June 6, 2016 is a day that I will never forget. I was at the beginning of a four-month tour of the west coast up to Alaska when my tour bus caught on fire and burned to the ground at a Love’s truck stop in Corning, CA. READ MORE…
Listen to this week’s State of the Art Spotify playlist featuring:
Bee Appleseed – I Was Dreaming (Baby Robot Records)
Pinegrove – Phase
Coma Girls – Smoking Gun (Baby Robot Records)
Soccer Mommy – lucy
The Pedaljets – Uncounted Heads
Mark Ronson, Anderson.Paak – Then There Were Two
Homeboy Sandman – Name
DJ Shadow, De La Soul – Rocket Fuel
Pond Diver – Look Around
Post Animal – Schedule
The Wild – Dreams Are Maps
Dogleg – Fox
World / Inferno Friendship Society – Citizen of Jazz (Alternative Tentacles Records)
Tech N9ne, Mackenzie Nicole – Yeah No!
Left at London – Blacknwhite (Radio Edit)
Ray Dalton – In My Bones
Action Bronson, The Alchemist – Dmtri
Brooklynn – Love
Mighty Chubb, Mighy Mi, Chubb Rock – Party Planner
Acid Tongue – Walk Don’t Run (Freakout Records)
Glass Beach – Bedroom Community
Cardioid – Old Records
Mount Eerie, Julie Doiron – Belief Pt. 2
Varsity – So Sad, So Sad
Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird – Hot Pink
Boyscott – Nova Scotia 500
Begonia – Fear
Pigeon John – They Don’t Make Em Like Me
Destroyer – It Just Doesn’t Happen
FRANK LEONE, Hanni El Khatib, Monster Mike – Crown
Torgeir Waldemar – Leaf in the Wind (Jansen Records)
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This song, titled ‘Burn the Witch’, from the talented artist and the golden throat Sarah Peacock, you will really like it. She touched us emotionally with her confident and distinctive vocal. Her creative and catchy writing style, along with her great singing, plays a role in making this song beautiful and impressive. The production here is unique and shows real talent, and personally I believe that there is no perfect song without professional and unique production. Enjoy! READ MORE…
Listen to this week’s Captain Americana Spotify playlist featuring:
Neon Moon – Darlin’
Brittany Howard – Stay High
Coma Girls – Smoking Gun (Baby Robot Records)
The Black Lips – Gentleman
Andrew Weiss and Friends – This Might Hurt a Little
Wilco – Love is Everywhere (Beware)
Caitlin Anne Webster – Powhatan River Blues
M. Ward – Migration of Souls (ANTI)
Karen & the Sorrows – Jonah and the Whale
Radiator King – On the Mountain
Elijah Ocean – Back to the Lander
Jeff Crosby – Laramie
AJJ – Normalization Blues
Mary Bragg, Drivin N Cryin – Don’t Walk Away
John Salaway, Bri Murphy – It’s All in Your Mind
Craig Gerdes – Drank My Wife Away (Sol Records)
Wisetale – Fix
Roan Yellowthorn – We Just Disagree (Blue Elan Records)
Tre Burt – Caught It from the Rye
Mary Chapin Carpenter – Our Man Walter Cronkite
Early James – Blue Pill Blues
Fruition – Where Can I Turn
Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley w/ Taj Mahal – World Full of Blues
Khruangbin, Leon Bridges – Texas Sun
Lauren Morrow – Do Better
Luke Lalonde – Waiting for the Light to Change
Kacy & Clayton – How To Fight Loneliness (New West Records)
Judy Collins, Jonas Fjeld, Chatham County Line – Bury Me with My Guitar On (Cleopatra Records)
C.J. McKnight – Stinker Lets Loose! (Burger Records)
Heather Pierson – Goodness Knows
Dustbowl Revival – Runaway
Marcus King – Wildflowers & Wine
Sonny Landreth – Blacktop Run
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Born of the legendary Muscle Shoals, Alabama, music scene and boasting contributions from local luminaries John Paul White, Dylan LeBlanc, Thad Saajid, and The Pollies, Pond Diver’s debut EP Flashbacks is a promising entry in the region’s deep and eclectic musical canon.
In Their Words: “I typically have a less-is-more approach when it comes to writing music. My first record from 2017 definitely reflects that, it was a stripped-down songwriter album with all songs performed solo or as a duo. However, when it came to recording again I felt that six of my songs really worked best in more of a full-band arrangement, so I pulled together some of my musical collaborators and good friends and we recorded this EP to showcase those songs specifically. The focus of this record is still very much on the song, but it also features musical aspects that are harder to achieve as a solo or duo, like instrumental solos, some three-part harmonies, and an instrumental tune that highlights the individual players. Although there are more musicians on this record than my last, it is still very simple in terms of production.