With a lot of arid footage, the video dovetails with the song’s intentions. When you’re hot and grimy on the road, the arid climate utterly invades your soul, and King Nobody has distilled this experience into a song. You can virtually taste the dust in the husky, fuzzy tones.
As humans, we crave being seen and acknowledged by other people — but the irony is that often, once someone else’s eyes are on us, we dodge their gaze out of fear that they won’t like what they see. Atlanta-based indie-pop singer/songwriter K Michelle DuBois gives a sound to this debilitating self-consciousness with her latest single, “On the Run Again.” READ MORE…
Homesickness hits differently when you’ve left indefinitely, and indie-pop musician Juana Everett knows it. Distance doesn’t make the heart grow fonder in this case—feelings of fear and insecurity are the ones getting stirred up. READ MORE…
Melissa Erin – “Whole lotta nothin’”
-If I gave a “best new Americana artist” award, I would give it to Melissa Erin. She’s been one of my favorite finds of 2020, that’s for sure. This song has the expressive sincerity of classic country music. I could picture this one getting applause at the Bluebird Cafe. It’s rare to find a new song with this kind of truthtelling and resonance. Melissa Erin’s vocal is good but the lyrics will stop you in your tracks. Give this one a spin, friends. It’s impressive.
Using his acoustic guitar to emphasize the vulnerability and intimacy at the core of his songs, Adam Silvestri—aka Radiator King—truly warms you up with “Out In The Night.”
From Silvestri’s newest album Unborn Ghosts, “Out In The Night” was written during an emotional breakup. Though his heart was falling apart, he couldn’t help but feel intensely grateful for having this person be a part of his life at all. This song was written to help muster the inner strength one required to move forward in life without someone you love.