Category: Americana
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Did I say that I was anticipating the new Brown Bird album? WELL I AM.
The band is Brown Bird. The album is The Devil Dancing. The release is November 2009. Stalk Peapod Recordings and I am sure it will pop up at some point. A bit about the album recording; “The Devil Dancing” is Brown Bird’s second full-length album on Peapod Recordings. The album is set to be released…
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Quick Post of the Night – Ronnie Fauss has a new EP
Heard from Ronnie that he has released a new digital only 3 track EP just last week. The title track included below is exactly what you would think of a song of the night around here, it’s slow, it’s acoustic and it’s a song that feels just a bit lonely. The track sings of not…
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A Shameless Records Canada Playlist
I have been a bit lax on the label playlist feature here on Slowcoustic so I noticed that the good folks at IODA have quite a bit of content from Shameless Records available. Hell, it is time to represent Alberta here – Canadian label action from my own province! They have a pretty eclectic roster,…
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On Tap: Viburnum: no, not the beer, the album by Oweihops. Again, not the beer.
Despite what you think, instead of this being a sparkling review of a great micro brew, it is in fact a stunning review of the best folk coming out of North East USA. I have been holding onto reviewing this album and as you can see by the post title, I must have been struggling…
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The Jeckell & Hyde show that is The Big Nasty
I am a bit confused by The Big Nasty – they have two CDs coming out and one is more country folk and the other more rock alternative. I mean each is its own project – and actually kudos to them for having the energies and ability to have two separate albums to promote. And…
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Newly infatuated: One Hundred Dollars – Forest of Tears
Holy shit I am digging this song (Tirade Of A Shitty Mom)! Wait, I’m digging the whole damn thing. I recently picked up the album for One Hundred Dollars – another winner from Canada folks – and this song (and below video) are just amazing. It is all psychedelic, folkish and is stuck in my…
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The best $2.00 you will spend today, Kyle Swartzwelder’s self titled album
So you need some more music? You have $2.00 in digital form? You got some of that internets? Well friends, I got some country folk goodness that your $2.00 will acquire for you. Kyle Swartzwelder’s self titled album is more than worth the price (or less than the price of) of your morning coffee. Simply…
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New/Upcoming Release Listening – The tracks I’m “allowed” to give you edition.
photo stolen from Less Noise More Signal So I am sitting here listening to one of the many iTunes playlists I make (I am a bit of a fiend for this) and while scrobbling to my Last.fm profile I noticed that some tracks are readily available for download. As I consider myself basically an up…
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Andrew Bryant’s “Galilee” makes me a believer
I have waited on this one, and I don’t know why. The new album from Andrew Bryant came out July 9th, 2009 and is Bryant’s 5th release to date. This album is right at the top of my indie folk rock stack of releases, and for good reason. So this stack of indie folk rock…
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Song of the Day – Jon Crocker’s “Moved to Nebraska”
Don’t know much about Nebraska – drove through it once and spent the night at a small low rent chain motel on the outskirts of Lincoln. Saw lots of corn fields (from the side of the road), a truck with a personalized license plate with “Hunters” on it and endless 2 door coupes with “support…
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Who said “Alt-Country” was dead? Song of the Day – “My Girl Baltimore” by Paul Masson
Sometimes I get in a mood. My mood is currently set clearly in the land of late night dusk across the plains of Maryland. Wait? Maryland? Yes, Maryland. Paul Masson delivered to myself (just yesterday) a fine example of why I could have been born in Texas in the 50’s. Great country (or Alt-Country for…
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Song of the Day: Ronnie Fauss’ “The Saddest Love That’s Ever Been”
There is something about a bit of grit from a whiskey burnt throat accompanied by a slide guitar. Yeah, it’s called country music, well…sort of. I do find myself often attending the “my dog is dead, my wife left me” school of music enjoyment and I have the following homework for you. Listen to Ronnie…