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Long Way Round is the great new single from epic singer/songwriter Daniel Pearson. This is plain-great-songwriting from the talanted Mr Pearson.

Enjoy!

We worship Blackberry Smoke. The band got a Skynyrd-Crowes-Creedence-Arkansas-twang goin’ on that feels like home.

It´s southern rock the way it’s supposed to be. It´s a case of cold beers, dusty leather boots and countrybluesriffs all night long.

They´re from Atlanta, Georgia and got a new album out called ’The Whippoorwill’. Here’s the song ’Pretty Little Lies.

Ya´ll into Tom Waits, Mark Lanegan, Andi Almqvist, and other gentlemen with that barrel-of-bourbon sound? Check out the ever fascinating Everett Parker.

”The songs for this album were mostly recorded in my bedroom in Bromma, Stockholm, but also in an abandoned war shelter in Sollentuna which also holds my day job as a painter”, Mr Parker says.

Well done, sir!

”Dirt I Will Be” is the first single from the album ”Irrevocably Human” which was released on March 2nd through Lucky Duck Music.

UK power trio The Virginmarys was formed in Macclesfield back in 2006. After a couple of EP´s, finally their high-octane full-length album King of Conflict is out on Double Cross Records. The album hit stores mid-Feb.

Check out great song Dead Man´s Shoes – a cracking acoustic version that highlights singer Ally Dickaty´s stunning voice. Behold!

Valerie June is on our mind. This bluesforce from Humboldt, Tennessee, will take over the world as we know it. And man she rocks.

The song You Can’t Be Told is produced and co-written by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and Kevin Augunas  from Florence and The Machine. You can shake the BK-vibe all over, yet Valerie June got her own dirty-swampy-rootsy-thing going on.

Her debut album is coming up, we say dig.

Premiering right here on Kentuckyseven, the wonderous band Charity Children (Chloë Lewer, Elliott McKee) and their debut single ”Elizabeth”.

Starting out as street musicians in the streets of Berlin, for the first time ever their music can be heard outside the pavements of Berlin. This band from New Zeeland has got a unique sound, indie-folk at its very best. The unique sound is created from an impressing 15 musician strong ensamble that has created this over the last two years.

A full album will be released during 2013, this single is the first taste of what’s to come. We say: magic. And as one of a few chosen ones, we are proud to be able to present: Elizabeth

The single will be released 18th of february… but for your ears, right now, here on Kentuckyseven:

Kanada, is Johan Hammarbäck and his acoustic guitar. This Stockholmian has painted a perfect picture with his vocals and his strings. No hidden agenda, heart on the sleeve, pure and unafraid. It is really up close and personal.

This first release from Kanada is very much about the person behind the music ”These song are about my life, a lot of things has happened to me in the last few years, I’ve become a father, I’ve been married, divorced, found a new, true love and found myself in the process. And it’s all in these songs”

Hammarbäck explains ”After listening to Johnny Cash’s American albums and hearing (Swedish rock star) Ulf Lundells album Xavante it hit me that I could do this on my own, just record my songs, my voice, my guitar. So thats what i did”

Take a listen. The EP ”If Not for You” is out today.

Wanna know more about Kanada… check out: kanadamusic.com

¤ Holly Williams was raised in Nashville and is the granddaughter of Hank Williams Sr.

She’s a sharp angel of mercy and puts the land back in country. We love the ride into the dark soil of Tennessee territory.

Her third album is out February 5 2013, check out the great tune Drinkin’.

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Foto:  Christian Teittinen

• With a Light Heart is a band from Bua, Sweden. Frontman Eric Rangarsson with bandmembers Linnea Ljungblad, Hugo Widmark, Victor Eriksson create a epic, eerie landscape of the Bon Iver-kind.

It´s flying over a misty moor. A fishing boat blues. Debut-EP ”Lost at Sea” is out, check the grand song; Homewards.

We kick of 2013 with this forgotten gem. The Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando covers Townes Van Zandts epic Waiting Around To Die.