Category: Folk
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Still on tap: “Various Artists” Vol. 2
I tolds ya I would be back with some more various songs, loosely threaded together by some sort of “themed post”. I won’t let you down today folks. More good ones available below for consumption. Various Artists playlist part 2: “River of Dirt” by Marissa Nadler (new track from the upcoming release “Little Hells”) “A…
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Now on tap: “Various Artists” Vol. 1
This “Various Artist” band sure records a lot. I mean, how many albums can these guys put out…and on a regular basis! Okay, lame opening, but wouldn’t it be a great name for a band – “Various Artists”. Everyone would be know you, although there are a few inherent pitfalls I see in that name……
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Matt Jones – Michigan talent pool finds even more depth
The photo above features Matt Jones. Matt Jones is more or less new to me. The fact that the trailer in the photo above is made by John Deere is not lost on me. Michigan isn’t just the city of Detroit. Michigan is as vast as it’s songwriter talent pool is deep. This fact says…
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New Music from Carl Hauck
Very little time today (damn day job getting in the way of things that are important)! I did see that former Slowcoustic post victim Carl Hauck has been a peach and posted his WEFT Sessions II (this is his second time recording sessions with WEFT) and has offered them up for consumption. Head over to…
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Slowcoustic Recommends Being a Passenger
New blogger co-hort “Adrift On Deep Water” has sent me a recommendation of a band he posted on a while back an I have to agree with him. Clever lyrically, decent tunes and bleak themes, but with a delivery that makes you feel like you are okay with it. It doesn’t all have “sound” like…
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The Long, Dusty Road that is Beastheart
Sometimes a photo can strike a chord in you and make you understand something that cannot be described (or at least is hard to put to words). The sounds created by Beastheart can be best described in an image such as the below. I don’t know what it is about Beastheart, but they make me…
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Slowcoustic Essentials – J. Tillman
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 been on the scene…
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Maria Taylor’s Sneak Peak for “Lady Luck”
Just a quick peek into the April release from Maria Taylor’s album “Lady Luck” with the advance single “Time Lapse Lifeline”. Always loved Taylor’s harmonies and this is a bit of a treat on a Sunday – sorry for the delay as I have had this for a little bit – released on Jan. 13th.…
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New on the ‘Nets this Week
So glad it is the weekend this time. Long week (in my mind at least) and I just want to relax, maybe listen to some music, surf the net and possibly (re: most likely) enjoy a couple of pints of Canadian lager. Just sounds like a great weekend to me. Let’s see what went on…
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What I Should Be Doing on a Friday Night…Listening to More Will Johnson
My previous post on Will Johnson brought back the whole Dual Hawks release from last year and the fact that I really like Will’s work with South San Gabriel. I liked the South San Gabriel disc better than the Centro-Matic disc from Dual Hawks – but one might assume this for the down tempo folk…
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The 44th President Emerges…and it is Will Johnson
Update to the post below and the Songs for Presidents and the “Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies” project. NPR debuted the 44th track, that isn’t included on the original 3 disc set as it was released prior to the US Presidential election last November. Well here it is –…
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If you haven’t heard – Magnolia Summer
Hey, if you haven’t heard….”Magnolia Summer”! Welcome again kiddies to another installment of “If You Haven’t Heard” and the band in question – Magnolia Summer. This St. Louis based “rock” band (as they describe themselves) is a bit of a collection of friends that have been interchanged over the past few years under the moniker…