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. …
Category: Rock
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 …
Dawes – “Something In Common”
Taylor Goldsmith is a wizard with words. He has an ability unlike any other musician making music right now to combine words into phrases and ideas that transcend what’s written. A perfect example from the new album, Stories Don’t End, (review coming very soon), …
Jeremiah Craig on Finding a Studio
We asked Jeremiah Craig to give us some step by step information about his process of recording an album. Here’s the latest step in locating the studio which met his specs. Congrats to him! While you’re there on YT, give our page a …
Hollis Brown – Ride on the Train
Ride on the Train is an album that a lot of people are going to love for its multi-generational appeal. But besides that, it’s just good rock music. It’s hard to peg a specific sound on it. There are no “skip” songs on …
Courrier – Cathedrals of Color
Here’s an album preview for Courrier, which released this week. We’re trying to set up a review and interview with the band. If you’re already a fan, leave us a question in the comments and we’ll try to ask it when we do …
The Postmen – Desert of Joy
The Postmen have an amazing cover of CSNY “Helplessly Hoping” on YouTube that got me to pay attention to their work. After listening to that track a few dozen times, I decided to contact them for a copy of their own album. Imagine …
Free Music Friday! NeedtoBreathe, Josh Ritter
Introducing an awesome new feature at EarToTheGround Music, Free Music Friday! Every Friday, we’ll be featuring a couple of free downloads that you can get your hands on. We’ll be combing through the sites we love like NoiseTrade and Bandcamp to bring you …
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors – Good Light
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors have been floating at the edge of our collective music consciousness for a while now. We first heard about them in the middle of last year, heard them on The Music Bed’s Christmas compilation, and then heard that, …
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 …
