Heron – “Stillness” Sometimes a band is able to tell you where they’re from with the sound they create. Heron is such a band. Their ambient but epic sweeping sound screams of their Nowrthwestern Pennsylvania home. They are mountain rich post-rock in every …
Category: Folk
Must Hear: Four of the Best Tracks We Heard This Week
Dan Miz – “Let It Go” This talented multi-faceted artist is deeply entrenched in the NY scene and continues to hone his craft on his newest project. “Let It Go” is a thinking man’s electro pop jam of many layers and intellect. We …
New Music Friday – Episode 36 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full album review!
Put your feet up and enjoy this list of engaging music. There’s no particular theme this week, but we’re sure you’ll find a lot to jam to here. There are so many talented musicians out there these days. Please vote for your favorite. …
Album Review: The Good Folks, Vol. 1 EP – NewMusicFriday – Episode 28 Winners
The Good Folks are a folk outfit who impressed us with their initial submission. Sometimes when we process these tracks, we’re not quite sure what the overall band sounds like. From that first song, we’ve come to appreciate a diverse artistry from The …
A Valentine Playlist For Our Lovely Fans
So another Valentines Day is upon us and we here at Ear to the Ground believe you are going to need some music to make it through. Sure, the lovers have Al Green, but the rest of us want something more undiscovered. We dug through …
Little Bit of Everything: A Music Mix for Your Sunday
Sometimes when we curate these lists, we have a neat and tidy theme. Not this time! Here we give you five tracks that we enjoy for vastly different reasons. So put your feet up, grab a beverage of choice, and enjoy an eclectic …
New Music Friday – Episode 35 – Singer Songwriter Standoff! – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full album review
Admit it – you love singer songwriters. You love the way they make you think about your past, your many blessings, and wrestle with your rawest emotions. No one reads poetry anymore, so we listen to poetry strummed in acoustic chords… Actually, just …
Americana to Watch: Barefoot 57s – NewMusicFriday Episode 26 Winners
So the whole point of the NMF prize is a full album review. However, with the Barefoot 57s, they’re so much an up and coming band that they’ve only released two songs, so we’ll talk about those ones. I’m calling them Americana even …
New Music Friday – Episode 34 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full album review!
Things are back to full swing around here after the holidays, so the submissions are coming in thick and fast. We’re excited to bring you some really talented rising stars with this week’s list. There are definitely more than a few deserving of …
New Music Friday – Episode 33 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full review!
Sometimes the winters here in Ohio can be pretty cold, so we need good music and a fireplace (literally) to keep us warm. Well, this collection of music is full of so much light and energy that we think it will keep you …
