Cat Rose Smith – “Silver Song”-Cat Rose Smith is a fantastically talented songwriter and it only takes about one verse of this song to hear it. Smith reminds me of the greats – and I mean the GREATS – people like Kristofferson and …
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Featured EP: Jordan Whitmore’s Folk EP “One Breath”
If you’ve been around the site for a while, you’re familiar with Jordan Whitmore’s name. So I was excited to receive this new EP from the talented Texas folk singer songwriter. From the very opening acoustic chords of the album, I knew this …
Abby Webster Crafts Incredible Alt Country Ballads
Abby Webster – “Calliope” / “Sea Goat” Songwriter has a style that blends some of our favorite musical styles. We would be hard-pressed to find another artist who so embodies what Ear to the Ground is all about. “Calliope” is an upbeat tale …
Three engaging new Americana tracks to bring back a bit of that old fashioned charm
Nathan Evans Fox – “Some Lights”-There’s a lot to be said for good phrasing in a classic acoustic singer songwriter tune. Fox has that part figured out with this song. It just feels like you should believe every word he says. The guitar …
Album Review: Smith and Tegio – Can’t Stay Here – Tried and True Americana
If you’re a fan of Americana, you’re always looking for the next great sound. This new album from Smith and Tegio checks a lot of those boxes. The classic instrumentation and gritty vocal style makes it feel like a band that you’ve heard …
Three alt country tunes that beg for your attention in this late November
Emory Duncan – “If You Say Goodbye to California”-I’m not sure there’s really a genre for this new track from Emory Duncan, which is why the “alt” tag works so well here. There’s a banjo, so it’s at least Americana/folk adjacent. What I …
Three Americana tracks that’ll rip your heart out, drown it in whiskey, and put it back
The Roseline – “Aloneness”-I clicked play on this song and lost track of time. No, I don’t mean like it went fast. I mean like I can’t even tell what year it is anymore. This song is like a time machine. As a …
Three alt country tunes with shades of the past and present blended together
Aaron Rizzo – “Back in Five”-The mix of the electric guitars with more traditional instrumentation really defines this song. The vocal has a good solid base to it. The song has an intriguing stylistic blend that makes it feel both old fashioned as …
Three new Americana tracks that will help you connect with your musical past
Willy Tea Taylor and Jeffrey Martin – “Bakersfield”-This song discusses the classic American music town of Bakersfield, California. It’s an homage to the “devil in this town” about country music’s arrival in Bakersfield. If you listen closely to the words, though, it’s not …
Featuring a pair of alt country tunes that will make you throw out your radio and all contemporary country music
Weepin’ Dave and the Diamond Boys – “She’ll Never Settle”-If you’re a fan of honky tonk country music, you’ve come to the right place. This track rips! The guitars are really clean, reminding me of a bygone era of country music from the …
