Some of the best musical performances happen on the bustling streets. Such is the case with The Rayes. Led by sisters Jordan Stobbe (bass/vocals, 24) and Rebecca Stobbe (rhythm guitar/vocals), they honed their craft busking in Seattle before eventually recording. The result is …
Category: Country
Thursday Best Tracks: A Whitesnake Cover and a Parent’s Lament
I Don’t Know How But They Found Me – “Leave Me Alone” “Leave Me Alone” has a big and bouncy sound that will force you to move. The groove of it is similar to Big Data and similar acts, but has some refreshing …
Pete Yorn is Back With Jeannine
We have grown to love the eclectic mix of styles embedded in the art of Pete Yorn. Fresh from a new collaboration with underrated Scarlett Johansson, Yorn has a perfect melancholy track for summer. “Jeannine” plays on the many strengths of the seasoned …
Sara Rachele’s “Still Alive” is a Unifying Americana Beauty of a Track
Sara Rachele – “Still Alive” The music of songstress Sara Rachele is near perfect. The slow burning “Still Alive” is an enduring Americana tinted track of perseverance. Outlets like NPR, Spin, and many more have already jumped on her ever growing bandwagon. And …
Cat Clyde: Brilliant Songwriting (Yet Again)
Cat Clyde – “Toaster” If you are not hip to the work of the exceptional talent of Cat Clyde, then stop everything you are doing, and consume her catalog. All of it. Right now. We are not kidding. She is nothing short of …
Three fancy new Americana jams
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 …
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 …
