The Naked Sun. Space, Place, and Time EP The Naked Sun/Bandcamp, 2013. The Naked Sun: http://www.wearethenakedsun.com/ The Naked Sun formed in 2011 when the members were posting on Craigslist to find other local musicians. While what they found wasn’t what they had gone …
Category: Indie Rock
Free Music Friday! Bandito Folk
Bandito Folk is the fun name of a group of Australian musicians putting out some awesome free folk music. It’s a little bit like Fleet Foxes in its complexity and a little like Bon Iver with its high vocals, but it doesn’t really …
Free Music Friday! Seth Philpott
Happy Free Music Friday everyone! And happy hockey playoffs too! We pride ourselves here at EarToTheGround Music for finding new things. Today, I’m really excited to show you a free download of Seth Philpott, the “Modern Country Gentleman”. His music is a funky, …
Nightlands – Oak Island
From the lyric “I’d like to invite you… for just a little while…” the listener of Nightlands new Oak Island feels comfortable and on a journey. There’s a fantastic layering of instruments and vocals that is harmonic, full yet light, and overall very …
The Lone Bellow, Ivan & Alyosha Live Impressions
It really is the little things in life. When you find out that a band you love is touring with another band you love. When you find out that they’re coming to your city. When you find out that those tickets are only …
Down Like Silver – Wolves
I’m not even sure what to say about this song. We’ve heard a lot of duets in music recently and this may be one of the best. Down Like Silver was a musical project of Caitlin Canty and Peter Bradley Adams, both successful …
Artist Interview: Courrier
When I realized that one of my favorite new bands, Courrier, was coming to nearby Kent, Ohio I had to contact them about an interview. They embody not only a sound that I love, but also an ethos of independent music that is …
Fear of Men – Early Fragments
Kanine Records, 2013. Fear of Men: http://kaninerecords.com/fear-of-men This whole music adventure began as an art school project for Jessica Weiss. When Daniel Falvey saw some of her ambient track and short film projects, his attention was caught and a friendship began. The two …
Dawes – Stories Don’t End
We all know that bands like Dawes are rare. There are a lot of bands and a lot of good bands that you can put on headphones, drown out the world and pay attention to the music and the way it moves you. …
Daniel and the Lion – Death Head
Although most people probably don’t care how I “discovered” a band, I find the story with DATL to be particularly fun. They did a cover of Ray Charles “Hallelujah I Love Her So” that was so incredible I had to know more about …
