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Singer Songwriter

December 2, 2020

Karima Walker Drops New Song & Announces New Album

Karima Walker Singer Songwriter

by David Garrick

Tucson’s Karima Walker may not be a household name in some circles, but that should certainly change. Her music is a sashay between Americana and exploration based sounds that cuts its own path within the independent music landscape. Now with a new album Waking the Dreaming Body announced and set for release in February, her...More Please

November 27, 2020

Tori Amos Delivers New Song From Holiday E.P.

Singer Songwriter Tori Amos

Three years since her last release, nineties alternative darling Tori Amos is back with an unlikely new album depending on who you ask. While it may seem odd to those who’ve followed the singer songwriter’s career, her just announced E.P. Christmastide is due in early December. While her lead single “Better Angels” doesn’t reference the...More Please

November 25, 2020

Owen Releases Final Videos From Live Video Series

Owen Singer Songwriter

by David Garrick

Chicago’s Mike Kinsella has performed under the name Owen for a long time after American Football first went away. With a slew of great releases, his latest album The Avalanche is his most realized since 2011’s Ghost Town. Now to offer up the songs in a new way, Kinsella has recorded live versions in various...More Please

November 25, 2020

Watch Jeff Tweedy Perform on Seth Meyers

Jeff Tweedy Singer Songwriter

by David Garrick

By all accounts, Jeff Tweedy has had a busy year. Alongside his wonderful new album Love Is The King he also has a best selling book How To Write One Song. With touring off of the table for now, Tweedy was a guest the other night on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and his performance...More Please

November 24, 2020

Stream a Classic Holiday Song by Julien Baker

Julien Baker Singer Songwriter

With the holidays comes holiday music. Typically there are albums full of holiday music that may or may not do the originals justice. While Spotify isn’t our preferred streaming platform, they do hold a pretty strong run of playlists. For their Spotify’s Singles: Holiday Collection Julian Baker has offered up the Perry Como classic “A...More Please

November 23, 2020

Kevin Morby Delivers New Cinematic Video

Kevin Morby Singer Songwriter

On his new album Sundowner, Kevin Morby has shown that he’s a songwriter on a level few can achieve. Covering a wide breadth of sounds, the songwriting that makes up the release is well orchestrated. Of the songs on the album, “Don’t Underestimate Midwest American Sun” has its ow voice that shines through. Now with...More Please

November 20, 2020

New Jack Name Album is a True Experience in Textures

New Music Reviews

Jack Name Singer Songwriter

The music of Jack Name has always been filled with little hints of mystery. Always pushing ahead, his sound falls far beyond many singer songwriters as he seems to push himself to create beyond most artists. With his new album Magic Touch he extends his universe. Creating hefty and textured notes through hearty arrangements, the...More Please

November 19, 2020

M. Ward Drops New Billie Holiday Cover From Upcoming Album

M. Ward Singer Songwriter

by David Garrick

For a good while, M. Ward has released some of the most cinematic music available. Mixing his hearty vocals with a well placed melody, his knowledge of arrangements alone places him on a short list of enigmatic artists. So it only makes sense that he’d release an album of Billie Holiday covers as he’s one...More Please

November 18, 2020

The Weather Station Announces New Album and Delivers New Song

Singer Songwriter The Weather Station

We’re big fans of delicate melodies and powerful vocals, so of course we’re big fans of The Weather Station. The project lead by Tamara Lindeman is literally the best balance of the two offering wistful tones that wash over you and cleanse your soul. With a new album Ignorance announced for release in February, their...More Please

November 17, 2020

Buck Meek Reveals Wondrous New Single

Buck Meek Singer Songwriter

by David Garrick

While all of the members of Big Thief have stayed busy during the pandemic alongside the heft of releases by the band, Buck Meek has stayed equally as creatively charged. With a new solo album Two Saviors coming in January, Meek has a new single “Pareidolia” that delivers a sound that’s as gazed upon in...More Please

November 17, 2020

Stream a Previously Unreleased Song by Andy Shauf

Andy Shauf Singer Songwriter

Canada’s Andy Shauf is having an incredible year. After releasing his highly acclaimed new album The Neon Skyline and getting to embark on a heft tour, he’s been releasing pieces from the alum since. Now with an unreleased song “You Slipped Away” he continues that trend. Recorded before the sessions for the album began, Shauf...More Please

November 13, 2020

Sharon Van Etten Reveals Two Holiday Covers

Sharon Van Etten Singer Songwriter

by David Garrick

Sharon Van Etten is on a singles roll of sorts. Since her last release Remind Me Tomorrow she’s released multiple singles that really open up her sound while still keeping her core in tact. So it shouldn’t be a shock to longtime fans and casual ones that she has two new holiday covers out. The...More Please

November 11, 2020

Owen Releases The Avalanche Live Series Videos

Owen Singer Songwriter

Back in May when Mike Kinsella of Owen released a live video for the track “A New Muse,” it seemed like a nice concept and a one time thing. However with the pandemic raging on and no ability to really tour, that concept is now a video series in support of his latest album The...More Please

November 10, 2020

Jesse Kivel Offers New Single & Video

Jesse Kivel Singer Songwriter

Artistry can sometimes be summed up in how you view and interact with the world. While some artists contend that their music is a byproduct of who they are, those who see it as an extension of where they are in life can speak volumes. In many ways that’s where the music of Jesse Kivel...More Please

November 9, 2020

Bjork Reveals Choir Version of “Cosmogony”

Bjork Singer Songwriter

by David Garrick

In more ways than one, Bjork is the queen of reinvention. Whenever she releases music, you can guarantee that it will be nothing like what came before it. In absence of her tour that had to be rescheduled for another time, the Icelandic singer songwriter has recently released a choir version of her track “Cosmogony.”...More Please

November 5, 2020

Angie McMahon Offers Riveting Emotion on New E.P.

New Music Reviews

Angie McMahon Singer Songwriter

by David Garrick

In a relatively short time frame, Melbourne’s Angie McMahon has made her name known. With a slew of releases in the past year, it’s no wonder that the singer songwriter is on a short list of up and coming artists. With her new E.P. Piano Salt she drops a few covers alongside some originals to...More Please

November 3, 2020

Amanda Pascali Sings For the Everyman

Amanda Pascali Singer Songwriter

by David Garrick

Modern folk music is filled with singer songwriters who seemingly aim for the look of authenticity. While many achieve that appearance, few live the lives in which they sing about. However with Houston’s Amanda Pascali, her authentic sound is far from just being about appearances. The child of immigrants, Pascali focuses on immigrants, the maligned...More Please

November 2, 2020

Elvis Costello Flips the Script on New Album

New Music Reviews

Elvis Costello Singer Songwriter

by David Garrick

In many ways, Elvis Costello has always kept his music interesting. An artist who moves between genres without abandoning one or the other, his music has always been interesting to say the least. On his new album Hey Clockface his changes directions again. Staying within his singer songwriter mode, he offers almost a completely different...More Please

October 28, 2020

Cass McCombs Drops New Single Featuring Angel Olsen and More

Cass McCombs Singer Songwriter

by David Garrick

Cass McCombs isn’t really an artist who sits still. After releasing his latest album Tip Of the Sphere last year, McCombs has released plenty of songs and singles. However as wondrous as those songs were, his new single “Don’t (Just) Vote” is the first with a real message. Featuring Angel Olsen, Bob Weir and Noam...More Please

October 28, 2020

Check Out a New Stand Alone Single by Kevin Morby

Kevin Morby Singer Songwriter

Singer songwriter Kevin Morby has the ability to put sound to life. More than a lot of his contemporaries, his critically acclaimed new album Sundowner does just that with ease. Now less than a month old, Morby returns with a new stand alone single “US Mail.” While his new album speaks volumes about his songwriting,...More Please

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Self-Released Songs

Self Released Songs

Self Released Songs

Self-Released Songs interviews artists who release their music on their own without the aid of a label

The ability to write a song is a feat few can do and even fewer can do well. Since his years in emo band Mineral to The Gloria Record and now Mountain Time, Chris Simpson has written plenty of great songs. Now after selling out the physical copies of the Mountain Time debut Music For Looking Animals, we chat with Simpson about his life in music. Mountaintimemusic.com

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