You can call it alternative. You can call it new and exciting and a divergence from his normal sound. You can even call it likable… just don’t call it pop. This is not Matthew Mayfield going pop. This album, Wild Eyes, is Matthew …
Artist Interview: Liz Longley – Timeless, captivating singer songwriter
Photo credit: Alyssa Torrech If you only had thirty minutes to present your truest self, how would you do it? Well, for Liz Longley, she does it with her voice and her songs. The talented Berklee-trained singer-songwriter sidles up next to her listeners, …
Guest Review: Hannah of rockmycommute on Audrey & Chris
Looking for something folky but not too bluegrass or country? This is the perfect album. I loved every precious second of the seven short tracks on this self-titled debut from charming duo Audrey Snow and Chris Gillin-Schwartz, known simply as Audrey and Chris. …
Frank Turner – The Third Three Years
2015 will be another busy year in the life of UK punk folk icon Frank Turner. Fresh off his latest full-length Tape Deck Heart, Turner is releasing a new Butch Walker produced album this year, releasing his first book documenting his tireless touring …
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. …
Three Need-to-Know Ladies of Country Music
Each of these three ladies deserves her own feature length article (any writing volunteers out there?), but I am putting them all here together. Seriously fans of powerful female vocals will love these three and fans of traditional-influenced country music MUST LISTEN to …
Band of Lovers–a romantic, adorable roadtrip
I grew up in upstate New York. It’s pretty well known that they host a pretty good underground metal scene (at least they did when I was a metalhead teenager). Folk music–not so much. I was very actively surprised and pleased when Band …
Album Review: Ciaran McMeeken – The Valley – Tenor vocal and perfect guitar
If you like the sound of an acoustic guitar and a melodic vocal, this is an album for you. Ciaran McMeeken‘s The Valley is full of great guitar lines and beautiful lead vocal lines. It all comes together for a comforting, enriching audio …
Guest Album Review: Hannah of rockmycommute on Shivon Coelho’s Tales of a Songbird
The cover of Shivon Coelho’s 2014 Release is charming with pink text and a photo of Shivon in a frilly dress (check out the links below to see!). The title Tales of a Songbird is also lighthearted, and this whimsy carries through to …
Justin Hulsey – Morning Bloom – Excellent Denver Singer-Songwriter
Denver based singer-songwriter Justin Hulsey knows how to write about the harsh realities of life while still maintaining the uncanny ability of doing it in a way that beckons the listener to sing along and rock back and forth in defiance. He recently …
