Brandon Jenner – “Face the World”-Jenner’s acoustic style is delightful, soothing, and engaging. I found myself instantly pulled into this interesting song. It’s got a John Denver relaxation to it with some thoughtful, William Fitzsimmons style vocals. The combination is electric and much …
Category: Country
Folk Inspired Must Hear Artists
Okay Mann – “It Won’t Be Long” The word “cinematic” comes to mind when describing songwriter Okay Mann‘s new video. “It Won’t Be Long” was shot during a layover in Iceland and fits the idea of being left behind perfectly. There is a beautiful …
A Wintry Single: Sarah Miles – “Snowman”
As I write this, there’s a soft early December snow falling. I’m not sure if my kids and I will get to build a snowman from this one, but we definitely will at some point this winter. This track takes on a different …
New Music Potpourri – Trust us on these and find a new favorite
Kelsey Waters – “I Pour” -Sometimes it can be hard to believe that “country music” in its current iteration is anything like its roots. But honestly, artists like Kelsey Waters come along and remind me that all is not lost. The lyricism in …
Five tracks for your moon-lit dance party
Bear Paw – “Moonshaped” -I don’t know if they have a genre description for this song, so I’m calling it Americana. There’s definitely some old school rock guitar action here. But more than that, it’s just a really great feel good song. It …
Album Review: Dawn and Hawkes – The Other Side
I was so excited about the interview I did with Dawn and Hawkes that I thought I had written this review already. My word! But here we are, finally spending some dedicated time with the album to reflect on the beautiful folk songwriting …
Some Incredible Songwriters You Need
Jacob McCoy – “All I Need” / “Rear View Mirror” If we were to have a patron saint here at Ear to the Ground, we would be hard-pressed to find someone more qualified than Jacob McCoy. His sound exemplifies us as a site. His vocals …
Album Review: El Coyote – Self titled
The first time we heard El Coyote was one of those “sit up and pay attention” moments. The branding might make you think of it as an indie rock outfit, but it’s actually a really fascinating country and Americana band. I love the …
They do make country music like they used to…
One of the reasons we started writing about music is the number of people repeating that tired trope that “they don’t make music like they used to.” THEY do, YOU are just too lazy to find it. Thanks for being here, dear readers. …
Album Review – “The Invisible Comes to Us” by Anna & Elizabeth
As a “harmony” singer, you tend to sing along to albums or the radio adding your two cents. (Aka, your obscure harmony that only a fellow singer would appreciate. The average ride-goer, not so much.) It’s not often that you hear a band …
