In today’s music industry, with the advent of YouTube, Kickstarter, Bandcamp, and others, it’s becoming a crowded place. It becomes more and more difficult to distinguish yourself from other artists. If you’re an indie rock band, you can add a violin, some brass, …
Category: Folk
The Postmen – Desert of Joy
Those of you who follow our YouTube Page knows that I’ve been liking a lot of multitrack music lately. I kept running into a lot of pop multitrack but not much folk, so I dug a little deeper to find this absolute GEM …
Robinson – “Sidewalk Reunion”
Robinson recently released an EP, Fits & Starts, that we talked about before Christmas and the first track on the 3 song EP is this one, called “Sidewalk Reunion”. It’s a really cool, mostly acoustic track with some great vocals and interesting percussion. The …
Mili – “The Red String You Can Tether”
Mili is the pseudonym of Toronto, Ontario based singer songwriter Milindra Kulugammana. The sweet voiced, capo’ed guitar stylings of this brilliant Canadian musician are crystal clear on this track, one of many off of his Convalescence. When mixed with the beautifully written lyrics about being …
Bowerbirds – The Clearing
Guest Review by Lisa Regula Meyer. Bowerbirds. The Clearing. Dead Oceans, 2012. Bowerbirds: http://www.bowerbirds.org/ As the Bowerbirds’ third CD, The Clearing is a good way to get to know this rising folk group. Formed in 2006 in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Bowerbirds have toured …
The Lone Bellow – The Lone Bellow
We’ve spent the last couple weeks trying to make up for albums that we missed in 2012. But it’s time for the first truly great album of 2013. The Lone Bellow’s self-titled debut is a work of genius, an album that blends vocal …
John Fullbright – Hallelujah
I’m a vocal fan of covers. I love them and I love when artists I love cover songs I love by other artists I love. Case in point, John Fullbright (incredible musician) covering Hallelujah (incredible song) by a bunch of incredible musicians. Just …
Fionn Regan – The Bunkhouse Vol. I: Anchor Black Tattoo
Fionn Regan is a talented acoustic guitar musician from Ireland. His music is far more popular than most Americans realize. You’ve probably heard him and didn’t realize it. His style is a blend of many decades of music all melded together in an …
Artist Interview: yesper
The enigmatic acoustic musician known as “yesper” released an EP for us near the end of 2012. We’re hoping to write on the album itself one of these days. In the mean time, check out these awesome interview responses. Be sure to enjoy …
FREE: The Oh Hellos, The Likes of Us, Matthew Mayfield, Matt Wertz
Greg and I love music and so do all of you. That’s why you’re here. To celebrate our mutual love and the undeniable love of music themselves, a few of our favorite artists have graciously decided to give away their music for free. …
