Discovering bands like Anadel are why I love writing for Ear to the Ground. We get a ton of solid music submitted to us weekly – music that should be recognized more widely. Yet every now and then you get a band that …
Category: Folk
Crowdfunding Friday: Thom Alan folk singer songwriter’s Kickstarter Project
Okay so Crowdfunding Friday doesn’t sound quite as nice as Free Music Friday, but we’re really trying to get the word out on some pretty great projects we’ve found. If you’d like to submit a crowdfunding project for our consideration, feel free to …
3 Singer-Songwriters For Your Saturday
We get so many extraordinary music submissions here at Ear to the Ground that it can be difficult to pick who to cover. This week we bring you three such singer songwriters who all deserve a little love. These guys are refreshing and …
Album Review: Lauryn Peacock- Euphonia
Lauryn Peacock- Euphonia Review In recent music releases, up-and-comer but soon to be established Lauryn Peacock released her charming orchestral indie- folk album Euphonia. The album is a significant progression since Peacock’s 2012 EP Fairly Busy Wife. Most notably, Euphonia features a long …
Album Review: Bears of Legend – Ghostwritten Chronicles – Grandiose progressive folk music
Album Review: Bears of Legend – Ghostwritten Chronicles One of my favorite things about following Bears of Legend is that all of their social media promotional materials are in French and I can’t read any of it. But just seeing something from them …
Embleton – It Did Me Well – The art and beauty of leaving
To live in Ohio is to live in contradiction. Lake effect snow and heartbreaking athletics have stirred longings of less harsher climates. Yet, we are fiercely passionate when others point out our many heartbreaks and snowpocalypses. Ohio breaks our heart, but this Midwestern …
Strangled Darlings – Boom Stomp King – Songs from the road and beyond
It’s the dream of many between our two coasts to quit burdensome careers and travel the space in between with hopes of achieving a new American dream. The stories of those who do so are held with reverence and awe while the defectors …
Album Review: Those Willows – Three Books EP
Some people throw around the label “folk” for the strangest things, but Those Willows use backing strings, guitars, stand up bass, and something that sounds like it might be a mandolin… and their vocals are harmonized bliss. They are a folk band, of …
Album Review of Maritime – by Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer
Written by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Maritime opens with an elegant, balanced, harmony carried by both confident singers. This first track is jazzy and full of movement, even while being simple and clean. Dave and Mandy are actually Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer – …
Album Review: Ivan and Alyosha – It’s All Just Pretend
I’ve been following Ivan and Alyosha since their first, beautiful harmony-laden EP. And they’re still at it. The recent It’s All Just Pretend shows a uniquely matured sound for this remarkable Seattle band represent all that is right about the changing shape of …
