back at 2019 through our Soundcloud Playlists – Indie rock, singer songwriter, folk, neoclassical, indie pop, and Americana
Folk Hidden Gems -This playlist has some really wonderful folk tunes that vary from acoustic singer songwriters all the way to major full-band productions. We were happy to include Happy Coves “Borderlines” before it took off in popularity. We are equally delighted to …
Artist interview and show review with The Other Favorites — Sitting down with Carson McKee and Josh Turner
If you’ve been around ETTG for a bit, you’ll know that we have covered these guys several times and even interviewed them a while back. For this feature, we got a chance to actually meet these beguilingly handsome and suave troubadours. Okay, but …
