Some things never go out of style. Unfortunately, some day, the popular music we cling so tightly to now will be a relic, replaced by a future sound or style which in turn will be fossilized for yet another. Yet, in this bleak …
Category: YouTube Gem
Three Youtube Gems to Waste Away Your Weekend in Style
If you are like us at Ear to the Ground, you can easily spend hours on Youtube jumping through great performances from bands and cats alike. Today we offer you the fruit of our latest binge session. Here are three exceptional acts who …
YouTube Gem: Joy Ike – “Time”
Joy Ike is an extremely talented singer songwriter. Her soft, gentle vocals on “Time” are comforting. The visually stunning video helps usher in a nice romantic story. It all works together to create the kind of “high art” music video needed in the …
YouTube Gem: Korbee – “Great Escape”
Check out this acoustic video from duo Korbee. The track is “Great Escape,” an intense folk rock jam about running away. It’s about romance and survival. Stylistically, fans of Johnnyswim and other upbeat new folk bands will enjoy this one.
Julia Nunes – “Something Bad” is Everything But
So you might already know about Julia Nunes. The incredibly charming Youtube sensation has garnered the support of over 200,000 followers before raising over $70,000 on Kickstarter to record her new album Some Feelings. It is this generation’s success story. Charismatic and endearing, …
YouTube Gem: The Parker Brothers–Tearing Down the Ghost Town
This. This is wholesome, but not grandma wholesome. That’s not to say that your grandma won’t like it or that there is something wrong with the grandma brand of wholesome. But grandma-wholesome tends to offer you oatmeal cookies with raisins because you need …
YouTube Gem: Aviation and the War – “Haste”
We have a review of Aviation and the War’s album coming soon. But to hold you off until then, we wanted to show you this incredible video. It shows how minimalist rock can really pull some powerful punches. It’s not the size of …
Brandi Carlile – “Wilder (We’re Chained)”
Often times we forget about or choose not to cover bands and artists that are a little higher profile. It’s the risk we run in our niche, but sometimes, you can’t ignore pure, incredible talent. Brandi Carlile is an incredible artist. Her newest …
Sterling Fox — Quick Hit
So the music of Sterling Fox is one of the more interesting pop commentaries that I have come across this year. With a proven pop track record of ghostwriting for the likes of Avicii, Adam Levine, and Madonna, Fox has been on the …
The Bros. Landreth – Let It Lie and I Am The Fool
The Bros. Landreth are making some phenomenal country tinged folk north of the border and their debut album, Let It Lie, is one of the best I’ve heard this year. Instead of running down the whole album, I’m gonna hit you with the highlights. …
