Simple, pretty, relatable tunes are what come from the Moor Hound release, Stifled Spirit. Steve Marino brings his sweet sounds from Bloomington, IN, and these sounds are hitting on exactly what the country/folk/Americana genres are producing; good, honest lyrics and palatable instrumentation combining …
Category: Folk
Penny and Sparrow – ten boom
Penny and Sparrow’s ten boom is an exceptional album that evokes deep emotion. It is a delight at times; it is difficult at times; but it provokes throughout. It is the kind of album that will have you singing along while also asking …
The Lumineers – “Stubborn Love”
The Lumineers, in all their Grammy-nominated glory, have surpassed the “up-and-coming” label we’ve given our site. But when we first heard their self-titled debut, we knew they’d be the kind of band that put some new life into the music scene. Here’s a …
Artist Interview – Shivering Timbers
Shivering Timbers is a crazy great folk rock band that puts on an awesome live show. After seeing them at a show at the Kent Stage I made a point of making contact with Sarah, the lead singer and stand up bassist. The …
Fiction Family – Reunion
Often times, collaborations turn out to be much hype and excitement but very little execution. But sometimes, as if by magic, different artists come together after making wildly different music and produce something unique and incredible. Fiction Family is the moniker adopted by …
Frontier Ruckus – Eternity of Dimming
Quite Scientific Records, 2013. Frontier Ruckus: http://www.frontierruckus.com/ Frontier Ruckus’ new album, Eternity of Dimming, follows their earlier work including I Am The Water You Are Pumping EP, The Orion Songbook, Way Upstate and the Crippled Summer, pt. 1, and Deadmalls & Nightfalls. The band …
Those Willows – “Blue Spotted Tail”
I love covers. Hardly matters who does the cover, as long as it’s good, or what the cover is. But when a new up and coming band that I really like (Those Willows, new album review next week) covers another band that practically …
The Corndodgers – Stories for a Book
Careless Receords, 2012. The Corndodgers: http://www.corndodgers.co.uk/band.php The Corndodgers, hailing from Nottingham, England, have their third album out, entitled Stories for a Book. Beginning in 2007, the group went through a series of instrumental arrangements before finalizing in their current form in 2009. The …
Dawes Album Preview
This is kind of cheating, but it’s enough Dawes to whet my appetite. It’s short, but it hints at an album that will sound significantly different from Nothing Is Wrong, our 2011 Album of the Year. Enjoy this small sampling of what’s to come …
Fiction Family – “Up Against The Wall”
Fiction Family just released a new album, Reunion, and you can look for a review coming up soon. Here’s one of the songs, one of the best songs, from the new album, “Up Against The Wall”.
