Enigmatic and poignant third album from Ben Cramer which ponders leaving your twenties behind. Old Sea Brigade is the alias used by Ben Cramer under which he and his friends make music. Having turned 30 in […]
Pared-down, guitar-led folk, blues and country instrumentals that could be film soundtracks – beautiful, yet occasionally unsettling. Cinematic is an overused term in music reviewing but in the case of Portland-based guitarist Marisa Anderson’s latest instrumental […]
Anyone for a folk-gospel-blues-hip-hop Afrofuturist concept album set in a post-apocalyptic world destroyed by climate change? Jake Blount’s first release for the classic Smithsonian Folkways label was conceived, written and recorded during the darkest months of […]
Reflective, emotional family storytelling from Memphis troubadour. Concept albums are often quite a challenge for the artist to bring across the meaning and passion often associated with this style of release. Blake is a Memphis-based singer-songwriter […]
Carper cooks up a stew of most American music styles of the last 70 years, and it’s tasty. With so much Country music trying to sound as AOR as possible, it’s refreshing to hear something that […]
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