Justin Rutledge – ‘Passages’, out 31 May 2019, is available for pre-order now at Bandcamp. by Walter Price As the award-winning singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge nears the release of his latest album, ‘Passages’, I’ve had a closer dozen or so more listens to the set’s title track. I’d already accepted the notion that this song…
Michael Paul Lawson – ‘Some Fights You’ll Never Win’ EP, available for pre-order @ Bandcamp. by Walter Price Should I stay or should I go, has a rich history as a heartbreaking backstory for song. The new single, “Wolf by the Tail”, by Virginian singer-songwriter Michael Paul Lawson is a beast of a…
Jonathan Facka – Streetlight in the Woods is available @ iTunes. by Walter Price In honor of ‘Love a Tree Day’, singer-songwriter Jonathan Facka has released a heartfelt new single/video, “The Tree”. Joined by the incomparable Thalia Tymowski, the song laments on what could have been, lost love. “You disappeared, long ago,/Life has a…
Jill Hennessy – I Do is available @ iTunes. by Walter Price Singer/songwriter Jill Hennessy is mostly known for her acting on Law & Order and her star turn on Crossing Jordan. What she should be more widely recognized for is her music career, you see, that is where it all started…Busking in the…
Lucy Dacus – “I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore” is available @ iTunes. by Walter Price Inevitably there will be times when everyone contemplates and sets in motion freeing themselves from expectations. Some notions are perpetual for most of us but living and learning and hoping to be perceived in your self-prescribed image is…
Gordon Holland – “Melbourne Bitter” is available @ SoundCloud. by Walter Price Setting out on your own, chasing a dream is often daunting, disconcerting and more often than not, can bring you to your knees. Australian singer-songwriter Gordon Holland (The Naysayers) has a scintillating new single, “Melbourne Bitter”, which is a personal and bittersweet…
Dragland – “The Roadmaster” is available @ Bandcamp. by Walter Price There’s always that undeniable classic rock sound to Dragland’s music. Blended soft earthy rock and hints of psych soundtracking from-the-heart lyrics. Their new one, “Colors” is no exception. A beautiful ode to those tricky long-distance relationships. The highs, lows, and overwhelming eagerness all…
Brandi Carlile – By The Way, I Forgive You is available @ iTunes. by Walter Price The power of love can be an uneven concoction. And the foundations of an endless list of your favorite songs. And, although late to the party, a new fave is now embedded in my landscape. Multi-Grammy winning Brandi Carlile’s…
Maija Sofia – Stains, from The Sugar Sea EP, is available @ iTunes. by Walter Price To paraphrase Chaucer, “There is an end to everything…”, and these things can and often do leave indelible marks. Memories wafting through moments of isolation. Powerful energies tugging and tearing at your soul. Irish singer-songwriter-poet Maija Sofia has a…
mxmtoon – plum blossom is available @ iTunes. by Walter Price Tragic characters have always had the powers to transfix one’s imagination. Sparking a romanticism about their lore and art. Lenny Bruce, James Dean, Jack Kerouac, and Hunter S. Thompson have all inspired. And their murky existence and inner turmoils are legendary, legends that have been philosophized, written,…
Ryan Adams – ‘Big Colors’ to be released 4/19 via PAX-AM. Put my head into my hands Like nobody understands No one did and somehow I met you Watching TV after dark Watching Charlie in the park Laughing at me in some restaurant I don’t know how somebody loves me I don’t know why…
“The Hound” by Lindsay White is available now @ iTunes. by Walter Price Lindsay White is increasingly making her incredible songwriting and voice known. On the heels of her critically acclaimed full-length album, ‘Lights Out’, and relentless touring, the LGBTQ advocate continues her quest with a beautiful new track, “The Hound”. Inspired by the Game of…
Molly Parden – “Bolting Volts” is available now @ iTunes. by Walter Price One of my go-to rainy day and coffee singer-songwriters has been the phenomenal Molly Parden. With her ability to deliver beautifully earnest songs that I envision as extensions of her actual self. Airy realities fitting for drifting through these dark German Autumn…
Bart Budwig is available @ Bandcamp. by Walter Price Enterprise, OR singer-songwriter Bart Budwig has built a solid career on writing earnest lyrics. But a recent controversy of sorts has arisen. On a Facebook post, Budwig or someone Budwig adjacent shared this mysterious quandary, “Real or Fake!? Bart Budwig’s management claims Bart Budwig’s new video “Strong…
Jewel is available @ iTunes. “When I was on the cover of Time magazine and the headline read “Grunge is out, empathy is in,” I knew I was part of the new punk rock. You see, punk rock isn’t a genre… it is a ferocity of authenticity. It’s the outrageous belief in your own voice’s…