Album Review: Liza Anne – Two – Putting the mellow in melody Liza Anne has a beautiful atmospheric sound that makes every song she sings seem like the most relaxing thing you’ve ever heard. Sometimes she reminds me of Sleeping at Last. Sometimes she …
Category: Singer Songwriter
Tanner Swift – “I’m Losing Friends”
Tanner Swift is a remarkably talented singer songwriter. His new album just came out a few months ago and we plan to cover it as soon as we can. In the meantime, here’s the official video for the album’s opener “I’m Losing Friends.” …
Guest Album Review: Govind S. on John Moreland’s High on Tulsa Heat
John Moreland’s album High On Tulsa Heat is a masterpiece in storytelling and songcraft. The lyrics and delivery seem to be influenced by artists as diverse as Townes van Zandt, John Prine, Hank Williams (sr.) and early Bob Dylan. There is probably a …
Album Review: Gren Bartley – Magnificent Creatures
Album Review: Gren Bartley – Magnificent Creatures Gren Bartley has a unique voice and his own kind of confidence. His voice quivers sometimes. His compositions can be overly full. But his album is full of resonant sounds and inspiring phrases that keep me …
Album Review: Tyler Nail – Feathers
Album Review: Tyler Nail – Feathers Tyler Nail is an accomplished singer songwriter with a well-rounded Americana flavor. He is sure to find a lot of fans among the readers of this site. When I initially ran across Nail’s acoustic flavorings, I found …
3 Singer-Songwriters For Your Saturday
We get so many extraordinary music submissions here at Ear to the Ground that it can be difficult to pick who to cover. This week we bring you three such singer songwriters who all deserve a little love. These guys are refreshing and …
Ten Must-Have Singer Songwriter Albums from Bandcamp
The label of “singer songwriter” gets bandied about by a lot of different people with a lot of different meanings. So for this list let me be clear; what I mean is that these folks wrote these songs themselves and now they’re singing …
Album Review: Emily Hearn – Hourglass – Sweet vocals and nostalgic storytelling
Following her 2012 album Paper Heart, Emily Hearn recently released the more sophisticated and pop-like Hourglass. The 24 year-old musician has been on a rather high profile music radar, receiving rave reviews almost everywhere. Hourglass is an airy and rhythmic arrangement of Hearn’s …
Corey Kilgannon – Hospital Hymns EP – Nashville singer songwriter
Fact: Nashville’s main export is good music. Another great singer/songwriter from Nashville, Corey Kilgannon released his latest EP Hospital Hymns, which has received great reviews. Kilgannon has been noted as one of the biggest up-and-coming acts out of Nashville. The five-track EP is …
Album Review: Jameson Burt – Carnivore – Scorching yet eloquently soft vocals
Jameson Burt– a name that should remind you of exactly what it sounds like, according to Burt: bourbon, sleep deprivation and the writings of Ernest Hemingway- is a folk singer/songwriter from Santa Ana, California. His sound is a strange middle ground between a …
