You into heavy drugs as Starsailor, Cold War Kids, The Head And The Heart, The Avett Brothers? Well we are, and guess our delight when we found a new fav band from Nashville, Tennessee.
The Apache Relay is lead singer Michael Ford Jr and his bandmates who creates thrilling folkrock, it´s sturm und drang and a happy shore to be washed upon. Their sophomore album American Nomad is pure magic.
Eleven songs, one is the cover of the Springsteen-tune State Trooper from his everlasting Nebraska-album. Good taste, I´d say.
And don´t miss the title-track American Nomad. Beautiful Apachestuff.
Josh Garrels is a multitalented singersongwriter from Portland, Oregon. This summer his latest album ”Love & War & The Sea in between” hit the streets, a true gem.
Garrels writes songs that span soundscapes and heartscapes. It´s that beautiful folkmusic touch between Woody Guthrie and David Grey.
You get friends from great places, when you write about music, that is a fact. But some of those friends come with an add-on.
A good friend from Louisville, Kentucky once told me to listen to two artists. One of them was a singersongwriter from Texas. Her name? Sarah Jaffe. That was some good advice. I got it from the first listen. This is really great.
The summer of 2011 she will be touring with bands like Centromatic, Old 97’s and Bosque Brown. Now that is someting to follow. She will hit Louisville KY at aug 31. Dammit, why aren’t we in Kentucky..
She will release an EP shortly, September 27 to be exact. Name? The Way Sound Leaves a Room, I suggest you make a note in your calendar…
Kentuckyseven hope to catch some of the magic, somehow. Meanwhile take a look-see at this…
I would guess that this is not the last time we come across a great band from Rhode Island. Deer Tick, The Low Anthem and a whole bunch of them springing from a what seems to be a well with no bottom.
Brad and Andrew Barr is no exception, The Barr Brothers have been making music, or fighting their entire lives. And you can tell. This is genuine and pure love. A love for the music.
The Barr Brothers just signed with Secret City Records. Home of such great artists and bands as Patrick Watson & the Wooden Arms, Plants and Animals, Miracle Fortress, Basia Bulat and more. They should feel right at home.
The self-titled album will be released september 27th. I think you want to check that out. Meanwhile, listen to Beggar in the Morning. Sweet sweet stuff. From Providence… The Barr Brothers – Beggar in the Morning by SecretCityRecords
John Blaze is a 20 year old guy from San Francisco who recently released his debut full length ’Album Three’. In his own words it´s ”lo-fi electrocoustic bedroom music” and hits the ground close to Avey Tare, Beach Boys and Atlas Sound. It´s bigrange, no limit and very, very interesting.
I love this guy and can see him hitting it big time. Check out his great song, ’Babys Got Her Blue Jeans On’ and rest assured; Kentuckyseven will be checking up on this dude in the future.
With all that shit going on in the world, it is soothing to find bands that will get your hopes up again. The Alternates, a band from L.A. just made my day, a little brighter.
Sounding like a band, really in love with what they are doing, and with a vocalist, that reminds me of Mr Vedder, when he was at his best, they have great things ahead.
Their EP Spiders and Webs, released on Luxury Wafers. is a complete compilation of sweet music. Indie-Rock at the tip of super greatness. I see only greater music coming up ahead from these guys. Currently touring the US, we at Kentuckyseven can only write them down on our wish-list for an European visit.
Take a listen at the great sounds of The Alternates:
Picture Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen, somewhere there among those voices and sounds are Joe Fletcher & the Wrong Reasons, this magnificent Rhode Island band. Mr Joseph Fletcher has a voice that convinced me from the first line. And the Western-shirts worn in the videos I’ve seen, testifies of the authenticity of the band.
Listening to the album White Lighter, I notice how I move from dreary rainy Swedish june-days to a dusty and rural American countryside. The country that gave birth to this genre. The genre that keeps changing, for the better.
Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons are a great part of taking the great Americana and Country music to the next level.
Simon Raymonde from Bella Union and Cosmos Music Group opened our eyes for Cashier No. 9. The band from Belfast have become a Kentuckyseven-darling and we´re hooked on their sound, their cook-up of Northern Ireland and California. We´re hooked on their brilliance.
In the words of Simon Raymonde:
”When I heard the music, it was like finding that missing jigsaw piece. Taking cue from the 60s greats, like The Zombies, The Kinks and The Beatles, waltzing through the 70s with all the west coast Beach Boys flavours , all delivered with that swagger that has been missing from UK music since early Verve, early Stone Roses, early Oasis, and yet the most important ingredient is of course the songwriting of Danny Ford, singer and guitarist.”
”I am most in my element when my hands are on the keys”, now that is what made me want to listen. Sunday Lane, a 20 year old artist from Tulsa OK, now living in L.A.
Classically trained, and with a voice that would fit in any genre given to her, she creates music. Music about social injustices, young love, and growing up. And the way she does it. The expression. Beautiful in every note.
If you happen to be in Pasadena CA on june 18, be sure to check her act out.
Meanwhile, check out this great video of Won’t Go Back Down…
