by Matt Simon In the ever-evolving musical landscape we currently find ourselves, LA rock outfit Brown Shoe may be on to something. In perhaps an attempt to battle shortened musical attention spans, splitting one LP into three concise EP’s makes sense. The second …
Category: Indie Rock
Free Music Friday! Boy and Bear
Hey everyone, happy free music Friday! This week we have an Eastside Manor session from Australian group Boy and Bear. These guys have a really cool Fleet Foxes vibe and we reviewed them earlier in the year. If you’re a fan of folk …
The Barr Brothers – Even The Darkness Has Arms
Our favorite Canadians are back and better than they’ve ever been. This is new age folk at it’s best folks. Their new album is due out at the end of October, look for more on them later.
Follow Apollo – Muscle Shoals rockers kicking some neo-soul
Let me get right to it, this is an awesome album. If Muscle Shoals, Alabama soul music doesn’t mean anything to you… well, sit down, friend and a get an education. One of the deepest, most soulful traditions in American music is still …
Artist Interview – NoEL
Take a moment to meet Birmingham, Alabama’s NoEL, a singer-songwriter formerly of the band The White Oaks. Enjoy listening to a few of his tunes while reading this interview about his debut solo album. 1) When did you get your start in music? …
Review and Free Music Friday! Oxford and Co. EP – Oxford and Co.
Every once and while, Noisetrade promotes the music that seems to belong here on EarToTheGround. Oxford and Co. is one of the examples of this. A spot spoken vocalist, reminiscent of And The Giraffe, a folksy electric sound (think The Head and The …
Remember, Kids: Listen to Flower the Skunk, But Don’t Pet
The Human Petting Zoo and Flower the Skunk. Bandcamp, 2014. http://flowertheskunk.bandcamp.com/album/the-human-petting-zoo-split This week I found out the name for a thing that I had no idea had a name- uke-punk. As in punk ukulele. If you’re a fan of Garfunkel and Oates, you’ve …
Fathom Lane – Self Titled – Vintage-yet-refreshing Sound
Lately there have been a spate of artists knocking the easy “three chord song” folk music that’s so prevalent in the current music landscape, but Fathom Lane is not one of those simpler acts. Their sound is complicated in the best way possible. …
Moon Walks- Rusty Rube and A Bitter Barb
Moon Walks. Rusty Rube and A Bitter Barb, 2-part EP. Moon Walks/Bandcamp, 2014. https://www.facebook.com/moonwalks (you can hear samples or buy the album here) The Moon Walks are a brand new band coming out of Detroit, Michigan, and as much I love to hear …
Goodnight, Texas – A Bank Robber’s Nursery Rhyme
I’m always excited when something that I’ve been anticipating comes out and even more excited when it exceeds expectations. This new song, “A Bank Robber’s Nursery Rhyme”, from Goodnight, Texas, is off of their new album, Uncle John Farquhar, due out in August. While …