You can call it alternative. You can call it new and exciting and a divergence from his normal sound. You can even call it likable… just don’t call it pop. This is not Matthew Mayfield going pop. This album, Wild Eyes, is Matthew …
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Artist Interview: Liz Longley – Timeless, captivating singer songwriter
Photo credit: Alyssa Torrech If you only had thirty minutes to present your truest self, how would you do it? Well, for Liz Longley, she does it with her voice and her songs. The talented Berklee-trained singer-songwriter sidles up next to her listeners, …
Guest Review: Hannah of rockmycommute on Audrey & Chris
Looking for something folky but not too bluegrass or country? This is the perfect album. I loved every precious second of the seven short tracks on this self-titled debut from charming duo Audrey Snow and Chris Gillin-Schwartz, known simply as Audrey and Chris. …
Three Need-to-Know Ladies of Country Music
Each of these three ladies deserves her own feature length article (any writing volunteers out there?), but I am putting them all here together. Seriously fans of powerful female vocals will love these three and fans of traditional-influenced country music MUST LISTEN to …
Album Review: Ciaran McMeeken – The Valley – Tenor vocal and perfect guitar
If you like the sound of an acoustic guitar and a melodic vocal, this is an album for you. Ciaran McMeeken‘s The Valley is full of great guitar lines and beautiful lead vocal lines. It all comes together for a comforting, enriching audio …
Guest Album Review: Hannah of rockmycommute on Shivon Coelho’s Tales of a Songbird
The cover of Shivon Coelho’s 2014 Release is charming with pink text and a photo of Shivon in a frilly dress (check out the links below to see!). The title Tales of a Songbird is also lighthearted, and this whimsy carries through to …
Album Review: Lac La Belle – A Friend Too Long – Thoughtful, intelligent Americana
It’s tempting to call Lac La Belle’s sound “good, old fashioned Americana.” Shades of country and old time music, with gentle notions of an amorphous “backcountry.” It’s great music that’s sure to find a lot of fans among readers of our site. You …
Artist Spotlight: Eef Barzeley – Eldorado series
It’s not every day we run across such a phenomenally unique as the Eldorado Series by Eef Barzeley (Clem Snide). Conventional, traditional roots country music with some incredible lyrical flexibility, this is an explicit series in which Barzeley incorporates lyrics from his fans. …
Album Review: The Orchardist – Dirt on Your Hands
Some artists have this incredible ability to sing every lyric as if it has eternal significance and the Orchardist is one of those bands. If you want some indication of the caliber of humans involved in this endeavor, check out their purpose from …
Album Review: Jordan Whitmore – Other Side – Pure vocals highlight female alt country album
Jordan Whitmore‘s got the right kind of twang. She’s a genuine article who sings with conviction in her music. Built on the backs of tough girl country music, Whitmore’s sound is a little more Carrie Underwood than the traditional country we typically cover …
