With rollicking string-led grooves, mighty folk melodies and a homespun Canadian lyricism coming together inside of nine tracks that could each act as a single on par with the starring “My Thousand Dollar Car,” Sébastien Lacombe’s Fly is undeniably the artist’s most mature collection of material so far. Running about thirty-three minutes in total, Fly is far from the […]
Thrusting forward with an intensity unparalleled in other genres in “Stagger Lee” while crushing us with more modest rhythms in “Don’t Take It Too Bad.” Manipulating a mild country melody in the title cut from Starry Southern Nights only to turn around and give us a drunken swing as enticing as an old fashioned country breakfast in […]
It’s happening around us, Bill Abernathy sings in his new song, “More Than Meets The Eye”. Disguised as a politically-charged tune, Abernathy smuggles in his own mesmerizing electric guitar fused with folk/Americana storytelling. The unforgettable percussion beats are another section in this must-listen. “More Than Meets The Eye”, in my eyes, is more than a […]
“Well Virginia’s for lovers, and lord knows you’ve had a-plenty / But you weren’t supposed to love them while you was a-lovin’ me” declares a confident but battered lead vocal in “Raining in Roanoke,” the tone of the lyrics skewing that of the singing with an emotionality the audience can’t help but embrace. In songs […]
With a vocal like his, Chris Ning doesn’t need to do much to make a simple single sound like something a symphony created, and this has never been quite as true as it is in the new track “Explode” and its accompanying music video, both of which are out now and available everywhere smart indie […]
Stepping out of the shadows with a gentle, flute-born melody, Les Fradkin’s “System Crash” doesn’t start off with a lot of fireworks, but don’t let this initially soft introduction fool you – what’s about to come pouring out of these speakers is as potent as anything the legendary player has put his name on thus […]
With an easygoing groove behind a rustic set of strings, there’s nothing cosmetically experimental about the surface appeal of “Everything but Modest,” but upon closer inspection, this outlaw country balladry is anything but conventional structurally. Like the other ten songs we find on the new record Smile When You’re Wasted from Marc Miner, there’s a certain rock […]
Ten Penny Gypsy’s Fugitive Heart, despite its faithful invocation of traditional Americana, is a thoroughly modern recording. The production is top notch on each of its ten songs and this approach to the material helps frame it in a modern sonic light rather than sounding like music from out of another time. There are such qualities […]
If there’s one genre that refuses to die, it’s rock n’ roll, and never has its storied vitality been quite as obvious as it arguably is in 2020, with bands like The Confusionaires keeping some of its vintage tones alive via From the Headache to the Heartache for a generation seemingly eager to embrace them. URL: https://confusionaires.com/ […]
Shayne Cook’s nine song studio album debut Epiphonetics raises the curtain on his professional musical career in auspicious fashion. Hailing from Down Under, the Australian native boasts a variety of influences apparent with a single listen. Cook’s writing begins on a high note with first track “The Stawell Gift” and the atmospheric musical arrangement draws you into […]