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 …
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Album Review: Haste by Aviation and the War
Review written by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Aviation and the War, wow what a band name! I love that their whole release (titled Haste) is so acoustic-intensive, without being boring. And I like that the album art is so homespun without being predictable; an …
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 …
Bear Medicine–lofty, haunting, astral sounds from the hills.
I love when bands cannot be fit into a genre. When this one arrived in my inbox it said “rocksy, folksy, weird” next to it. After spending some time with this album, I can assure you that it goes way beyond that. There’s …
Gregory Alan Isakov – “The Universe”
Gregory Alan Isakov is one of the best singer songwriters making music today so we’re bending a bit on the “emerging” qualification, but this is an under-the-radar performance. Enjoy the high quality recording.
Joe Pug – Downbound Train –
The next time one of your friends tries to tell you “they just don’t make music like they used to” you shut them up with this song right here. Joe Pug is a songwriter and brilliant performer. This song is dripping with emotion. …
Brennan Stoelb–Great Lakes and Great Deserts
I am a firm believer that location can have an incredible influence on an artist’s music. The places you go, the places you have been impact you, inspire you. Knowing a diverse range of lands and lifestyles changes things. Brennan Stoelb has lived …
Five (more) singer songwriters you need to hear in 2014
We get submissions from every possible genre from every nearly every continent on the planet. So in order to bring you (beloved reader) the best of the best we have to have discerning ears. These singer songwriters are some of the best we’ve …
Joe Purdy- Eagle Rock Fire -a grand and organic work of art.
My dad always listened to the country music on the radio. He said it made him feel like home. I said, “Dad, did a girl in your youth ever once tell you that your tractor is sexy?” The answer to that question is …
The Wind and The Wave – From The Wreckage – Near Perfect Folk Rock
I often find myself attracted to bands that have unique names, names the evoke questions, that demand explanations. The Wind and The Wave is one of those bands that provokes curiosity upon hearing the name and provides you with even more after the …
