by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | New Indiana – ‘Deep in a Haze’
A baroque stillness besets New Indiana’s ‘Deep in a Haze’ like an old friend. Its minimalist production is yielded by calming layers of lilting harmonies against a melodic sway that feels like a nostalgic summertime mist. These are the musical…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | T. Buckley – ‘Song Unbroken’
Sometimes, you just know. When singer-songwriter T. Buckley met engineer and producer Howard Bilerman last year, it took only one demo cut between them to settle on teaming up for a full-length. As a result, Miles We Put Behind was born. Buckley’s…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | me&you – ‘Chasing Trails’
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, me&you’s Chasing Trails is here. Comprised of siblings Connor and Karlee Hormell, the California duo first wowed folkies with the release of their single, ‘Georgia’, back in May. A hop, skip, and a jump later, and…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Nichole Wagner – ‘Yellow Butterfly’
There’s no better name for Nichole Wagner’s new track than ‘Yellow Butterfly’. Its lithe arrangement flutters and floats with all of the grace and dignity of such a gorgeous creature. Occasionally, an underlying intensity bursting from its instrumentation every so…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Tiphanie Doucet – ‘Come to Me’
Starring in the feature length film Le bébé d’Elsa at just 15 years of age, Tiphanie Doucet found her star early. After landing a role on Chante! (France’s answer to Glee) later on, it became clearer that that star would shine brightest when ensnared…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Into the Ivy – ‘I Don’t Mind’
Years after his experiences on The Voice, Jordy Searcy seems to have found his voice with the beautiful folk stylings of his new project, Into the Ivy. Alongside producer and co-writer Whitney Dean, the two came to develop their new project out…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on Video Premiere | Tiny Eyes – Just Saying
Joel Evans, AKA Tiny Eyes, wanted to write a love song but didn’t want to use the same old mould. “I heard somewhere that almost all songs are written about the start or the end of relationships,” he said. “What…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Watch | Wild Rivers – Howling [Live]
At times, the internet can provide such a swell of mad-hat information at once that you just need to step away from the laptop, wipe off your sweat, and sit back with a well-tailored book for a while. At other…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Max Subar – ‘Mr. Fate’
Chicago singer-songwriter Max Subar intends to create folk music that appeals to his midwestern roots. Planting his feet firmly into the earth and looking hopefully towards the sky, Subar is capable of inhabiting a song with the sort of hearth-made…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on Video premiere | Jessica’s Brother – Humdinger
Jessica’s Brother is the eclectic project of songwriter Tom Charleston, former Ramshackle Union Band bass player Charlie Higgs and Wave Pictures drummer Jonny Helm. They mix elements of jangly indie, gothic country, and psych but while the styles change the…