Best New Music, Down-Tempo, Essentials Series, Folk, Live, New Album, Singer Songwriter, Video 19 January 2009

Whatever you want to call him or do call him – “J. Tillman”, “Josh Tillman”, “Tills”, “J.T.” – he is still the pinnacle of the hushed singer songwriter, period.  This is why J. Tillman is ultimately deserving of being essential listening to those who enjoy Slowcoustic style music.
J. Tillman has …

 Essentials Series, Live, Ramblings, Singer Songwriter 11 January 2009

Just received my DVD of “Isle Land”, the 4 track DVD EP from J. Tillman.  Dark, acoustic and perfect.  So then, I just had to put a sneak peak on the Essentials Series next “victim”.
J. Tillman is most likely my “favourite” artist.  This is what I may say if found …

 Alt-Country, Down-Tempo, Essentials Series, Folk, Ramblings, Singer Songwriter, indie 1 January 2009

Jason Molina.  The man of many faces (or identities at least) in the realm of what many might call “indie” music.  He just might be the “essential of essentials” for the type of music I love.  Whether he is Magnolia Electric Co., Songs: Ohia or even just Jason Molina…this guy …

 Essentials Series, Folk, Ramblings, Video, indie 23 December 2008

Part two of the Slowcoustic “Essentials Series” with the phenomenal Shearwater.  While not extensively all mopey singer songwriter material that many might expect for Slowcoustic – this is some great down-tempo stuff – you will find something on every single album since their beginnings in 2001 that is worth calling …

 Essentials Series, Folk, MySpace, Ramblings, Singer Songwriter 9 December 2008

So I have been playing around with the idea of having a “Slowcoustic Essentials” for a while now.  Why?  Well, since “Slowcoustic” isn’t a real word, it is just something I have been using for the past few years to describe the music I like.  Basically, there is no real …