Music Reviews
The Mynabirds – Lovers Know
For her third album with the Mynabirds, songwriter Laura Burhenn has created another impressive batch of songs, making Lovers Knows her most accessible record yet.
Tracy Bonham – Wax & Gold
On her fifth album, violinist Tracy Bonham edges closer to elements of country and blues than ever before. Wax & Gold, like 2010’s Masts of Manhatta, continues Bonham’s obvious comfort in just being herself. The songs found here are free of the angst and snarl found on her earlier work…
Jill Barber – Mischievous Moon
Mischievous Moon, Barber’s third full-length album due for release next month, is perhaps her most purposeful jazz effort to date.
From the Archives
Annie Stela
Annie Stela’s latest is the immensely enjoyable William EP, a four-track collection of cover songs by artists whose first names share the album’s title.
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néGar
It was completely refreshing to hear the music of néGar (born Negar Mokhtassi), whose debut EP, néGar, is a truly remarkable release from what is sure to be only the first of many for this talented songwriter.
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Katie Davis
WIth a voice that is both delicate and affecting, coating many of her songs in a hazy, hypnotic warmth, Seattle-based independent songwriter Katie Davis creates the type of dreamy music that I just can’t seem to get enough of.
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The Narcoleptic Dancers
The Narcoleptic Dancers are a wonderfully infectious Dutch-French brother and sister duo consisting of Anton Louis Jr. and Melody Van Kappers whose approach at music is refreshingly quirky and fresh, but also satisfyingly solid.
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The Ericksons
The Ericksons are a duo comprised of sisters Jennifer and Bethany, who in the last two years have released two albums of beautiful and original folk.
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Erin Ivey
Erin Ivey is a young songwriter out of Austin, Texas who in just a few short years, as become one of the city’s most promising talents.
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Matrimony
Matrimony is a new musical duo consisting of Jimmy Brown and Ashlee Hardee, both of whom were songwriters in their own right before collaborating.
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Ok Sweetheart
Sometimes you can find great music in the strangest of places. With Ok Sweetheart, that place was Twitter.
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Nicole Atkins
To those unfamiliar with Atkins, the talented singer-songwriter has created some amazing songs that are both dense with mood and originality, but perfectly bolster her powerful, unmistakable voice – a voice that despite her stellar songwriting, is her greatest asset and is perhaps one of the secret ingredients that sets her apart.
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Juliette Commagere
Commagere’s originality certainly sets her apart from her contemporaries and her work up to this point shows a talent that will be exciting to watch and listen to.
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Loquat
Loquat’s music is a dreamy mix of intelligent, electronic pop, often infused with synthesizers, guitar, percussion and subdued atmospherics. The result is musically intoxicating and never superfluous or over-reaching.
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The Woodlands
Nestled quietly in an apartment in Portland, Oregon, were borne the sounds of the Woodlands, a husband and wife folk-pop duo who have created a cozy and delicately arrangement of sounds that elicit dreamy stories and the most peaceful of settings.
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Butterfly Boucher
Although a battle with her record company prevented a timely release for her sophomore album, Australia’s Butterfly Boucher makes good with the release of Scary Fragile and continues on a tireless journey of musical projects
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Saint Bernadette
Armed with DiMenna’s take-charge vocals and the tight and masterful music-makers that support her, Saint Bernadette create a lively and kinetic mix of rock that while completely relevant today, it also contains hints of Concrete Blonde‘s earlier recordings; DiMenna herself possessing a Napolitano-like grit.
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Claire Cronin
Armed with an acoustic guitar and the some beautifully poignant stories, Claire Cronin is a great example of how art is all-encompassing.
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Amy Kuney
Despite being a young artist in her 20’s, Kuney has been through some amazing life experiences that have undoubtedly shaped her to become a very talented songwriter and an artist to keep an eye on.
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Shenandoah Davis
I can honestly say that my only complaint with Shenandoah Davis is that I’ve just now discovered her.
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Raina Rose
Through her earlier beginnings as one of the Gypsy Moths and the many songs she has written along the way, Rose is finally set to emerge as a fully fluttering butterfly – young and vibrant with a life full of beautiful songs she has yet to write.
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