“The heart of a cur keeping time with her bedroom eyes.” ~JLL The upcoming album from Jeffrey Luck […]
Month: June 2009
Just a quick post on Gareth (although he is deserving of more) – I simply needed to put […]
Ah! A Trilogy of not so Slowcoustic posts! Who has taken over this blog? Come on, we all […]
So to further my effort for a bit of a “pop” infused Saturday, I bring another pseudo brit-psych-pop […]
San Francisco’s Papercuts is sound tracking my start of vacation Saturday Morning. You can’t start all crazy and […]
Just because there is a rumor of a new album rapidly approaching from Mr. Bathgate. I also have […]
This makes me VERY happy. The double LP release of one of last year’s best albums released by […]
You heard that right folks, tonight at the Marquee room here in Calgary – Jenn Grant with Dan […]
…it is over at HearYa, with the newly released live session with Horse Feathers recorded in early May […]
Back again with the new EP from Basket of Figs. This Toronto phenom is known for her EP […]
Well folks it is more than “possible”, it is in fact a post and interview with John Goraj. Some may not know of this northern prairie boy, but you just might need to.
I first heard John Goraj when fellow blogger Olivier over on You Crazy Dreamers put a post on him, and I took a listen and liked it. Then I kind of forgot due to my own blog and the numerous bands/artists that you find in your inbox, the day job, the wife and kids (two dogs) and I “re-found” Goraj a couple of weeks back. I am glad I did, the album is a great indie folk/singer songwriter release. Whether it is his soft but spirited delivery (wavering just at the right time), the numerous appearances of banjo (my favourite) or the honest stories throughout the album – it is plain and simple good. If you were not mistaken, you might find a bit of southern influence but I can’t place it – it isn’t “gothic” but more bluegrass-ish, all while he almost chants above the music. It can feel quite powerful at times, especially in headphones!
His album “Possible” came out last year and is available on iTunes and CD Baby. It is great collection of 10 tracks of melancholy gospel for me. Stand out tracks include “Kahlil Gibran from Lebanon”, “Burn” and “Baby Blue Cords”. But overall the album is very cohesive, so I think they may feel like feature tracks because of the backing of the album, who knows – I do tend to ramble! There is another full length album on the way in 2010 and hopefully we will be seeing an EP release this fall that will find it a digital only release on iTunes, etc.
Let’s not kid ourselves, folk music or singer songwriter can be fairly straight forward to those who don’t immerse themselves in it, so dive into an interview and a couple of tracks!
So I just wanted to let you know that regardless of what you already know – this place, […]
What I will be listening to today on the way to work, from work and most likely when […]
Share, the latest band I have found from Halifax, Nova Scotia is set to release their new album […]
Ever want to lie awake and stare off to the distance, but with purpose? Well, take a listen […]