Celeste Tauchar, aka talker, is a compelling young songwriter from Folsom, California. Her style goes against the polished and often insincere music of her contemporaries. The 23 year old prefers a more direct, and vulnerable, approach to her art. Listeners are left feeling …
Category: Singer Songwriter
The Heartbeat of EarToTheGround – A folk and acoustic playlist
Ryan David Orr – “The floor of this house”-The easy going acoustic folk style of this track reflects what we’re all about on this site. There’s a sensibility here that might make you think about CSNY and that’s okay. The connectedness and deep …
Five need-to-know singer songwriters – January 2019
Emily James – “Can’t Say Goodbye”-We’ve covered James in the past, including an interview with her. It’s really exciting to hear her pop singer songwriter style continue to evolve. This track is particularly strong with an epic piano and some soaring vocals. The …
Let’s light a fire with this indie rock – January 2019
The Strumbellas – “Salvation”-Truthfully we already covered this song a few weeks ago, but you know what we were so excited to get this inspired video we accepted it again. The Strumbellas are about to really take off this year, so we’re happy …
UK Songwriter Bella McKendree a Powerful Sound On Her New Track
UK songstress Bella McKendree is prepping what is slated to be a can’t miss album later this month. Her piano driven songwriting will win over hearts on her latest single “The One I’ll Always Love”, while her siren vocals express what can only be …
Four new folk tracks for early 2019
Simen Mitlid – “Saturdays”-Mitlid is a Norwegien acoustic folk artist who might just steal your heart right out from under you. There’s a poetic sincerity to the lines in this song that are superb. I love the little chord changes at the end …
Zan Fiskum Crafts Uplifting “You Take Care of Me”
The music of Zan Fiskum is incredibly uplifting. This, of course, is part of the operating standard within the genre she espouses – worship. Yet, we hear a lot of submissions that never really get to the heart of this, settling instead for large …
Album Review: Laura Jean Anderson – Lonesome No More
Every year it happens that I miss an album that should have been covered and could have finished in the top albums for the year. In 2018, one of the biggest misses I made was Laura Jean Anderson’s impeccable album Lonesome No More. Fans of …
SYML Provides a Stripped Back Version of His New Single
SYML – “Clean Eyes” (Acoustic) Artist SYML is having a moment. Recently selling out shows across the world and in the midst of a US tour, the artist is putting his final touches on what is sure to be an impressive 2019 debut LP. For “Clean Eyes”, …
Four new singer songwriters for 2019
Trevor Ohlsen – “Crazy in Love”-I don’t know if the word “lush” is used enough in music descriptions, so I’ll use it to describe the orchestral compositions from Trevor Ohlsen. He expresses his melodic lines with poetic sincerity laid over beautiful backing. It’s …
