Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons sound like a form of classic rock that will be very welcome to fans of the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, and the Spring Standards. They’ve got brilliant male-female harmonies, a solid rhythm section, and if you listen carefully… …
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Nick Africano – The Butterfly Bull
Nick Africano’s music is unique in a sea of “this guy sounds like that guy” music. It doesn’t fit in a genre or style. We can give one concrete word for it. Nick’s music is good. We found his new album The Butterfly …
River City Extension – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Your Anger
River City Extension is an exciting and enjoyable band. They have the upbeat pleasure of Coldplay with the indie charm of many of the hottest folk bands out today. In short, they are a rose amongst many thorns in the current music climate. …
Little Hurricane – “Homewrecker”
I didn’t know I was looking for a new rock group to like until I clicked play on this album. There’s no apology here. This is not a half-hearted mixture of rock and some softer genre. This is just rock. It’s not even …
Matthew Mayfield – Banquet for Ghosts
We’ve been pretty big fans of Matthew Mayfield for a while so he hardly seems “emerging” to us anymore. But since some of you probably aren’t privy to this musical genius, we thought we should feature his latest album Banquet for Ghosts. Mayfield’s …
Kiersten Holine – Candescent
The opening chords of Kiersten Holine‘s album are calming. The mixture of strings and vocals reveal a strong influence of William Fitzsimmons and, perhaps, a bit of Iron and Wine. Holine’s vocals, which we’ve written about before, are exquisite. They are, in some …
Poor Moon – Illusion EP
Take yourself back in time for a moment. It’s 1968 and bell bottoms were hip. The airwaves were dominated by a curious mix of West Coast surf music and folksy love ballads. And the cars… were beautiful. The album Illusion by Poor Moon …
Album Review: Audra Mae and the Almighty Sound
Audra Mae and the Almighty Sound is the exciting kind of music that gives us a reason to put on the headphones every night. Her voice is smoky, sultry, and powerful. The variety in the tracks from upbeat blues to slower and romantic …
Album Review: The Spring Standards – Yellow/Gold
The Spring Standards sound hopeful. There are very few musical groups that I’ve heard in my life that make me smile when I listen to them. The Spring Standards are one of those groups. They remind me of family-around-the-piano sing-a-longs (and that’s a …
Album Review: The Punch Brothers – “Who’s Feeling Young Now?”
The Punch Brothers have been around for a while and it may seem odd to have them on an emerging artists blog, but in terms of genre their alternative bluegrass is very much in our wheelhouse. The album sounds a lot like Chris …
