by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Video Premiere | Katherine Priddy – Still Winter, Still Waiting
We’re super pleased to be premiere the lyric video for Katherine Priddy’s new song, released today. The song is about being separated from a lover over winter, and is as warm and and uplifting as such material could be. Featuring…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | EG Vines – Am I Dreaming
When last he appeared on For Folk’s Sake, EG Vines was pitching the character of ‘The Salesman‘. Now, the frills are shaven and the message is clear as the artist sets his anger towards real-life salesmen who are commandeering American…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Bob Hillman – I Often Dream of Candlelight (Maria)
Bob Hillman purposefully approached the musical development of his latest tune with a bit of an offbeat step. Of ‘I Often Dream of Candlelight (Maria)’, the singer-songwriter recants, “The song’s unusual for me because the verse melody doesn’t move much, and also…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on Video premiere | She Owl – Glass (Live)
Three years after its initial release, She Owl’s Drifters EP continues to bewitch. And during these strange times one song in particular has taken on a new meaning – ‘Glass’ was written about isolation and the craving for human touch.…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Mark Willenborg – Honky-Tonk Hallelujah
Mark Willenborg is unvarnished country, through and through. Cut from the same cloth as greats like George Strait and Waylon Jennings, fans of classic country will feel right at home with the impending release of Cold Beer and Country Music…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Bobbylene – Rolling Thunder
Bobbylene is the folk-pop lovechild of Bobby Katz and Marlene McCarthy. Two NYC-based musicians, they met while studying at NYU in respective jazz and classical programs. Now, they’re making slickly produced, heartfelt Americana as if they’ve been doing it for…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Thomm Jutz – Adios Boys
Between the good and the bad, the past and the present, and conservation and alteration, Thomm Jutz lives in a dual-world of juxtaposition. Hence, his folk LP series, To Live in Two Worlds, fittingly split into two volumes. Volume Two…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Dan Sumner – Let the Light In
Borne of the same artistic ingenuity that has The National or Bear’s Den constantly evolving, Dan Sumner finds himself in a folk-rock foundation that’s twisted and turned time and again. Crafting and navigating through captivating, textured arrangements seems to come…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Jon Danforth – All Our Promises
Jon Danforth first barreled onto the indie folk radar with his 2017 EP, This Could Change. Since the forward-driving Americana of that first release, the Dallas singer-songwriter’s sound has evolved into an eclectic, ethereal, and rock-tinged take on largely folk-informed…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Shannon LaBrie – Raining Hallelujah
Although it was written in 2019, Shannon LaBrie’s ‘Raining Hallelujah’ is filled with the sort of evergreen resilience that is very much needed in 2020. In times as uncertain as these, the Americana artist’s hearty vocals resonate with a driving…