Category: Singer Songwriter
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Video: Basket of Figs “Send Your Youth” – A MUST SEE
One of my favourite Canadian performers (having never seen her live) – the ever elusive Basket of Figs performing. Absolutely fantastic.
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Song of the Day – Armen at the Bazaar’s “Heart & Thoughts”
Another song of the day for you folks! Today we have Montreal’s Armen Bazarian or as his recording moniker “Armen at the Bazaar” (see what he did there?)…
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Song of the Day – Graham Wright’s “Crooked Moon”
on vacation it can be hard to do as much blogging…If I’m on vacation how can I be at work sluffing off and working on blog posts…I will be starting some “Song of the Day” posts – small snippets with one track to enjoy…
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William Fitzsimmons is “Covered In Snow”. And I’m leaving it all behind me…the snow that is.
I write this to you as I am getting ready to fly away on a jet plane. Yes, I am getting out of this weather in true Canadian form, by going to Mexico before going back to work in January…
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New discovery of lo-fi acoustic goodness: The Parade Schedule
I love finding new music that I was completely oblivious to. Who doesn’t? This time I have found the Louisville “band” The Parade Schedule and it was a very welcome surprise indeed.
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Vic Chesnutt.
I am sure by now you have all heard that the Athens based artist known as Vic Chesnutt has passed. While I don’t pretend to have known him or even known his struggles, but the world of music has lost part of its soul.
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Just something I’m listenting to, the lovely Julie Fader.
Just something in the form of Julie Fader’s “Outside In” album that was released from Hand Drawn Dracula this past September. It is a great album that I find comparisons of Julie’s vocals to…
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Oliver Thiessen returns with “Volcanoes and Factories”
Oliver Thiessen made his debut on Slowcoustic in October 2008. We knew back then that Oliver was talent and we couldn’t wait for his first full-length album. Here is a little he said / she said from Slowcoustic HQ
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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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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.