Joel D’Aubin – “Come Home”-This is a song about hard work and dedication. The instrumentation is a bit more chill than the Americana we’ve been curating lately, but I really liked the vocal harmonies here. There’s a whole atmospheric vibe about the song …
Category: Roots
Three new alt country tracks for fans of the real deal
Remy Sher – “Barstow”-The first thing I did when I heard this song was share it with a friend of mine who is a songwriter. If that’s not an endorsement, I don’t know what is. It’s a beautiful story that shows how broken …
A pair of beautiful jazzy folk tunes with impeccable vocal work
Blair Borax – “Tender Lately”-If you’re a fan of chill Americana blending classic elements like folk and jazz, you’ll enjoy the talented singer songwriter Blair Borax. There’s an expressiveness in the vocal here that is hard to find in music today. It’s timeless …
EP Review: War Is Over – More Than a Number
From the very start of this EP, I found myself captured by the quality of the acoustic guitar work. This is the type of upbeat positive vibes we love when it comes to folk. Even when the lyrics are a bit more melancholy, …
Incredible Singer Songwriters You Need to Hear
Rose Brokenshire – “Habit to Help” To be clear, songwriter Rose Brokenshire could sing the alphabet and we would be completely enthralled. Yet her emotive vocals are only a small piece of her incredible talent. Musically, “Habit to Help” is dreamy and expansive, …
Three brand new tracks with a good old fashioned sound
Montana Sand – “The Great Divide”-There’s a jangle to this track that I really appreciate. The vocal comes through with clarity and charm. The lyrics have a nice connection to natural beauty and geography. The jangling banjo is probably my favorite part. It’s …
Featured Single: Cat Rose Smith’s “Silver Song” is an Americana song of the year candidate
Cat Rose Smith – “Silver Song”-Cat Rose Smith is a fantastically talented songwriter and it only takes about one verse of this song to hear it. Smith reminds me of the greats – and I mean the GREATS – people like Kristofferson and …
Three folk singer songwriters for fans of calm, melodic music
Nanuk – “By the Ocean”-It’s hard to explain how a song can be so chill and have such a good groove at the same time, but this track from Nanuk really has the best of both worlds. The lyrical message focuses on the …
Three engaging new Americana tracks to bring back a bit of that old fashioned charm
Nathan Evans Fox – “Some Lights”-There’s a lot to be said for good phrasing in a classic acoustic singer songwriter tune. Fox has that part figured out with this song. It just feels like you should believe every word he says. The guitar …
Three engaging new Americana tracks that blend together unique art forms
Graham St. Clair and the West Texas Wind – “Roaming Home”-Everything about this song feels like the genuine article. The fiddle, the guitar, and the lead vocal all feel like they were forged in lived experience. The poetic songwriting highlights the life of …
