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Our LA-buddy Maxim Ludwig and his Santa Fe Seven is still one of the most promising, interesting, spectacular, devoted, amazing, impressive, sensational and loveable bands out there.

Please check out the new video ”Stacy C´mon”.

The Seattle-favorites ”The Head & The Heart” made an exclusive performance for MTV Hive in Austin TX. Hear the band talk about playing music, for real, for real people.

As a bonus, they played a new song, ”Josh McBride”. Looks like they’ve hit the right notes, once again.

Kentuckyseven loves the danish dynamite Agnes Obel. Check out her nervebreaking, soulshaking and utterly beauful live-from-Paris-performance of Elliott Smith´s Between The Bars.

The first song from Bon Iver’s sophomore album is out.

From the man who released the magnificent album ”For Emma, Forever Ago” in 2007, we now get the first glance of what’s to come. And judging from this first tune, it will be as magnificent…

Listen to ”Calgary” and sit back and wait… because june 21st, the rest will follow.

Kentuckyseven is all about that americana-folk-rock-stuff we all keep dear to our heart. But we also got soul. Introducing, Mr Liam Bailey. His EP ’It´s Not The Same’ is out June 19th on Polydor.

This is a rising star from the suburbs of Nottingham. Liam has retained his namesake Gallagher´s swagger, combined with a uniquely soulful, singing voice that nevertheless has been compared to legendary artists Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Bob Marley.

Or as Q Magazine stated: ”British soul may have just found its first authentic male voice of the decade.” Now check out when he sings ’You better leave me’, four pretty intense minutes.

Liam Bailey – Acoustic Version

For the last year, Oskar Linnros song ”Från Och Med Du” been a monstrous hit back in Sweden. Now the amazing Magnus Carlson, the guy who fronted Weeping Willows with all that power and carisma, done an english version.

And man he has made it into his own.

Oskar Linnros said it was ”way too good” and we agree. Mr Carlson and the Moon Ray Quintet took the inspiration of Curtis Mayfield and The Incredible Bongo Band, and I dare anyone to sit still while listening.

Please check out the fantastic, everlasting, singing-songwriting, Illinois-born, Nashville-based clawhammer banjo player Abigail Washburn.

It´s oldschool American music as we love @ Kentuckyseven, but it is also a new vibe. It´s folky enough to build a village, adding a Springsteen-magnitude making me huffin n´ a puffin.

Her album ’City of Refuge’ is out, don´t miss this astonishing bluegrassbeauty. Til then, check out the single ’Chains’.

Abigail´s next gig in Europe:

¤ Fri 20 May London, Borderline.

Described as “one of Americas best roots songwriters”, M.Ward has made friends all over the planet since his debut back in 1999.

His albums ranks as “the mother of all front-porch records”. Hold Time (2009) is timeless music, sheer brilliance from a guy who makes it all sound so easy. We all know it aint.

Besides his solo career, Matt Ward is a member of the great folkrock group Monsters of Folk and in the beautiful duo She & Him with Zooey Deschannel. Both of whom I adore. If talent were made into a man…

Born in 1973, raised in Portland, Oregon and with his own twang of reality – this is a guy to follow. I hear Sufjan Stevens & Tom Waits, I hear blues & countrymusic, I hear americana in the true sense.

But most of all M. Ward is his own shepard. A man with a tale to tell and a guitar to hammer. It all makes sense.

He´s playing Dramaten in Stockholm May 9. I will hook up with him beforehand, for ya´ll to read. Stay tuned.

You want something that itches? Something that will hit you hard in the belly? Something that won´t go away?

Try ’Times New Viking’. A great band from Columbus, Ohio with their own style, their own lo-fi-punk take on life.

For the first time the trio (guitarist Jared Phillips, drummer Adam Elliott and Beth Murphy on keyboards) has escaped into a studio, and the result is pure genius.

With the help of Adam Smith and Dustin White, ’Time New Viking’ produced and recorded an album that sounds like a mellow night out. It´s loud, brash and just lovely.

Their fifth album ’Dancer Equired’ is released April 25th via Wichita Recordings / Cooperative Music. Check out the song ’No Room To Live’.

Nerina Pallot, the Brit-nominated singer-songwriter, returns in style with her new album ’Year of the Wolf’ out May 30th on Geffen records.

The album is entirely produced with guitar legend Bernard Butler and contains euphoric pop songs with that big heart-bursting choruses we dig. It´s life in widescreen, big letters and ”all the way into the tiles”

Nerina, born in the Kentucky-year of 1975, wrote and recorded the album during her pregnancy last year. She did have a baby boy (Wolfgang Amadeus) in September 2010 and a great album this May. Please check out the highly addictive first single ’Put Your Hands Up’.

Kentuckyseven got hold of Nerina and asked her five Q´s. And by the way, that Magus-book is a must-read. Enjoy!

¤ What are you listening to right now?

– The self titled album from West Indian Girl from 2002.

¤ Best book read in a while?

– The Magus by John Fowles.

¤ Your hopes for this year?

¤ Three artists who inspire you?

– Elton John, Prince, Steely Dan.

¤ Who deserves a breakthru in 2011?

– Bright Light Bright Light.