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 …
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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 …
Album Review: Wild Skies – From Far Below (NewMusicFriday – Ep 37 winners)
If you like pop folk music, you need to hear this album from Wild Skies. I absolutely adore their sound and harmonies. It’s a delicious and addictive pop folk style that keeps me coming back for repeated listens. The album opens with “Fumes …
Album Review: Canyon City – Midnight Waves (#NewMusicFriday – Ep. 34 Winner!)
Canyon City is a he, not a they. It’s the moniker for Nashville-based singer songwriter Paul Johnson. It’s an atmospheric, beautiful indie folk style that you’ll really enjoy. It’s hard not to compare him with artists like Sleeping at Last. He deserves to …
EP Review: Delafaye – The Hilltop – #MusicMondayMarathon
Delafaye is one of those acts that have a next level of gravitas to their music. They just sound like they come from another place and they’re here to sing for us. From the opening of this album, I found myself drawn into …
Album Review: Wonggoys – High Hello (#NewMusicFriday – Ep. 36 Winners!)
Wonggoys – High Hello album review By Dayna Duncan Inevitably, when you think about really cool trios of brothers from the Philippines, with smooth vocals and super stylized lyrics, you think of the Wonggoys. Or you don’t… …until now, anyways! Here you go! …
Guest Album Review: Jennifer Brooke on Sarah Morris – Ordinary Things
Sarah Morris – Ordinary Things Album Review Guest reviewed by Jennifer Brooke We’re on the brink of spring here in northeast Ohio. The drab gray sky looms overhead threatening rain but hope of better weather hangs in the air. Well past the holiday …
Album Review: The Old Kraftsmen – Tilting at Windmills (NewMusicFriday – Ep. 33 Winner)
The Old Kraftsman has an old fashioned style. From the start of the album you’ll feel a sense of joy and delight. It’s a nice, refeshing feeling to listen to what could be characterized as folk or Americana music. The opening song “Proud …
Album Review: The Show Ponies – How It All Goes Down (Winners NewMusicFriday Ep. 32)
Obviously we like folk music around here, so when we heard The Show Ponies for the first time we were thrilled to tap our toes along with the music they make. But goshdarnit these folks have gotten better since we’ve known them. This …
#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 …
