Happy Free Music Friday! I’m a huge proponent of the “no Christmas music until after Thanksgiving” rule, so I’m excited to be writing and sharing some Christmas music this week. This year’s Paste Christmas Sampler is out and it’s great. Sufjan Stevens, Good …
Run Boy Run – So Sang the Whippoorwill – Gorgeous traditional Appalachian music
It’s nice to know that lost arts are not, in fact, lost at all. Run Boy Run have preserved for our ears something delightful. It feels both old fashioned and very new. It’s a joyous album from beginning to end that a lot …
Elephant Revival- These Changing Skies: Changing the world one note at a time
Elephant Revival. These Changing Skies. Itz Evolving Records, 2013. http://elephantrevival.com Elephant Revival is a quintet that’s emerged from Nederland, Colorado, and in 2011 won a best album of the year award in the progressive edge category from the Indie Acoustic Music Project. Their …
Broken Fences – “Simplicity” – Acoustic duo keeps it simple and beautiful
We’ve been keeping tabs on Broken Fences for over a year now. They have an almost understated ability to make a melody feel natural. This may not be the kind of pop song that makes you sing it all day, but it is …
Free Music Friday! Swear and Shake
Happy Free Music Friday! Today, we’ve got an album from Swear and Shake, a fun, folksy group from Brooklyn. Here’s something free to start your weekend.
Delta Rae – Chasing Twisters
Delta Rae was one of my biggest and most pleasant surprises last year. It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve finally got some new music from them in the form of their new Chasing Twisters EP. While it features “Dance in the Graveyard” from …
The Meadows Brothers – “A Train Makes a Sad, Sad Sound”
One of our readers sent us this suggestion with the comment, “there is hope for country music.” Indeed. These guys are young, talented, and fun to listen to. Give them a listen.
Bear’s Den – Agape
I think I’ve shared this song before, bu this song is incredible. Bear’s Den has made some magic with only 3 members and this video shows the beautiful, simple sound of “Agape”, undoubtedly one of my songs of 2013.
Jus Post Bellum – Oh July – Folk music album of the year contender has American Civil War theme
From the opening vocal blending of Jus Post Bellum’s Oh July there’s clearly something special about this band. This is not the toe-tapping banjo-driven poppy folk music that seems to be dominating the scene in the 21st century. No, instead, it’s a lyric-driven, …
Chelsea Morgan & the Woven Soles- Focus
Chelsea Morgan and The Woven Soles. Focus. Chelsea Morgan, 2013. http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/ChelseaMorgan Smooth, like a good rye whiskey- that’s how I’d have to describe Chelsea Morgan and The Woven Soles’ new album, Focus. The Australian singer/songwriter has begun playing with her talented musician colleagues …
