The featured track “Bigolder” by Montana based trio, BUTTER comes from their 2013 seven track release, “Field Field Lake Lake“. This latest effort was recorded in Eureka, Montana with a few of my new...
Upseen: Life
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Orleans, France five-piece indie pop band UPSEEN released their five track EP “El Monstruo” this past December [’17], with the beautiful opening track “Life” leading off the effort. Upseen...
Ligula: Ocean
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Lígula is an alternative rock band in Madrid Spain made up of band members Ignacio Fernández, Alejandro Elizalde, Borja Menéndez, Diego Ruíz -Jevy-, Saúl Omar, Joan Carranza, Carlos Valladolid and Guzmán Sánchez. In...
Robin Aigner: Kiss H...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brooklyn, New York musician Robin Aigner released her ten-song LP “Con Tender” in late October of 2014, a wonderful collection of indie folk tunes that also feature several performers known as Parlour Game (noted...
Sawtooth: Life is a ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s lush nine-minute rewarding tale “Life is a Book” comes from the beautiful Dec 2015 LP release “Post-Americana” by Olympia Washington five piece folktronica band, SAWOOTH. The group has...
Jeremy Bass: The Gre...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The most striking thing about the upcoming new album by Brooklyn-based artist Jeremy Bass is his adept and powerful lyrics. ‘The Greatest Fire’ (out Jan 19 2018 via Jungle Strut Music) contains numerous turns of...
The Wilderness of Ma...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Across the Dark” is the fifth full length release from Toronto CAN band, THE WILDERNESS OF MANITOBA, released on September 15th of this past year. This full release would definitely fit onto last years best...
The Northern Coast: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Calgary Alberta based band The Northern Coast was formed in the early spring of 2015, an amalgamation of folk rock, alternative and some western influences, with vocals driving the mix. They reportedly use the harsh Canadian...
Field Medic: Mongols...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Todays beautiful lo-fi freak folk feature “Mongols Pasture” comes from the 6 track debut 2013 EP “Crushed Pennies” from San Francisco based artist, Field Music. Field Medic is Bay area artist Kevin...
Pinegrove: Intrepid
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Intrepid” is the newest single released early this November by Montclair New Jersey band PINEGROVE. Its a beautiful & slowly building release which recently culminated in a pretty profound live performance...
Fizzy Soup: No Praye...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Cuerca Spain based indie rock-folk & soul band FIZZY SOUP released their newest nine track LP “Not So Far” earlier this year in February. The exceptional release, doubly funded through a crowdfunding effort,...
Little Shrine: Stone
posted by Stuart Morrison
Little Shrine, the songwriting project of San Francisco’s Jade Shipman, release their mini-LP Wilderness on Oct 20th. What band’s name describes its sound? Metallica? Little Shrine does, too. Universal feelings...
Rookin: Once More to...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Once More to the Lake” is the lead-off track from the late 2015 album “The Lookout” by Brooklyn based band ROOKIN, seven beautiful tracks of indie folk-rock. You may remember we previously featured...
Thee Irma & Loui...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Thee Irma & Louise reportedly crawled out of the tundras of northwestern Switzerland in 2002, choosing to settle in Berne, city of love and swiss garage punk capital. While they cut their fangs on instrumental garage...
Calum Muir: Hand
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Scottish musician and music therapist CALUM MUIR released his newest five-track EP “Shukla Paksha” earlier this year, which is a inspiring and beautiful collection of songs written after he picked up his life and...
Cubbage: False Alarm
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Here & Now” the debut late 2016 EP from Philadelphia self-produced folk & pop singer-songwriter, Anthony CUBBAGE, who uses the opportunity to express in each song on the EP the importance of capturing a...
Bridie Jackson: No B...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
‘No Baby To Lull‘ is the newest single from Newcastle-upon-Tyne based singer-songwiter Bridie Jackson, released on Debt Records in April of this year. The beautifully executed musical tale was reportedly written...
Letitia VanSant &...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Baltimore based indie folk artist Leticia VanSant & The Bonafides first released their single ‘Rising Tide‘ in August of 2013, before it made its way onto her 2015 LP, ‘Parts &...
Sea Offs: Unfound
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Unfound is the first single from Pennsylvania dream-folk band SEA OFFS new excellent 8 song release that dropped in March. The duo of Olivia and Rashmit met while attending Penn State University, bonding over a love of...
Kazyak: When I Lived...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The single ‘When I Lived in Carolina‘ comes from the forthcoming late July release of the album ‘Happy Camping‘ by Minneapolis indie rock band KAZYAK. It’s a beautiful song with folk leanings...
MAHOGANY: to where a...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Portuguese experimental indie-folk band MAHOGANY issued their eight track debut release ‘a house in iceland‘ back in 2015 through ZigurArtists. This is a collective netlabel from Lamego, Portugal, home to various...
Calan: Kân
posted by Stuart Morrison
The untraditionally traditional Wales-based group Calan are coming to the end of their UK tour, and have released a second single Kân from their album Solomon, which was released May 12th on Sain Records. To date, Calan...
Kacey Johansing: Bow...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bay-area California based indie-pop singer-songwriter Kacey Johansing has been a member of San Francisco groups Geographer and Honeycomb, and is a current member of the experimental folk duo Yesway. Collaboration has proven...
Matthew O’Neil...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Startup record label and environmental coalition Underwater Panther Coalition are excited to present their debut release, Trophic Cascade, the new LP from New York (via Ontario) artist Matthew O’Neill. Fourteen eclectic...
Ghost Cousin: Breakf...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The album “Scotland” is the first full-length effort that Canadian psychedelic art-pop band GHOST COUSIN recorded themselves in 2013, predominately at the McDougall United Church in downtown Edmonton. The...
Joey Kneiser: Throug...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Nashville, Tennessee singer-songwriter Joey Kneiser put out his solo album “The All Night Bedroom Revival” on Bandcamp via Last Chance Records in 2015. This album features ten songs including “Through The...
The Underscore Orkes...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s St Patrick’s Day Dose is by Portland, Oregon-based The Underscore Orkestra. It is from their 2014 album Tales from the Road… released on Bad Panda Records, and available under a Creative Commons...
Rosalind: Hands (liv...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Rosalind are a Calgary based indie-folk band formed in early 2015. They best describe the sound as harmonies steeped in old-time folk, melodies with a marinade of soul; songs to bring you up, bring you down, and meet you in...
Albin Andersson: May...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Mayfly” comes from the full length LP, “It Never Happened” from German singer-songwriter Albin Andersson, currently based out of Berlin. The album released in November of 2015, and is currently...
Beth // James: Lion ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Austin duo Beth // James‘ debut EP, ‘All In Life’, is the product of two award winning musicians, Jordan Burchill and Mikaela Kahn. Their original songs and startling musicianship pick up where...
Simen Mitlid: I Don&...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Oslo Norway based singer-songwriter Simen Mitlid just released his new inspiring indie folk flavored single ‘I Don’t Care‘ via Koke Plate on the 24th of February, and its a thing of beauty. It follows on...
Sun Kin: Planet Eart...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sun Kin is a pop group formed in 2011 that plays celestial songs by Kabir Kumar, an Oakland resident whose family never really settled anywhere while he grew up. Kabir’s songs wonder about the idea of...