Month: September 2008
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Chriss Sutherland – Who is this guy, no really?
So I admit I am a bit late on this one….2007 release from Chriss Sutherland “Me in a ‘field’”. I found it via a commenter on this blog (Time Fades Away Blog) and a post they had from this past January – they had posted “La Familia” from this album. I, of course, immediately went…
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Daniel Ledwell – Two Over Seven
So now that I have caught your attention, lets get down to why you are all here. Great music from the East coast of Canada – the kind without all the highland dancing (sorry inside joke). Okay not all great music is from the East coast of Canada, but there sure is a bit of…
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Leiv Reed
NEW ALBUM coming from Leiv Reed! Honest, official release on its way! New father, Leiv Arvid Reed is a Norwegian singer-songwriter (born in Reed, Norway if you can believe it) with one of the greatest back catalogues for never releasing an “official album” of any artist I know of. Just looking over his Last.fm profile…
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Anomie Belle – Sleeping Patterns (2008)
It has been a bit of a “off centre” Slowcoustic Weekend. This isn’t a bad thing, just taking some time to listen to some music that isn’t just an acoustic guitar and accompanying voice. With that in mind, I bring you the next installment of the growth of the site – Anomie Belle – not…
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What’s new in the neighbourhood?
So what is going on around the Slowcoustic HQ? Same ol’ out here I guess. Things that made me happy this week include, but are not exclusive to: Hearing about Bon Iver’s reworking of 4 tracks from his album for MySpace Transmissions. Yes, the album is getting a bit long in the tooth for the…
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Firekites – The Bowery (2008)
Firekites, you say. Hmmm…had to add a ” Indie-Pop?? category” in order to post on this Australian quartet (well basically a quartet for the most part) and me thinks that I am branching out a bit for Slowcoustic. This definitely has a mellow or down-tempo atmosphere, but is not your standard singer-songwriter stuff. So how…
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Carl Hauck – This is the future.
So Carl Hauck is the future, eh? Not to be dramatic, but someone who knows his way around an acoustic guitar, skillfully writes songs that one can relate to and is a soon to be educator…what else would you call him? Carl Hauck is currently a senior at the University of Illinois, and I am…
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Erik Shepard – Chasing Storms
Today I have something in more of a traditional singer-songwriter style…oh wait, that is why you are all here…looking for some jems from the unhurried tempo (I love that saying). Well, my friends I bring some more material to dig into from this past June’s release of “Chasing Storms” from Erik Shepard (formerly or just…
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The Sleeping Years – “We’re Becoming Islands One By One”
So I would like to say that I have discovered this great new band and you should all hear about it…but unfortunately I cannot say this here. While The Sleeping Years is quickly becoming a regular on my personal playlists, I had to be approached to see if I could do what I do…listen to…
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Liz Durrett – Outside Our Gates (2008)
New releases from many bands and artists hit the proverbial shelves today, September 9th, 2008 (why are Tuesdays big album release dates anyway…) and outside some of the expected hits, I have found a great little gem that I didn’t expect – Liz Durrett’s “Outside Our Gates“! While I have not been on the Liz…
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If You Haven’t Heard – Small Sur – We Live In Houses Made of Wood (2008)
Third installment of “If You Haven’t Heard” and once again I bring you gold here people! Along with the two previous Monday posts, you must hear this if you haven’t already – I really mean it…see below. Small Sur seems to be a bit of a play on a slice of California life, doesn’t it? …
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Blackwood Hymnal has left us too soon…
So I am sure you can figure out from the title of this post that this group had perished in a fiery tour bus crash in 2001…okay not really, they just have moved on to other things and are no longer recording. Seriously though, was that last line not a start for an incredible blog…