New Music From Braids
Formed in 2007, Braids have solidified a long reputation for musical ingenuity and have established themselves as one of Canada’s most acclaimed art rock bands. The three piece band – Raphaelle Standell-Preston (lead vocals, guitar, keys), Taylor Bonner Smith (bass, guitar, percussion), and Austin Tufts (drums) – weaves organic and electronic elements together amidst a […]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Reviews the “Lovely, Understated” New LP From The Innocence Mission
“See You Tomorrow,” writes The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Dan DeLuca about the new record from The Innocence Mission, “is an album about, and full of, care, restraint, and love.” The “lovely, understated” album recalls The Sundays, writes DeLuca. “The lyrics are full of natural elements — sun, stars, clouds, trees, fields — and they continually return […]
Leif Vollebekk Talks Swimming With The Vancouver Sun
In a recent interview with The Vancouver Sun, Leif Vollebekk explains how his work has been influenced by filmmakers, gushes about working with mixer Chris Shaw in Austin, and talks about how important swimming is on tour. “It’s a really fun thing to do on tour” he says. “You feel like crap because you’re not […]
Samantha Sidley Performs At A Paste Session Today; Her NYC Residency Kicks Off Tonight
Samantha Sidley is doing a Paste Session today at 2:30PM EST / 11:30AM PST. You can go here to watch. If you’re in New York City this week, make sure to check out her residency that kicks off tonight at The Green Room 42. Located inside the Yotel New York in Manhattan, the glitzy cabaret […]
The Guardian Features Yorkston/Thorne/Khan On A List Of Fifty Great Tracks To Hear This Month
The Guardian has featured Yorkston/Thorne/Khan‘s “The North Carr” as one of 50 great tracks for the month of February. “This luscious instrumental track named after a Scottish lightship, written by singer-songwriter James Yorkston, is a particularly beautiful thing. Suhail Yusuf Khan’s sarangi (a classical instrument with a sound close to the human voice) improvises delicate […]
The Good Ones Hit #1 At NACC World
Thanks to all the stations who charted The Good Ones’ Rwanda, You Should Be Loved to NACC World this week. It’s been a long journey! Big ups to CJAM 99.1 fm, CJLO 1690 am, CJSW 90.9 fm, KALX 90.7 fm, KAXE 91.7 fm/KBXE 90.5 fm, KGLT 91.9 fm, KMUD 91.1 fm, KRCC 91.5 fm, KRSC […]
American Songwriter Interviews Melody Federer About Her New Single With Burt Bacharach
Melody Federer recently teamed up with the one and only Burt Bacharach for a single, entitled “Bridges,” and American Songwriter says the two are a “match made in musical heaven.” Says the site, “The track shuffles along with a strong vocal melody and baseline that provide the perfect backing for the piano and strings to dance […]
New Music From Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan – the trio of James Yorkston (guitar, nyckelharpa, vocals), Jon Thorne (double bass, vocals) and Suhail Yusuf Khan (sarangi, vocals) – is pleased to announce their new album Navarasa: Nine Emotions. At the heart of the trio’s transporting new record is the Indian subcontinent’s concept of navarasa – the nine (nava) emotions or sentiments (rasa) […]
New Music From Melody Federer and Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach and Melody Federer – a match made in musical heaven – have joined creative forces for “Bridges,” their first collaborative effort. Bacharach, a pop culture icon and one of the world’s greatest contemporary composers, is entering the eighth decade of a career that has spanned generations and continents. Federer, a noted solo artist as well […]
Under The Radar Interviews Vetiver
Under The Radar proclaims that Up On High “might just be Vetiver‘s most beautiful effort to date. The hallmarks of an Andy Cabic record are there—the acoustic base, the intimate environment, the melodic approach—but there’s a confidence present on these songs in the no-frills approach. No bells are heard, no whistles employed. Up On High […]
Samantha Sidley Takes NYC
Samantha Sidley, whose Interior Person was on LA Times‘ Top Ten Albums of 2019 list, is going to New York City for a stand of dates at The Green Room 42. Located inside the Yotel New York in Manhattan, the glitzy cabaret is the perfect setting for Sidley’s sensual, femme-forward jazz. See her if you have […]
Leif Vollebekk Plays For World Cafe
Congratulations to Leif Vollebekk for being chosen to perform live on NPR’s World Cafe. According to the Montréal-based songwriter, he had been considering an end to his music career after initially releasing his 2017 album Twin Solitude. Yet, he was inspired by the critical success of that Polaris Prize-nominated album to continue working as a […]
For Folk’s Sake Appreciates The Laid-Back Vibe of Vetiver
“As Up On High progresses,” writes For Folk’s Sake about the new Vetiver LP at radio now, “you slip into a supple calm, as the meditative reel of fingerpicking seems to reminisce over the searching acid folk of the band’s early years. Though, [Vetiver’s Andy] Cabic now seems more self-aware than ever.” The site applauds […]
Particle Kid And Sunny War Explore Austin For Taste Of Country
Micah Nelson – who records and performs using the Particle Kid moniker – recently explored Austin, TX with his friend and fellow AmApAc-associated artist Sunny War, for a web series called Sites And Sounds. The show, which premiered via Taste Of Country last year, finds Nelson and war moving around the city and enjoying great […]
The Good Ones – Vying For Supremacy At NACC World – Get Love From WUOG
“There is a sense of true love for what they are creating that emanates from every song” on The Good Ones new LP, Rwanda, You Should Be Loved. That’s how Leo Pryor, a reviewer for Athens, GA radio station WUOG FM, describes the record in a recent review. According to Pryor, “The only explicitly credited […]
Combo Chimbita – Lauded By Rolling Stone – Hits The Road
Combo Chimbita had a big 2019, releasing their sophomore LP Ahomale to critical acclaim. According to Rolling Stone, which put Ahomale at #7 on its list of best “Latin” albums of 2019, the record is “a psychedelic rollercoaster ride of diasporic percussion, explosive power chords and singer Carolina Olivero’s soaring vocal gymnastics.” That description, here, […]
Archyde Profiles Tinariwen
“Tinariwen’s musical style is quite modern and transcultural,” writes Archyde in a recent exploration of the Tuareg group. “Translated,” the piece explains, “Tinariwen means ‘deserts’ – spaces that are of central importance for the band: as concrete, physical places in which their members grew up, live and sometimes also record their music. At the same […]
The Innocence Mission Gets Love From All Songs Considered and Leo Sigh
NPR's All Songs Considered chose The Innocence Mission's new LP See You Tomorrow as one of its Top 9 Albums out on January 17. Reviewer Lars Gotrich calls the record "reflective, atmospheric, [and] grounded by Karen Peris' voice and this supreme detail in her lyrics about the everyday. Simple images rendered quite beautifully." Check it […]
Leif Vollebekk Shares “Apalachee Plain” Via American Songwriter
Leif Vollebekk told American Songwriter about the inspiration behind his song “Apalachee Plain.” According to the songwriter, “A few years ago, I was driving through the painted desert and saw a lone mustang running alongside the road. He looked so free. He seemed to know everything. That image came back to me when I wrote […]
WUOG Praises The Lyricism And Harmonies On Lost Wisdom pt. 2
“This album brought me to tears,” writes Chase McGee of The University of Georgia’s WUOG FM in his recent review of the new LP from Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron. According to McGee, “Lost Wisdom pt. 2 is a patchwork of years of hurt, repair, and recovery. It features some of the most beautiful Mount […]
