Category: Featured
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“Bests” of 2009 according to We Listen For You Blog!
The launch begins with We Listen For You blog in the house providing their bests, nay, their recommendations, nay, their companion to all that is music for 2009.
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Get your seasonal listening list…yeah, it’s another festive playlist.
As you can see by the title of this blog post that I am jumping on board with the whole “theme” playlist due to the time of year. Well as corny as it sounds (and it does sound corny)…
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New on the ‘Nets This Week(ish)
What’s new in my world? Well, I think it officially became winter yesterday here in Calgary. Snow, harsh winds and even harsher traffic…
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Second track from Molina & Johnson released: “Almost Let You In”
Being a huge fan of this style of singer songwriter performance – and especially Will Johnson and Jason Molina..frick, match made in indie heaven. Highly Recommended.
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Why Aren’t They Famous: Stripmall Ballads “Since Jimmy Died”
Not unlike his moniker, I find the music Saylor creates can have a bit of everything in an unassuming package – there is country, folk, noise, rock all mixed into a lo-fi package that really works.
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In The Post & Your Recommendations – Vinyl deliveries to Slowcoustic HQ required!
…I am also not going to get started on sound quality and “hipster quotient” scenarios involved – lets just leave it at the fact that I still buy physical media.
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A Peapod Recordings Playlist
So I haven’t made a label playlist in a while and I noticed the good folks over at IODA have a fair amount from one of my favourite Portland (East side: Maine, not west side: Oregon) labels – Peapod Recordings!
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It doesn’t cost a thing to slow down – Just ask Jack James
You know you are here as you enjoy the hushed delivery and molasses cadence of some great music. So when you receive notice on an album called “Lights Off, Headphones On”…you should look into it.
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A litte bit of Country-Folk for your Friday – Lucas Westcott’s “Addition by Subtraction”
Need a bit of heartache & story telling to ease you into the weekend? How about a bit of southern drawl in your daily listening? How about both in one package…
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Today, I am thankful for great acoustic videos
This is just one of the ones that Slowcoustic favourite The Black Atlantic recommended just this morning over on Musikmob. Just thought I would post one of the two great videos from Nadja out of Germany – or as she is known is recording circles: binoculers.
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Slowcoustic Update – because you care about us!
Well class, I wanted to put a quick post on what is happening around Slowcoustic HQ – just looking to keep you all in the loop, we’re a team after all.
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My winding path to Matthew Ryan’s Dear Lover album
I am sure it is not a secret, but most of you might now that I am a huge fan of Matthew Ryan. There are the immediate reasons, he has many of those late night hushed songs that just hit home for me.