The sound of the Standard Affiliates might be one of your new favorite things. You could call it indie rock or just really good infectious, guitar-laden indie pop. Either way, this album is the sign of some really exciting things to come from …
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Album Review: August Hotel – Charms EP – Bringing 80s Gold Back to Life
Do you remember the 80s? Of course you do. Well, except for the significant portion of our readership who are too young to remember the 80s. But don’t worry, even if you don’t remember it the decade’s music style is everywhere right now. …
Album Review: Noah Gundersen – White Noise
Noah Gundersen is one of our favorite artists at EarToTheGround, so when we heard about this new album we jumped at the chance to cover it. The sound that Gundersen continues to produce – and develop – is fascinating to say the least. …
Album Review: The Other Favorites – Fools
If you’ve been reading ETTG for any length of time, you’ve heard about Josh Turner and Carson McKee, aka The Other Favorites. Turner’s viral YouTube station works to bring some really incredible music to our ears on a regular basis, so we love …
Album Review: David Ramirez – We’re Not Going Anywhere
Austin, Texas singer-songwriter David Ramirez has come out swinging with this album. If you are looking for a relaxing Americana album, this is not for you. If you’re looking for some engaging folk rock that might just get you fighting mad, too, then …
Album Review: Good Old War – Part of Me
If you’ve ever read my bio on here, you’ll note that Good Old War is listed as one of my major influences. In fact, it was one of the bands that created the blog at the start. Casey Karger (the cofounder) and I …
Album Review: 5J Barrow – The Journey Volume 1
5J Barrow are an intriguing folk band. We covered their two-year old album recently, but they do have brand new music that just came out last week. If you’re a fan of folk and folk rock music, you’ll have to give them a …
Album Review: The Wheelwrights – A Forest in Trees – Harmonic folk that’s good for your soul
One of the best things about editing a music website is that at the end of the day you can cover whatever you want. That was my decision on the Wheelwrights. After I fell in love with their harmonic folk compositions, I needed …
Album Review: 5J Barrow – From the Dim, Sweet Light (NMF Ep 62 Winners)
If you like big folk sounds, you’ll enjoy the new 5J Barrow album. They’re a fun and experimental folk sound. In other words, this isn’t exactly Woody Guthrie folk music. There are layers of complicated sounds on this album. The opening “Talking My …
Album Review: Brandin Reed – Debut self-titled album (NMF Ep 61 Winner)
Brandin Reed is one of the hardest working guys in the business. We know this because when he got a spot on our NMF contest, he personally tweeted out an invitation that brought more traffic than almost any other strategy. But let’s be …
