Album Review: Chase Coy – Youth Chase Coy’s eponymous opener includes the line, “I’ve always been the type to dive right in.” It’s evident he used that philosophy on this exceptional pop album. From the opening of the first track, your day improves …
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Album Review: N. Sherman – This Side of the Grave
Album Review: N. Sherman – This Side of the Grave There are people who write songs and there are people who tell stories with songs. Nathanael Sherman is the latter of the two and we, fans, are the better for it. His release …
Album Review: “LIFE” – EP by Mike Waters
“LIFE” – EP by Mike Waters Album review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com I wasn’t sure what to expect at all from Mike Water’s debut EP, called LIFE. The cover art was a little esoteric and abstract, so I certainly wasn’t expecting the opening …
Album Review: Stu Larsen – Vagabond
Album Review: Stu Larsen – Vagabond Stu Larsen is one of the best singer songwriters making music today. He’s got an understated swagger that makes listeners feel comfortable and comforted. In my upbringing the phrase “easy listening” came across as an insult, but …
Album Review: Rags Across the Sun by Neil Holyoak
Review of Rags Across the Sun by Neil Holyoak Review written by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Press the play button on Neil Holyoak’s release Rags Across the Sun and right away, you’ll be pulled into sounds of something something warm and familiar, giving you …
2015 Independent Music Awards – Winners for Folk, Americana, and Related Genres
Independent music is doing pretty well in this digital music age. As such, industry professionals have a lot of hard work sifting through the millions of available albums to find the best of the best. We thought we’d provide a little bit of …
Album Review: Stranger In My House – By Vincent Colbert
Stranger In My House – By Vincent Colbert Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com When you check out a new release by yet-another singer-songwriter, there is always the challenge of how to describe this new artist in contrast to the rest. There is usually …
Crowdfunding Friday: Thom Alan folk singer songwriter’s Kickstarter Project
Okay so Crowdfunding Friday doesn’t sound quite as nice as Free Music Friday, but we’re really trying to get the word out on some pretty great projects we’ve found. If you’d like to submit a crowdfunding project for our consideration, feel free to …
Artist Interview: Beth Bombara
Artist Interview: Beth Bombara Photo credit: Nate Burrell The story of Beth Bombara is that of a lifelong musician. From the outset of my interview with her she put it succinctly, “I don’t remember a time I wasn’t in a band.” It’s that …
Album Review: Michael McArthur – Magnolia
Magnolia – by Michael McArthur Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com When I started playing this album on my porch one lazy summer Saturday, I was expecting a good, but run-of-the-mill singer songwriter release with a pleasant name and a few nice songs. Michael’s …
