If you’re looking for a soundtrack for your Sunday afternoon, you will enjoy these three friends of ours who we’ve featured in the past. If you dig one (or all?) of these, feel free to share the post on social media to help …
Category: Folk
#NewMusicFriday – Episode 60 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins an artist feature!
At this point you should probably know the drill. Check out all of the artists and then vote for your favorite in the poll below. There’s no sign up on our site, but we would love if you followed us on our socials …
Artist Spotlight: The Incredible Song-per-week Adventure of Singer Songwriter Dave Thomas Jr. (Winner NMF Ep 52)
Over the years we’ve heard about all sorts of songwriting challenges, but Dave Thomas Jr. developed one that is particularly admirable. He’s recording a new song every week of 2017. One of those songs was so good it won our #NewMusicFriday Episode 52. …
The New Arcades Offer A ’80’s Sound, Coyote Run A Psych Folk Feel, And Third Man Signee Sun Seeker Round Out Our Tuesday Faves
New Arcades – “Fade” There are some cool genre changes in this one. We hear ‘80’s style leanings with a 30 Seconds to Mars level build. If you like AFI’s Davey Havok, then you will especially love the vocals on this one. The …
Two toe-tappers from Americana band Bigfoot Yancey
If you’re a fan of Americana music, you’re reading the right blog! Aside from that, I’d really like to bring you two engaging and fun tracks from the band Bigfoot Yancey. The first is “El Paso,” a sort of classic western tune that …
New Music from Matt Pond PA – “A Spark”
If you haven’t heard Matt Pond PA lately, you need to give this track a spin. There’s all sorts of energy and great songwriting brought to bear here. If you like it as much as we do, would you consider sharing with your …
#NewMusicFriday – Episode 59 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full artist feature!
Imagine yourself a record executive in the late 1950s and you hear an upstart band from Liverpool, England. They seem to be taking influences from Chuck Berry and other Americans, but putting their own spin on it. Not bad, you think. But will …
ALBUM PREMIERE: Henry Black – Folk is Dead
Henry Black is one of the most talented folk singers we’ve heard in six years of writing on music. His penchant for a good folk turn in a lyrically-rich song is unparalleled. If you are here for something new, please click play. You’ll …
Artist Interview: Soulful Singer-Songwriter Sam Burchfield – On singing about his strawberry blonde babe
Photo credit: Claire Diana Photography Some of you know about Sam Burchfield because you saw him on TV. Others of you know his name because we’ve featured him here before. But no matter how you’ve gained an acquaintance with this guy, I can …
Politically engaging folk from Planes on Paper – “Television”
If you’re a fan of thoughtful political commentary in the form of folk music, you need to listen to Planes on Paper’s new song “Television.” If you’ve ever read my coverage of them in the past, you know I’m a huge fan. This …
