Feel the warmth of the American heritage with Steep Ravine’s self-titled album. Mixing bluegrass and folk, their sound is like setting foot in the mountains with leather boots and a cowboy hat.
As wildly-popular Christian band Jars of Clay prepares for the release of its new album “Inland” this August 2013, now’s the right time to do some retrospective of their previous releases with Gather and Build: A Collection.
Solo Flight by Parker Smith is an EP composed of songs from live recordings culled from Parker Smith’s solo tour in December 2012 through Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and North Carolina. Released last 2012, the 11-track EP offers bluegrass tune at its finest.
Let your ears sink in to the riveting sounds of Great Barrier.
‘Great Barrier’ is the pseudonym of Miami-based Jackson Firlik, who has solely written, performed and produced his first EP, Let It Sink In.
What an apt move for a band of ‘Siblings’ to make an EP about ‘brothers’?
Well, excuse the pun, but seriously, the newcomer British quartet makes blood relations sound cool in last year’s My Brother EP. Though only containing three radio-sized tracks, each one is jam-packed with that ambient folk vibe which haunts their influences, such as Bon Iver and The Shins.
Mason James is a talented musician hailing from San Diego. Using only his acoustic guitar and splendid voice to create music, this charmer released his EP entitled So I Pressed the Record last June 2013.
The EP was an epic ambition boasting of guitar harmonies powered by the creative lyrics.
Not only is he an edgy singer, but Jay Joslyn sees the quality of music that modern music listener’s need. Plugged in and sped up, the results of his latest EP, There’s a Shake in My Hands and a Song in My Head, is quite impressive. This eight-track album is inspired by folk acoustic genre.
Ben Latimer and Chase Loyd’s Split EP emanates a true-to-the-core feel that is impossible to fake. Released last July 2013, this six-track EP is a product of Missouri’s talents Chase Loyd and Ben Latimer. The project attempts to combines the best of country and folk with an expressive voice that makes you believe every word.
Despite something of a slow start, Race to Victory Mountain by Alkali Fly builds into an extensive, gripping album, bridging a huge multiplicity of influences and stringing them together within a lucid framework. Released on April 2013, Alkali Fly epitomizes the new wave of demonstrative music.
