It’s such an exciting experience for bloggers to look back on a year of great music. Where the song of the year list is largely idiosyncratic and based on a specific track “hitting me” uniquely, I find the album list is much more …
Tag Archives: St Pete Holland
Album Review: St Pete Holland – Seven Deadly Hymns
This is the best album of 2018 that you haven’t heard. I guarantee it. If you come to EarToTheGround to find exceptional music that is under your radar, sit back and enjoy. This album is going to blow you away. Every year we …
If it don’t jangle, we don’t want it – Americana on ETTG
Dan Getkin and the Twelve Six – “At the Ivy Inn” -You better get ready to dance if you’re going to play this song. It’s a five o’clock on Friday quittin’ time from work kind of song. It’s got a storyline that reminds …
More from Jae Jin and a few other folk artists
Jae Jin – “Book in the Cloud” -Like clockwork every few weeks we get a new submission from Jae Jin. Here’s the thing, though, we can’t quite him. We don’t even want to quit him! He’s delightful. Just listen to the harmonies on …
Keep the folk and Americana flowing into the weekend…
Angela Harris – “Still” -The best way to describe how I feel about this love song from Angela Harris is that I shared it with my wife of 12 years. If that don’t say how I feel bout it, ain’t nothin will. No, …
Let the people sing – A folk music Lunchtime Playlist for May 1
Alexander Wren – “Emily” -This song is romantic about a girl named… you guessed it, Emily. There’s an interested development about halfway through where some of the backing influences go straight up dissonant. I’m warning you now because it is unsettling. Yet I …
Lunchtime Playlist April 3 – A rock n’ roll variety
Dessie Magee – “Bandit” -Dessie Magee has some of the best pure rock vocals we’ve heard in a long time. The overall composition feels genuine. He’s a bit like Dustin Kensrue and that’s pretty high praise for us. We’re definitely into the layered …