Album Review: Lyla Foy – Umi Lyla Foy’s vocals are definitely from another era or maybe even another world. Channeling voices like Alanis Morissette, Foy brings a tenderness to the way she sings that somehow reminds me of melted wax. It’s smooth and …
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Album Review: Cat Clyde – Ivory Castanets
Cat Clyde – Ivory Castanets A bit like an oracle or your kid sister who is smarter than you, Cat Clyde’s Ivory Castanets combines the aesthetics of youth and old-timey bar tunes with impressive dexterity. It is hard wood, steel string, dusty-boot music …
Album Review: Joshua Hyslop – In Deepest Blue
Album Review: Joshua Hyslop – In Deepest Blue If the name Joshua Hyslop seems familiar, dear reader, it’s because we’ve covered him before on this site. This album released last year, but we didn’t get a chance to cover it until now. In …
Album Review: Heather Bond – So Close
Album Review: Heather Bond – So Close Heather Bond has a voice that is as smooth as velvet and as sharp as a sword. Sometimes she scoops and swoons through her notes in a way that feels like a morning songbird more than …
Album Review: Lydia Luce – The Tides
Album Review: Lydia Luce – The Tides If you like lush, calm soundscapes, Lydia Luce is the right artist for you. If you like it to have a bit of a subtle Americana softness, this album is definitely for you. I was immediately reminded …
Three Singer Songwriters for April Shower Days
Three Singer Songwriters for April Shower Days Photo credit: Flickr user Sean MacEntee (Creative Commons) These talented singer songwriters probably (allegedly!) did not write their albums just for this list. But if they did, they would have written the same songs that help …
Catching Up with Kyle Cox at the Vintage Estate in Boardman, Ohio
Catching Up with Kyle Cox at the Vintage Estate in Boardman, Ohio I’ve been a Kyle Cox fan for – we determined last week – four years now. He sent us a YouTube video of a duet that was wonderful. The next year …
Three Singer Songwriters for Mid March
Three Singer Songwriters for Mid March These talented songwriters released their albums last year, but they’re still worth checking out this year too. Maybe they make you party or want to chill with friends, but no matter what I can guarantee there’s something …
Four folk artists to make you look forward to spring
Four folk artists to make you look forward to spring Photo credit: Lori Symmonds It is, technically at least, still late winter here in the States. It’s that time when we look forward to the green sprouts of our favorite plants poking through …
Album Review: Andrew Sullivan – Lost Again
Album Review: Andrew Sullivan – Lost Again Andrew Sullivan is one of my favorite songwriters that I discovered in 2015, so I was really excited to finally get to his album. I’m not going to mince words here – if you like pop …
