It can be argued that David Francey has had more impact than any old-school Canadian folk songsmith since the late great Stan Rogers. A late bloomer, he has now released ten albums that have deservedly won acclaim here (three Juno Awards) and beyond. So Say We All is one of his very best; it finds [...]
Oklahoma-by-way-of-Texas singer, songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader Jason Boland, with his backup group the Stragglers, has been considered a neo-traditionalist country artist and outlaw revivalist on a series of albums that have gradually begun to make an impression on the national charts. His 2010 concert collection High in the Rockies: A Live Album may have marked [...]
Band: Eric Lichter – archtop acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, pedal steel guitar, accordion, drums Brian Battles – upright bass, electric bass Courtney Gallagher – harmony vocal Ian Fitzgerald – acoustic guitar, vocal mp3 160 kbps | 105 MB | UL
Israel Nash Gripka was born and raised amongst the sightly and unsightly scenes of the backdrop of the Midwest, where cattle outnumber people and dirt roads hug the country side. Watered daily with old school country and receiving the nutrient rays of rock ‘n’ roll, Gripka has developed roots strong enough to not only hold [...]
Bummer alert! For those half-to-fully-baked music fans who gloriously tripped on Mr. Stephen McBean’s wild retro-rock ride, Black Mountain, don’t go expecting a similar buzz from sobering side project Lightning Dust. Sure, they sound like they’re named after a volatile drug combination (PCP and pop rocks?), but as Lightning Dust, Black Mountaineers Amber Webber and [...]
There’s not really much point in giving any type of back story to Gary Louris. If you are a fanatical Jayhawks fan, you already know more about the man than do, and if you aren’t, well it doesn’t really matter. The main thing is that after 20 years of making music, Louris has finally released [...]
Since 1996 Jason Molina has been delivering his sparse tales of woe in various forms from Songs: Ohia to Magnolia Electric Co. he has done collaboration albums with artists such as Alistair Roberts and My Morning Jacket and more recently has begun trading under his own name. Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me [...]
Recorded at Howe’s house and San Pedro Chapel on two days in Spring 2007, Tuscon, Arizona. Tracks: 1 Train Singer Song 2 World Stand Still 3 The Hangin’ Judge 4 All Done In Again 5 Return To San Pedro 6 Four Door Maverick 7 Explore You 8 Notoriety 9 The Wild Frontier 10 Lonely Man [...]
Australian-only live release from Bonnie Prince Billy (Will Oldham) and his band. Recorded in California, Wilding In The West features passionate versions of classic BPB tunes plus three new tracks. The material on this live set comes largely from 2003′s Master and Everyone and 2006′s The Letting Go, two of his most successful albums to [...]
‘Monsters’ celebrates our 10th anniversary and includes our so called best, most rare plus unreleased songs. The songs feature other artists like spinvis, kettel, david eugene edwards (16 horsepower). Tracks: 01 – Monsters 02 – De Vaart Der Volkeren 03 – Again, I Need To Break Your Heart 04 – Under The Milkyway 05 – [...]
Of Tarantula Arms, they’ve written that it “…is a landscape of songs collected through our travels. Emotional tales of struggle and triumph mixed with our love of nature, these songs are sung with heart and subtle harmonies, layered with strings upon strings.” Jenn and Basho are a perfectly complimentary musical couple. His violin backs her [...]
Tejas Brothers third studio release, Live a Little More, hits it out of the park. Produced by Lloyd Maines, the album features guest appearances by Augie Meyers, Larry Joe Taylor & Deryl Dodd. Live a Little More is a toe tapping, heart pounding exhibition of fun! With hit tracks, Don’t Be So Mean & Swerve, [...]
With the twang of a guitar, and that trademark voice – the sound of ice cracking as it is engulfed by warmer waters – Dan Michaelson opens his fourth album, Blindspot. From the very beginning of his debut record back in 2009 Michaelson’s voice, always full of such a fragile yearning, has been the centrepiece [...]
Escondido is a Nashville formed duo of Jessica Maros and Tyler James. Their vibey Spaghetti Western sound has a Southwestern desert sway to it, somewhat reminiscent of the Friends of Dean Martinez, Calexico and parts of Son Volt infused with Ennio Morricone. They create a really alluring vibe for such a young group. The Ghost [...]
On Wilderness, The Handsome Family returns with a concept album about wildlife — each song is named for some creature or other — with an emphasis on nature’s capacity for destruction. In “Caterpillars,” a woman is struck by lightning and struggles to escape the unkind vibrations that haunt her. “” tells the story of the [...]
When Kasey Chambers sings, she manages the not-unremarkable accomplishment of splitting the difference between Emmylou Harris’s crystalline purity and Lucinda Williams’s rough-hewn emotional honesty, and the most startling thing is you sense she sounded like this before she ever heard of either artist. Chambers’ songwriting is no less remarkable, and connects in much the same [...]
Highway adventures, heart break and curious characters fill the songs lyrically while producers David Beck and Paul Cauthen insure the songs are compelling and easy to listen to. Recommended if You Like: John Prine Rodney Crowell Todd Snider mp3 320 kbps | 110 MB | UL | CL
Secretly Canadian is proud to announce the 15th Anniversary reissue of a Songs: Ohia classic, the Hecla & Griper EP, now appearing for the first time with previously unreleased bonus material. After spending the summer of 1997 on the road, Jason Molina and Co. headed into Bloomington, Ind. studio The Grotto with producer Dan Burton [...]
It’s a fine performance as Merritt mixes selections from both albums (six from Tambourine; four from her debut) backed by her terrific four-piece band, tightened through constant touring. Her voice is clear and strong, the sound is full and clean. It’s an appropriately classy show for classy roots music that encompasses country, folk, and even [...]