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 …
Category: Rock
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 …
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite – I Don’t Believe a Word You Say
Not up and coming by any stretch, but Ben Harper has become one of the most prolific artists of our generation relatively quietly. He’s also become the Carlos Santana of our generation, beginning as a solo artist and gradually becoming a professional collaborator …
Dawes Album Preview
This is kind of cheating, but it’s enough Dawes to whet my appetite. It’s short, but it hints at an album that will sound significantly different from Nothing Is Wrong, our 2011 Album of the Year. Enjoy this small sampling of what’s to come …
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 …
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. …
Indie Rock Double Feature: LA’s The Rebel Light and Sad Robot
“Garage band” is usually an insult, but the do-it-yourself style of LA band The Rebel Light is part of what makes them so enjoyable. They’ve put some pretty awesome work on their bandcamp page that’s a joy to fans of the recent wave …
Burlap to Cashmere
This post was written by Brent Hitchcock, one of the winners of our Review Contest! Thanks to Brent for this awesome work. Look forward to reading more from him soon. Last year, I had the pleasure of hearing Burlap to Cashmere live at …
