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Insomnia and music go together. Love discovering new music to get lost in - country, singer-songwriters, Americana, folk, rock, punk.... Currently enjoying Courtney Marie Andrews, Elles Bailey, Nils Lofgren, Ferris & Sylvester, Chris Murphy, Jarrod Dickenson, Jerry Joseph, Frank Turner, David Ford, Patterson Hood, Glitterfox, Chuck Prophet, The Lottery Winners, Our Man in the Field...
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Video Premiere: Christina Martin “Storm”

August 3, 2023 Andrew Frolish 1
‘Storm’, the latest single from Christina Martin, begins quietly and delicately, before steadily building up to become a beautiful, surging anthem.  By the end, ‘Storm’ has grown, becoming a sweeping, full song, bursting with tuneful energy.  […]
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Video: Richard Walters “After Midnight”

August 2, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the absorbing new single from UK singer-songwriter Richard Walters.  ‘After Midnight’ is notable for the characterful quality of Walters’ voice, alongside the compelling vocal tune he delivers.  This is a song about reaching a calmer […]
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Video Premiere: Daniel Meade “Your Madness is My Medicine”

August 1, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
The latest single from Daniel Meade is the wonderfully uptempo ‘Your Madness is My Medicine’, which surges along on rolling, flowing piano with a great sense of urgency.  It’s a clash of boogie woogie rock ‘n’ […]
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Video Premiere: Jacob Aranda “Strangers in a Field”

July 31, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
We’re pleased to premiere the absorbing new song from Bay Area singer-songwriter Jacob Aranda.  ‘Strangers in a Field’ is a lyrically-powerful song of familial alienation and isolation.  Aranda’s low, sonorous voice, lifted by haunting backing vocals, […]
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Video: Dave Rawlings Machine “The Weekend”

July 28, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
It’s time for the return of retro Friday when we celebrate a great video from yesteryear.  In 2015, Dave Rawlings Machine released ‘Nashville Obsolete’, a second album in this particular project from Dave Rawlings and his […]

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Homage as an access point into the musical canon. It’s almost essential for artists at the start of their musical journeys to rely heavily on the compositions of admired musicians. Whatever elements resonate more deeply are […]
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