Best New Music, Down-Tempo, If You Haven't Heard, Interview, New Album, Singer Songwriter, Why Aren't They Famous 30 June 2009

“The heart of a cur keeping time with her bedroom eyes.” ~JLL
The upcoming album from Jeffrey Luck Lucas entitled “The Lion’s Jaw” should be out any second and from the few tracks I have heard it is going to be another incredible album.  This is a top album in the …

 Ambient, Down-Tempo, Folk, Free EP/LP, Singer Songwriter, lo-fi 28 June 2009

Just a quick post on Gareth (although he is deserving of more) – I simply needed to put this out there as I was listening to his “Collected Recordings” this morning and had to post.
There has been fewer perfect moments than a tranquil back yard on a Sunday Morning…the yard …

 Canadian, Indie-pop??, MySpace, indie 27 June 2009

Ah!  A Trilogy of not so Slowcoustic posts!  Who has taken over this blog?  Come on, we all need a fun summer song.  Well folks, look no further – I AM GIVING YOU GOLD HERE.  Thank me later after you have the best summer of your lives due to this …

 Canadian, Down-Tempo, Indie-pop??, indie 27 June 2009

So to further my effort for a bit of a “pop” infused Saturday, I bring another pseudo brit-psych-pop group, but this time from Halifax.  Come on seriously, it couldn’t be anything other than that with the album cover above, could it?
In all honestly I am trying to not be as …

 Down-Tempo, Folk, Indie-pop??, MySpace, Shoegaze, indie 27 June 2009

San Francisco’s Papercuts is sound tracking my start of vacation Saturday Morning.  You can’t start all crazy and sometimes it is nice to start with something that you haven’t heard much of.  I have been meaning to spin the Papercuts recent album “You Can Have What You Want” for a …

 Singer Songwriter, Video 26 June 2009

Just because there is a rumor of a new album rapidly approaching from Mr. Bathgate.  I also have a bit of a “thing” for Michigan artists…

Visit Mr. Bathgate on his MySpace page and over at the good folks at Quite Scientific.
~Smansmith

 Folk, New Album, indie 25 June 2009

This makes me VERY happy.  The double LP release of one of last year’s best albums released by anyone, anywhere – yeah I said it.  Frontier Ruckus’ “The Orion Songbook” is now available on dual vinyl!!
I just ordered my copy via Lower Peninsula Records and absolutely cannot wait.  If you …

 Calgary Concert Alert, Canadian, Singer Songwriter, Video 23 June 2009

You heard that right folks, tonight at the Marquee room here in Calgary – Jenn Grant with Dan Mangan.  Fill you Canadian talent boots right here in Cow-town.  Tickets are $15.00 if you purchase prior to the door, but who knows what they will hit you for at the door …