Ben Strawn – “Blackberry Wine”-Ben Strawn is an excellent songwriter, as evidenced by the melody, pacing, and vocal on this song “Blackberry Wine.” There’s a definite parallel with a few others in the modern folk scene, including Drew Holcomb. When that steel guitar …
Album Review: Caamp – By and By
I was shocked when I realized that we have only covered Caamp once on our site. The sound of Caamp seems like someone we would have covered dozens of times by now. The 2019 release By and By is reason enough to feature …
5 Headphone Gift Ideas for Piano Players
Reading through reviews of the best headphones online can help you identify the best gifts for loved ones, especially pianists, who play the piano for long hours, or those learning to play. You should opt for digital headphones so that you can enjoy …
An Indie Mix To Accompany Your Shopping
Today is “Shop Small Business Saturday” (in which you should be out there spending all that cash money on the “mom and pop” joints), and while these tunes are “smaller” and indie, they surely aren’t small! And that’s why I’m here today… to …
Neoclassical for a relaxing, stay home day
Look, we’re not anti-Black Friday, but we do think it is better to stay home and shop for some of our favorite music on Amazon. If you’re looking for a sweet playlist of neoclassical music while you shop, try these: Biba Dupont – …
Your Essential Thanksgiving Playlist
The Brilliance – “How Do We Know“ This one carries an almost spiritual pondering to it. The band asks existential questions throughout the criminally short track amidst drum machines and keys. “How Do We Know” serves as a foretaste of what we are …
How Country Music Has Evolved
Even if you don’t consider yourself a country music fan, it’s a genre we’re all familiar with. We all recognise the genre’s signature twangs and more than likely know a song or two we can sing along with (even if it’s just the …
A family-style serving of Americana, folk, and country-flavored music for your feast
Aspen Jacobsen – “Little Arms”-At first listen you might put Jacobsen in the “Taylor Swift” camp and honestly, you’d be right. She’s got that kind of pop power blended with sincere songwriting. People who dismiss Swift (and Jacobsen like her) are missing the …
Take a spoonful of everything – an eclectic new music mix
Kelz – “Passerby”-I could vibe out to this track all dang day. Ya heard? It’s got this understated synth work that sits right in the middle of the mix while the snare pops at the top. When the easy going vocal line slips …
An acoustic singer songwriter playlist for your late Autumn
Lucas Davies – “No good for you”-The rolling fingerpicking style of this track won me over right away. Then Davies started to sing and I sat up in my chair. You have my attention, sir! I love the bluesy lyrics. He’s no good …
