Warm and as sweet as her name would imply it could be, the Francine Honey’s vocal is always the focal point of anything she records, but in the case of her new single and music video “Can’t Press Reset,” it’s reason enough to give her latest release a close examination …
Read More »Bluegrass Legend James Reams Releases Documentary (DVD)
Fans of the bluegrass beat are getting a lot of treats in 2020, and if you’re looking for a documentary in the genre’s underground vein that won’t leave you unsatisfied, the James Reams biopic Like a Flowing River: A Bluegrass Passage is definitely a Prime Video addition that I would recommend you …
Read More »“Affirmation Day” (LP) from Guitarist Jake Allen
The indie culture in American music has been holding up through 2020 a lot better than the mainstream end of the spectrum has been, and to appreciate what I mean, you don’t need to look much further than the new record Affirmation Day from Jake Allen, currently out and available …
Read More »Hēran Soun – “Undeaf” (LP)
Sound is relative. So is emotion. Everything is individualized at the most fundamental of levels when we break down art, whether it be rock n’ roll music or sculptures made of clay, but there’s something particularly transcendent about a piece that breaks the boundaries between two mediums. What is it …
Read More »Ten Penny Gypsy – “Fugitive Heart” (LP)
I cannot urge music fans too much to give this album a chance. There are too many who love music, truly value it in their lives, that remain sadly shut down to certain styles thanks to cultural or personal bias. We are told and taught music such as the songs …
Read More »“Epiphonetics” (LP) by Shayne Cook
The Bible says all is vanity and there’s nothing new under the sun, publications presumably in the know commission long examinations of the paltry value of modern music, but then you hear the Shayne Cooks of the world and realize the future is in safe hands. His debut song collection Epiphonetics has …
Read More »Warbler BC Releases One (LP)
In a lush, atmospheric melody that feels like it would go on forever if not limited by the track’s cutoff point, “Starry Gown” washes over us like an ocean wave, dragging us away from the shores and into a sea of emotional unrest that will only get choppier as we …
Read More »Ronnue is back with new Single!
In a gentle but pulsating groove, Ronnue breaks the dam on an ocean of catharsis just waiting to wash over us in his cover of Janet Jackson’s “That’s the Way Love Goes” this October, the moodiness of the rhythm already making its presence known long before lyrics have even come into …
Read More »Grand Nathaniel “At The Lagoon” (LP)
Grand Nathanial is a bit of a mystery in terms of the name, but the music on At The Lagoon sounds like a cross between a long lost brother of the past, and a new found friend. Just research J Burton and you can get the lowdown on who Grand …
Read More »“Big Blue Sky in the Morning” (LP) by Barbara Jo Kammer
Bluegrass’ cultural presence isn’t isolated to Appalachia, nor is its influence nearly as insular as it was just a century ago. In 2020, bluegrass is seeing a revitalization alongside an Americana revival critics have been more than enamored with in recent years, and the biggest reason why just might have …
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