I found Graydon James and the Young Novelists how I find a lot of artists on the bountiful supply of new music that is bandcamp. Initially blown away by the songwriting and harmonies, I couldn’t wait to get a copy of In the …
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Charlie and the Foxtrots – Energetic new folk debut album
Calling a band or artist “raw” is typically a subtle way to describe an unpolished sound. It’s a way to say they need more practice or that they’re not really “there” yet. But when I say that Charlie and the Foxtrots are raw, …
Jacob Disedare – Dirty guitar college rock
The first thought about Jacob Disedare’s sound is that those guitars are dirty. It’s a twangy almost rockabilly sound with some filthy nasty early 60s-sounding guitar licks. It’s a great retro college rock sound that will make a lot of fans of the …
Amy Firth – Watchmaker’s Daughter – London singer songwriter’s crystal clear vocals melt listeners
I’ve always been a sucker for a girl and her guitar. Amy Firth is one of the most talented acoustic guitar singer songwriters I’ve heard in a long time. Her endearing accent just makes her seem all the more interesting. The combination of …
The Deadly Gentlemen – Roll Me, Tumble Me – Bluegrass for the Masses
Bluegrass music is not for everyone. Often, the fiddle, the banjo, and/or the mandolin can be abrasive to people who don’t like this style of music. What makes a bluegrass band extra special, in my mind, is when they can create music that …
Alice Howe- The Clearing: Young Artist, Traditional Sound Bring Great Music Out of the Woods
Alice Howe. The Clearing Alice Howe/Bandcamp, 2013. http://www.alicehowe.com/ Alice Howe’s work begins when she was just 12, and her first self-titled studio album came out in 2009. Her influences include folk masters such as Jackson Brown, Joan Baez, and Joni Mitchell, and these …
Post Script – Post Script EP – Stunning folk duo brings debut harmonies
Paul Cournoyer and Steph Blais are the two halves of the adorable indie folk duo Post Script. What makes their music so good is the incredible, indescribable vocal blending juxtaposed with the crystal clear vocals of Steph’s voice. Seriously this is a “did …
Lowly, The Tree Ghost – Tall Tales EP – Pop folk album review
Lowly, the Tree Ghost have an intriguing sound that is part folk, part blended harmonies that you’ve probably never heard before. Their latest EP Tall Tales brings a mixture of folk stylings that shows both toe tappers and some a little more solemn …
End of ever – The Inside Out
Sometimes its difficult to find a “target audience” for a given album, but I can just tell its a really good album. There’s some middle ground between the Lilith Fair and the standard pop fans of the mid 90s that will really adore …
Johnnyswim – Heart Beats
Every once and a while, some people get really lucky. You all know what I’m talking about, people who have won the genetic and talent lottery. Well, here we have Johnnyswim, the awkward moniker for Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano. It’s appropriate that …
