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Americana Music Show Raves Over Charles Wesley Godwin’s “Seneca”

The sense of place runs deep in the grooves of Seneca, the striking debut album by singer-songwriter Charles Wesley Godwin. This 11-song set paints a portrait of his home state of West Virginia that is instantly recognizable yet consistently surprising in its depth.

The music sounds like old-time country and folk music, reinforced with a rock backbone. The standard folk music instruments abound—acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin, banjo and fiddle can be heard throughout. But the songs make judicious use of piano, keyboards, electric guitar and horn, providing a subtle edge to many of the tracks.

by Baby Robot Media

Tom Freund’s “Angelus” Makes Tongue Tied Magazine’s Weekly Round Up

It’s hard not to be hooked by the infectious beat the second The second Tom Freund’s “Angelus” begins. The opening track on Freund’s most recent album, East of Lincoln, is a practice in mellow rock. Steady, but fun. Clue in on lyrics like “Got a couple stories to tell” and “I can hear sirens coming for us down Washington Way” for a bit more intrigue on a song that seems happy-go-lucky on the surface. In the chorus, Freund acknowledges the subject: “Angelus wait for us in the parking lot.” Toward the end, he sings,“Angelus we are yours for the night. Please shine the light… I think we can make it.”

by Baby Robot Media

Wide Open Country Names Charles Wesley Godwin as an Artist to Watch in 2019

West Virginia-based singer-songwriter Charles Wesley Godwin tells the real stories of his homeland of Appalachia on his forthcoming album Seneca (out on Feb. 15). With a voice and pen as mighty and enthralling as the Blue Ridge Mountains, Godwin is one to watch.

Must-listen: “Coal Country,” a gorgeous, powerful song that traces the history of West Virginia’s coal industry.

by Baby Robot Media

Wide Open Country Premieres New Roses and Cigarettes track “Echoes and Silence”

Roses and Cigarettes. Angela Petrilli and Jenny Pagliaro. Echoes and Slience; Fast As I Can. Los Angeles, CA SoCal Rock

Los Angeles-based Americana duo Roses & Cigarettes first entered the scene with their 2015 self-titled album. Since then the duo, made up of Jenny Pagliaro and Angela Petrilli, has made a name for themselves as the embodiment of the SoCal country-rock sound, opening for Jim Lauderdale, Elizabeth Cook, Amanda Shires and more.

Now Roses & Cigarettes is gearing up to release their sophomore album Echoes and Silence (out on Feb. 22), a bold collection of songs recorded during an incredibly trying time for the duo. Several of the songs, including the recently released “Fast As I Can,” address Pagliaro’s battle with Stage IV cancer. READ MORE…

by Baby Robot Media

ANCHR Magazine sits down with Patrick Damphier to talk about his new LP Say I’m Pretty

Singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire Patrick Damphier is on the brink of releasing his first full length album as a solo artist; Say I’m Pretty, out February 1st via YK Records.With eleven tracks, the debut record takes listeners on a winding journey that combines breezy melodies and jangly guitars with dreamy vocals and pop infrastructure. Featuring collaborations with the likes of Molly Parden, Nicole Atkins, Jessica Lea Mayfield and the late Richard Swift, the album nods to Damphier’s chameleon-like ability to work with an array of artists, while also putting him in the spotlight for the first time. There’s a refreshing and eager energy that threads through each track, but it’s mixed with the touch of a seasoned musician—Damphier has played in The Mynabirds and Paper Rival and makes a living songwriting and producing for other artists. READ MORE…

by Baby Robot Media

Routes and Branches Shares Glowing Review of Charles Wesley Godwin’s “Seneca”

Seneca shines, its pitch perfect production balancing traditional sounds with a more contemporary approach to arrangements. For every moment of fiddle or flatpicking, there is hammered percussion or layered backing vocals. The acoustic folk ballad “Half a Heart” segues into “Hardwood Floors”, with its insistent beat and confident full-band blitz. “Coal Country” features fiddle and piano in support of a beautiful melody addressing the vein of coal which runs from generation to generation as both a blessing and a burden: It put a roof over my head / And armor on the tanks in Normandy / The light shone bright in the hands of its care / From the Western skies to Washington DC / Now it lies broken, high and cold / In its grave of Appalachian stone.