Every once and a while, some people get really lucky. You all know what I’m talking about, people who have won the genetic and talent lottery. Well, here we have Johnnyswim, the awkward moniker for Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano. It’s appropriate that …
Category: Folk
Free Music Friday! The Dirty Guv’nahs
The Dirty Guv’nahs, aside from having an incredible band name, is one of the premier independent southern rock bands out there. Their unmistakably Southern sound has brought them tons of fans and this album, Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies, is their follow up to their …
Johnnyswim – Heartbeats
Here’s a little preview of Johnnyswim’s new EP entitled Heart Beats. I dare you to listen to this and not think of Adele and also to not get really excited. I’ll have more on the album next week. It’s phenomenal.
David Ramirez – Fires
David Ramirez is phenomenal. It’s difficult for me to put into words exactly the way that this man and his music makes me feel. This is one of his older songs, but the video and song are so intimate that it deserves its …
Elijah and the Moon – As Tall as the Sun
When people tell me all folk music sounds the same, I just want to slap them. Elijah and the Moon is the kind of folk music that show the wide variety of sounds that can be considered for the genre. Sounding like the …
Free Music Friday! – Josh Sizemore
Happy Free Music Friday! This week an EP from Nashville folk rocker Josh Sizemore. This is an album he describes as “written over the course of 2012 while driving around in a cupcake truck in Alabama. It’s about rolling on when you’re feeling …
The Sam Chase – Will Never Die
Sometimes we tell you that an artist’s sound is somewhat derivative or a virtual copy of another artist and we mean it as a negative, a lack of originality or a weaker version of something that already exists. In fact, that’s usually what …
JD Eicher and The Goodnights – Aaron (Free Download)
JD Eicher is a good friend of ours and also a really talented song-writer. He and his new band just announced their new album, Into Place, which will be released on September 10th. To build up some positive press, the band has released a …
And The Giraffe – Sorry
And The Giraffe is one of our favorites here at EarToTheGround and this is the official music video for their song “Sorry”. It’s an emotional song to begin with and the addition of the video makes it even more so. Enjoy.
Tall Heights – Man of Stone
Tall Heights are an extremely talented group of vocalists and musicians. They are one of the few understated bands that I just cannot seem to shake when I listen to them. Their sounds just sticks with me after each listen. There’s a particular …



