Singer songwriters seem pretty common in this day and age. But the thing is, there are a lot of copycat songwriters. It’s something truly exciting to find a songwriter who can write with a newness and rigor that pricks up our ears. These …
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Album Review: SONA – Terribly Tangled
Album Review: SONA – Terribly Tangled By: Brad Johnson SONA is a folk-soul duo endeavor between Molly Mehlsack and Luke DeRoy, formed in Boston in 2015. They recently released their debut EP Terribly Tangled. DeRoy and Mehlsack have described their music as “an …
Five Unexpectedly Beautiful Folk Tracks
Sometimes you just can’t see beauty coming from afar. It’s only by moving in closely to these songs will you really hear how incredible they are. From a live version of some outstanding vocal harmonies to a few downtempo chill acoustic tracks, here …
Six Emerging Folk Artists
Folk music is really important; it is the genre that tells our stories in song. Sometimes they are full of imagery and sometimes they are candid. But no matter how the folk song takes shape, at its heart there is an expression of …
Six pop jams to put a smile on your face
Pop music has a bad reputation these days. When people hear pop they automatically think Britney Spears and the big music machine. But really, there’s more to the genre than that. It’s a popular sound. And really a pop artist doesn’t have to …
Editor’s Picks: Canyon City, Eric and Happie
One of the best things about running your own music website is that you get to pick what you cover. We have our genre focus and some general “rules” for coverage, but at the end of the day we pick music that we …
Folk Quick Hit – Peridot – “Shadows and Silhouettes”
If you miss the Civil Wars as much as I do, you’ve been looking for a duo with that kind of intimacy for what feels like forever. Although Peridot are not exactly the same kind of band, they definitely have an iconic chemistry. …
Ten Exciting New Albums for Fans of Folk and Americana Music in 2016
Ten Exciting New Albums for Fans of Folk and Americana Music in 2016 These types of run down or list articles are fun for some and annoying to others. We are getting an impressive volume of submissions lately, so it’s tough to keep …
Four Uniquely Talented Artists for Midweek Joy
These four artists do a few things really well, but they are difficult to categorize. There’s the heart-wrenching soul, the jangly roots, the mind melding alt rock, and the eclectic Americana. It all may to “come together” like other collections we curate, but …
Album Review: Big Little Lions – Just Keep Moving
Album Review: Big Little Lions – Just Keep Moving Let’s not mince words, shall we? I love this album. It’s robust and beautiful in so many ways, I sort of struggle to even comprehend it. I told my wife last week that Big …
