Paul Sweeney is an extremely talented guitar player. Rather than try to come up with fancy words about his song, I’d like you to just listen to it. Sometimes the temptation with instrumental music is to let it be the “background” to some …
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Five fantastic troubadours you need to know
Songwriters are integral to our experience as humans; they use poetic words and engaging instrumentation to help us reflect on our humanity. Some, even, do it well. Here are five fantastic troubadours who help us connect with the depth of our identity. Nigel …
Album Review: Stu Larsen – Resolute
If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you’ve heard the name Stu Larsen. In some ways, he’s exactly the type of act that we designed the site to cover. He’s brilliantly successful, but for some strange reason he’s not quite as …
Album Review: Simon Baum – Better EP (Winner NMF Ep. 46)
One of the steady characteristics of ETTG has been our love for acoustic singer songwriters. But the thing is, as many as there are, not all singer songwriters have that special quality that makes them stand out. Simon Baum has the quality of …
Album Review: Arpeggi – Senioritis
Arpeggi is one of the most-supported artists we’ve covered on the site this year. Not only did their raucous fans manage to win them the NMF contest a few months back, they also shared the heck out of my feature on their Soundcloud …
Album Review: Billy Keane – The Nearness of You EP – NMF Winner Ep. 44
Billy Keane “The Nearness of You EP” Review By: Dayna Duncan The sun in shining today—it’s 78 degrees. Spring has officially sprung where I’m at. (Korea, for all who wonder…or wander. Boom.) It’s the perfect kind of day to listen to a good …
Album and Book Review: Abby Litman – Seasons
A while back we got a truly unique submission from Abby Litman. It’s both an album AND a book. Litman’s style is firm but sweet, both at the same time. What impresses me most, though, is that it’s really genuine and straightforward. It’s …
Album Review: Joe Holt – Headwaters EP
Readers of our site are familiar with the name Joe Holt. He’s one of the singer songwriters we occasionally cover. This recent little EP Headwaters is a real delight, so I hope you’ll give it a spin and relax a bit. Something about …
#MusicMondayMarathon – Album Review: Jesse Daniel Smith – Pretty Breakup Songs
Every once in a while we just let loose and cover something we want to cover. Publication cycle be damned! Seriously this album from Jesse Daniel Smith is just a wonderful collection of, as the title indicates, pretty breakup songs. It might have …
#MusicMondayMarathon – Three Acoustic Singer Songwriters
If you’re a fan of the singer songwriters we usually share here, this little post will be no exception. Prepare to be moved, friends. Lizzie Kent – “Secrets” -Call it what you will, Lizzie Kent’s intimate folk style is absolutely captivating. This is …
