FRESH TRACK: Puppets of Castro – 'Extraordinary Things' An appreciation for the little things. Written as a Father's Day song, or maybe it was Thanksgiving. Or perhaps Bastille Day. The upside of self reflection. Enjoy.
FRESH TRACK: Glen Hansard – 'There's No Mountain' All That Was East Is West of Me Now is by turns noisy and meditative, sprawling and hypnotic. Easily Glen Hansard’s most rock record since Burn the Maps-era The Frames. The title, which Hansard says stems from the “sudden realization that there’s more behind than ahead,” suggests
FRESH TRACK: The Grahams feat. Lucius – 'Lay Me Down' After 10 years of dreaming, growing, and loving, and 10 days of recording at their 3Sirens studio in East Nashville, The Grahams have reimagined a new sound and album full of fan favorites. A standout track is “Lay Me Down” featuring mesmerizing vocals and harmonies from Lucius. The album takes
FRESH TRACK: Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram – 'Midnight Heat' (Live) "Midnight Heat" is a previously unrecorded song from Grammy Award-winning blues guitar sensation Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. The track is featured on Live in London, a white-hot 2-CD/2-LP testament to the exhilarating live Kingfish experience.
FRESH TRACK: Barbaro – 'One x One' “One x One” is from About the Winter, a new album by the rising Minneapolis-based roots group Barbaro. The song exemplifies the album’s expansive, atmospheric take on roots music: From a cavernous and minimalistic soundscape, fiddler Rachel Calvert’s ringing voice emerges with a deliberate performance of vulnerability
FRESH TRACK: Alan Doyle & The Dardanelles – 'St. John's Waltz' From the album Sonny Don't Go Away – A Tribute to Ron Hynes. From Alan Doyle about the song: "'St. John’s Waltz' is perfect poetry. A painting with words and melody. It is literally enchanting. Instantly makes the listener understand a lot about the place
FRESH TRACK: Tom Sykes – 'What Were You Thinking' A Long Hard Road is a celebration of experience, created with some of the most talented musicians of a generation, including Grammy winners Kevin McKendree and Tony Braunagel, Grammy nominee Teresa James, and award-winning producer Terry Wilson. The album embodies a theme that speaks to the heart of every