In today’s music industry, with the advent of YouTube, Kickstarter, Bandcamp, and others, it’s becoming a crowded place. It becomes more and more difficult to distinguish yourself from other artists. If you’re an indie rock band, you can add a violin, some brass, …
Tag Archives: singer songwriter
Mili – “The Red String You Can Tether”
Mili is the pseudonym of Toronto, Ontario based singer songwriter Milindra Kulugammana. The sweet voiced, capo’ed guitar stylings of this brilliant Canadian musician are crystal clear on this track, one of many off of his Convalescence. When mixed with the beautifully written lyrics about being …
Artist Interview: yesper
The enigmatic acoustic musician known as “yesper” released an EP for us near the end of 2012. We’re hoping to write on the album itself one of these days. In the mean time, check out these awesome interview responses. Be sure to enjoy …
Passenger – “I Hate”
Passenger is a prolific artist that you haven’t heard of because he’s not American. I’m embarrassed about this, but I’ll remedy this in a coming week or so with a review. Until then, here’s a hilariously honest song called “I Hate”. Couldn’t agree …
Nathan Reich – All Night Pharmacy
Fans of breathtaking guitar picking and subtle, penetrating lyrics will adore the latest offering of Brooklyn artist Nathan Reich. Sometimes people ask me how I find amazing artists like Nathan. The truth in his case is through Crackerfarm’s videos of Nathan on YouTube. …
Griffin House – The Guy That Says Goodbye To You Is Out Of His Mind
Griffin House is a pretty good songwriter. This song, one of my favorite love songs, is a particularly well written one. It’s an oldie but a goodie. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsnlrXza57o]
John Fullbright – From The Ground Up
Continuing with my early 2013 theme of “albums that belonged on my best of 2012 list”, John Fullbright’s From The Ground Up is a sterling example of a singer-songwriter being more than that, an album that transcends what one man can typically do. From …
Angus Stone – Broken Brights
I mentioned Angus Stone last week when I placed his album in my top 10 albums of the year. I hadn’t had a chance to write a review for it before I put it on that list. Angus Stone is an Australian musician …
Mary Broome on Courtney Jaye and Marc Scibilia
Nothing gives me a greater sense of purpose or pleasure than connecting with someone over music. I love my job for a dozen reasons, but the best part is building relationships with bloggers who care about promoting genuinely talented artists. One such blogger …
Goodnight, Texas – A Long Life of Living
Named after the Texas ghost town halfway between their homes, Goodnight, Texas has created an outstanding album that has its roots in traditional folk music with an ear for catchy hooks and memorable stories. When you turn on A Long Life of Living, get …
