SHARK-FIN AWARDS

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kazyaking/ Describing their music as essentially folk songs with modern influences seeping into work, Kazyak is led by singer/songwriter Peter Frey and their first full length studio release Reflection solidifies their standing as one of the most promising acts in recent memory. They are based in Minnesota’s Twin Cities area and …

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheBlackmailSeduction/ This is confident, strutting music not afraid to pursue its own ends and blissfully dismissive of any modern tradition. The Blackmail Seduction’s new release The Blackmail Seduction II doesn’t treat rock music like a butterfly pinned under glass however; instead, the songs discussed here are among the most stunning re-inventions …

URL: http://patientlyawaitingthemeteorite.band/ For those of us who live for progressive music that dexterously pushes us to reexamine the structure of sound and artistry itself, Canadian rockers Patiently Awaiting the Meteorite have gifted us an album for the ages in Canyon Diablo, their spellbinding debut LP out everywhere this year. PATM invoke …

URL: http://www.garydouglasband.com/ The single “River Road” is what got me hooked on the Gary Douglas Band, and the album from which it was spawned, Deep in the Water. Deep in the Water might as well be a greatest hits disc encapsulating every great country song that should have been released between 2008 and …

URL: http://www.cindygbluegrass.com/ The subtle chicken pickin’ of a guitar greets us in the opening seconds of the title track of Moonshiner’s Daughter, the inspiring new bluegrass album from none other than Pennsylvania’s very own Cindy G. She passionately sings “I’m nothing more than a Moonshiner’s Daughter,” and her words echo through the …

YOU TUBE: https://youtu.be/4PxO_7Dx-Lw The same no-nonsense verve New York City’s The Danbees bring to their songwriting comes across just as vitally in their new single “Down at the Bar”. This is a four piece who never pull their punches in this song and change things up from high velocity power …

YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsZwuz2Idyo Like a painter carefully applying a brush to a canvas, singer/songwriters Rachel Panchal and Scott Oatley artfully contribute one stroke of colorful tonality after another inNo Ghost, their brand new EP hitting record stores this summer, and their painstaking attention to detail is devastatingly moving in every …

THE ALBUM: https://open.spotify.com/album/10y9nciKuBaNJnnmKihbuN Del Suelo’s new album The Musician’s Compass: A 12 Step Programme has rocketed its way into the title of most anticipated record of the year, and having just given it a listen over the weekend it isn’t hard to see the reasons why. In an era where charlatanism has …

URL: http://www.wave21.com/ For those in the know, the tradition of Canadian country rock is a long one with storied names like The Cowboy Junkies, Blue Rodeo, and even The Band boasted four out of five members who hailed from the Great White North. Montreal based Wave 21 aspires to join …

URL: https://lelandandthesilverwells.com/ When you fuse together a homespun string arrangement, ethereal vocals and a pastoral beat, you don’t just get “Coming Down,” one of nine magical slabs of psychedelic pop offered in Leland and the Silver Wells’ stunning new self-titled record; you get a glimpse into what pop music can …