Buy And The War Came And the War Came, the 2014 third album by Shakey Graves, features an overall minimalistic approach with simple acoustic guitar, percussion up front and impressively tight production. Born Alejandro Rose-Garcia, this songwriter and performer has an incredible talent for using his unique voice (a voice which naturally falls somewhere between Bruce … Read more
Buy Above the Sweet Tea Line Using a modern vibe with many classic influences blending into one cohesive sound, Jeremy Porter and the Tucos fuses a simple but highly effective sound on their latest album, Above the Sweet Tea Line. They claim influence from disparate sources ranging from Cheap Trick to Gram Parsons to Merle … Read more
Buy Something You Remember Released: June 21, 2015 Produced by: Franklin Gotham Track Listing Casanova Forced Metaphors Jamie Want Ad Still Beating Heart Group Musicians Kevin Adkins – Lead Vocals, Piano, Melodica Jarrett Nicolay – Guitars, Keyboards Christopher Speich – Drums, Percussion Franklin Gotham‘s impressive debut EP, Something You Remember, is just that – something … Read more
Buy Me Right Now Released: October 14, 2015 Produced by: Jon Lewis Track Listing Me Right Now Mine Stay New York I Love You So Close So Far Musicians Hannah Ayrault – Piano, Vocals Jon Lewis – Synths Me Right Now may only be five songs long, but this debut EP by Hannah Ayrault certainly … Read more
Buy Tales of the Aftermath Courtney Chambers brings music to a place many artists grasp towards but can’t quite reach. Her fourth album, Tales of the Aftermath, bluntly and artfully expresses sentiments that most everyone can relate to. It is masterful in its simplicity but poetic in its deliverance. Â Chambers’ s vocals are the core … Read more
October 27, 2015 by Karyn Albano Buy Mother of Illusion Hungarian rockers, The Trousers, put forth a lot of positive, highly energetic tunes on their latest album, Mother of Illusion. The album overall is a refreshing, modern take on classic genres such as classic rock, punk and new wave, and it features some fine production, … Read more
Buy Abstract Heart Abstract Heart is the third full length album by the Welsh duo, Zervas & Pepper. The album consists of melodic, well produced songs which straddle the line between country rock and seventies-style folk. The entire album has a very organic base with just enough modern sonic effect to make it an interesting and pleasant … Read more
Buy Beneath the Waves Austin, Texas based Distant Lights, stripped their sound and songs down to the core for their acoustic album, Beneath the Waves. This 2015 release is a bit of an intentional departure from the four-piece group’s previous two albums which employed more high level pop/rock sounds and arrangements. Musically, this album is … Read more
Buy The Steppin’ Stones album The Steppin’ Stones are a hard rock trio from South Carolina consisting of members in their late teens and early twenties. The group is led by 18-year-old vocalist and guitarist Hannah Wicklund who delivers melodies and styles from multiple genres with both expert precision and original adventurism. In fact, for … Read more