Daniel Pearson – Down the Tracks is available at Apple Music. by Walter Price Delivered with his signature comforting vocal style, Daniel Pearson’s new single, “Down the Tracks”, is a romantic and sentimental ode to everlasting relationships. And the need in preserving life and happiness by getting away for a while, sharing experiences and shelving…
Bart Budwig – Sock Song [Burn on the Astroturf is available for preorder @ Fluff & Gravy Records]. by Walter Price Whether you’re into modern bluesy troubadours like Chris Stapleton or Jamey Johnson or the era when Shel Silverstein’s lyrics got twisted, Dr. Hook smoothed things out and Willie Nelson ruled the poetic and rawer…
Harri Endersby – Mazes is available at Apple Music. by Walter Price Like a literal breathe of fresh air, UK folk-pop star on-the-rise Harri Endersby’s recent single “Mountainside” is exactly the calm your soul requires. A delicate lament on those cherished lingering memories. Inviting and go anywhere remembrances expressed beautifully by Endersby powerfully soothing vocals.…
You’re Gonna Sing My Songs by Mårten Lärka is available @ Apple Music. by Walter Price Mårten Lärka’s recent single, “You’re Gonna Sing My Songs”, is sonically/texturally instep with the hallowed proto-punk/power-folk sounds of Fanny, MC5 and Big Star. And lyrically, depending on your mindset is either a mantra or a fair warning, or perhaps…
Matt York – Boston, Texas is available @ Apple Music. by Walter Price While most artists highlight, tease and rework influences within their sounds, most stick to a specific genre, but York’s album is unique in that it travels so many sonic avenues it’s impossible to pigeonhole. York is without a doubt a brilliant talent…
Sody – Nothing Ever Changes is available at Apple Music. by Walter Price The depths of addiction and the collateral damage caused aren’t easy to weather, regardless of the stage of life or what side of the predicament you land. London-based singer/songwriter Sody’s recent single “Nothing Ever Changes” is a heartbreaking account of coming to…
Natalie McCool – Someone Nue is available @ Apple Music. by Walter Price Every once in awhile in the current vast sea of formulaic pop-songs something brilliantly unique comes to shore. Liverpool’s top vocal talent Natalie McCool has released a dynamite new single, “Someone Neu”, and it has distinct powers that largely lie in its…
Dragland – The Roadmaster is available @ Bandcamp. by Walter Price Listening to singer-songwriter Adam Dragland’s music, you get a sense that he doesn’t stray too far from his personal experiences, friends, and family to find inspiration. Often writing about hallowed memories, love and what will be, Dragland continues to create the soundtrack for his…
Adam Foster – Dirty City is available @ Apple Music. by Walter Price The raw, lo-fi production of Nashville singer-songwriter Adam Foster’s recent single “Hotel Nowhere” holds a certain je ne sais quoi. Imagine how you felt as you listened to early Young, Petty or Mark Oliver Everett songs. Experiencing that initial intensity of the…
Charlotte Carpenter – Follow You Down is available @ Apple Music. by Walter Price UK singer-songwriter Charlotte Carpenter’s recent single “Follow You Down” is shiny and delicate in all the right places. From the opening verse that’s reminiscent of the vocal rhythm of New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle” that then effortlessly morphs into an empowering…
Alias Patrick Kelly – An Unclaimed Inheritance EP is available @ Bandcamp. by Walter Price There are, not exact, but significant similarities between Alias Patrick Kelly’s recent single “Invisible” and Alice In Chains’ “Rooster”. While Chains’ classic is a tale of a soldier’s resilience as he watched his mates fall and what he has at…
Matt York – “Going Crazy” & Bruisable Heart LP sneak peek @ Bandcamp. by Walter Price Massachusetts singer-songwriter Matt York is one of those storytellers that will spell realities out in heartbreaking beauty. And his forthcoming album, ‘Bruisable Heart’, a collection of ‘sad songs’, is no different. Addiction, love, loss, and yearning for change. York,…
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…