Renegade Folk. Singer-songwriters who colour outside the lines. Cover: Orville Peck
Holler Country debuts new single from Matthew Check – “Okay With It” – noting that “the recordings add an easy warmth to the delicate heart-on-its-sleeve heartbreak of the compositions.”
“Like a 70s Dylan blended with the candid self-deprecating songwriting of Loudon Wainwright III or Warren Zevon, the songs are sad and raw and often painfully introspective.”
Listen: State of the Art Spotify playlist for 2/14/22
Listen to this week’s State of the Art Spotify playlist featuring:
Farees – Mercury / Orgullosamente
Noname – Rainforest
Under the Rug – Dear Adeline
Taylor Gang, Wiz Khalifa, Suzanne Sheer – Without You
Simona Smirnova – Bird Language
Lucy Dacus – VBS
Matthew Check – Tattoo
Black Dresses – Heaven
Brian Michael Henry – Waiting
Amyl and The Sniffers – Freaks to the Front
William Russell Wallace – I Found a Reason
Manuel The Band – Hell Yeah Everyday
Boris Pelekh – Vultures
Aunt Kelly – Master of My Mind
TheWorst – Jim’s Song
BELA – BAD DOG
Carissa Johnson – Running Uphill
ALL BITE – One Less Thing To Deal With
Mimi Oz – Time Will Tell
Georgia Feroce – Cocaine
Leeann Skoda – I Believe
The Minks – Lavender
Cemento – No Ambition
The Chisel – Retaliation
Civic – Another Day
Every Time I Die – Sly
Upchuck – Upchuck
FACS – XOUT
Fake Fruit – No Mutuals
Fiddlehead – Million Times
Listen: Captain Americana playlist for 2/14/22
Listen to this week’s Captain Americana Spotify playlist featuring:
Kiely Connell – The Blues That Really Burn
Jim Keaveny – Sunrise
B.Knox – If I Break
Matthew Check – Tattoo
Simona Smirnova – Bird Language
Megan & Shane – Alone
William Russell Wallace – I Found a Reason
Mimi Oz – Time Will Tell
Shawn Williams – So Tired
Sonja Midtune – Wildflowers
Lake & Lyndale – First One
GoldenOak – Black Feather / Silent Spring
Two Cent Revival – Demons
Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly – Wade in the Water
Ross Adams – Tobacco Country
Elijah Ocean – Livin’ to Love You
Andrew Leahey & the Homestead – Keep the Car Running
Lindsay Kay – Through the Phone
Reilly Downes – Dirty Love
Christian Lee Hutson – Strawberry Lemonade
Hen in the Foxhouse – The Codependents
David Newbould – Ready for the Times to Get Better
Ferris & Sylvester – Knock You Down – Live at Real World Studios
Flying Buffaloes – A New Day Is Gonna Dawn
Fretland – Love You More
Joshua Ray Walker – Dumpster Diving
Langhorne Slim – Stubborn Love
Lilly Hiatt – Peach
Lydia Loveless – You’re Leaving Me
Matt Costa – Last Love Song – Live Deluxe
Ida Mae – Raining for You
Steve Poltz – Conveyor Belt
SUSTO – Get Down
Atwood Magazine collates a track-by-track rundown of Manuel the Band’s new “smoldering record fueled by sweetly charming rock grooves and heartfelt emotion.”
Americana UK debuts new video – for Michael Nesmith-penned “Different Drum” – from Sarah White, as made popular by Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys
The recent death of Michael Nesmith of the Monkees has prompted music fans to celebrate his legacy and remember his great song-writing talents. Back when Linda Ronstadt was singing with Stone Poneys, they scored a number 13 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the Nesmith-penned ‘Different Drum’, a brilliantly tuneful and catchy number about two lovers who want different things from a relationship. It’s a classic song that Sarah White makes her own. The upbeat rhythms are complemented by a strong bass-line, over which fluid piano rolls and flows and White’s vocal winds its way wearily around the gorgeous melody. Her voice is, indeed, the highlight of the song, distinctive and full of character, making the familiar narrative feel authentic.