Sea shanties had a bit of a resurgence last year (which was a nice surprise!), so it’s great to hear artists like James Kahn utilizing them within their music. The Risin’ Of The Sea is the title of this track, with the lyrics having a link to the current refugee crisis, making it rather topical in nature. READ MORE…
SoCal singer/songwriter, Emmy-nominated TV writer-producer & novelist James Kahn’s seventh album, By the Risin’ of the Sea, turns our expectations of traditional sea shanties on their heads by confronting our modern environmental struggles. The album was a finalist in the International Acoustic Music Awards, and the music video of the title song has won several film festival awards, including Best Music Video at the Global Film and Music Festival. READ MORE…
With a sensibility that is uniquely her own, Shawn Williams is about to release her fourth album Wallowin’ in the Night on May 20, 2022. Williams, who hails from and is based in New Orleans, calls her eclectic blend of sounds as “Alt-rocka countrybilly, serial killer blues.” It’s a sound which blends amplified guitars with raw, honest lyrics.
Aunt Kelly is the musical project of Chicago’s Kelly Hanneman. Their new single, “Billboard Lady,” is a charming and infectious power pop song that is heavy on piano. It’s an impossibly upbeat love song that’s an ode to Aunt Kelly’s drummer Sarah Weddle. READ MORE…
Listen to this week’s Captain Americana Spotify playlist featuring:
SeepeopleS – Two Silhouettes
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway – She’ll Change
Matthew Check – The Last Song
Father John Misty – Chloe
Shawn Williams – Someone Else
Jewel – Long Way ‘Round
Simona Smirnova – Volcano Dreams
Tami Neilson, Willie Nelson – Beyond the Stars
Steven Denmark – One Arm Ruby – Live
Drive-By Truckers – Welcome 2 Club XIII
B.Knox – Coal Mines & Wishing Wells
American Aquarium – All I Needed
James Kahn – The Risin’ of the Sea
Old Crow Medicine Show – Gloryland
Mimi Oz – Hate
Kiely Connell – Caroline’s Corner Cafe
William Russell Wallace – Fire Season
Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly – Old Blind Barnabas
Megan & Shane – Leaving It All up to You
Ross Adams – 4th Street Up
Sara Melson – Wound Too Tight
Porter Howell – This Town Was
Lasers Lasers Birmingham – Can You Believe My Luck – Jam in the Van session
Luke Francis (of FRETLAND) – Two Way Street
Holley McCreary, Philip Bowen – Riva Jean
Ashley Ray – Better Now
Avi Kaplan – First Place I Go
Barbaro, Gully Boys – If It Makes You Happy
The Barefoot Movement – Fire
Bendigo Fletcher – Retail Lord
Beta Radio – Don’t Leave Me Behind
Bones Owens – Good Day
Brandy Clark – Long Walk
Listen to this week’s State of the Art Spotify playlist featuring:
Epic Levels – Dark Sunglasses
DJ Harrison, Pink Siifu – Cosmos
TheWorst – Monomania
Lady Wray – I Do
Suzanne Sheer – Down For You
Shamir – Gay Agenda
Aunt Kelly – Billboard Lady
Superchunk – Endless Summer
Farees – Hey Joe
The Afghan Whigs – I’ll Make You See God
Andrew Yarovenko – Negative Space
BELA – Adored
ALL BITE – Passion
Under the Rug – My Best Friend
Manuel The Band – Hearing Love Songs
Carissa Johnson – Time, Only Time
Mimi Oz – Ready For Your Love
Georgia Feroce – Getting Late
Lazerbeak – In My Cups
The Exbats – Ghost in the Record Store
Otoboke Beaver – I am not maternal
Nekrogoblikon – This is It
Niamh Regan, Ciaran Lavery – Winter in Eden
Basement Revolver – Skin
Superet – Pink House
The Simps, Eyedress, zzzahara – On Fye
A Place to Bury Strangers – Let’s See Each Other
Empath – Corner of Surprise
OMBIIGIZI – Cherry Coke
Voivod – Synchro Anarchy
SASAMI – Say It