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Quiet Cowboy – Ambient
AMBIENT by Quiet Cowboy Today, Boise/NYC duo Ron Raymond and Michael Chacon, known together as Quiet Cowboy, release Ambient, a four-track EP that “joins the gritty street of New York City to the pristine wilderness of the Boise Mountains in Idaho. It’s very much of the genre, it checks all the boxes – it’s achingly gorgeous, it’s acoustic guitar, it’s pedal steel, we’re never getting sick of it, we can’t…
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Will Stratton – Points of Origin
Points Of Origin by Will Stratton I received this record in early December, the record came out this Friday, and I immediately opened my editor because I was immediately floored. Some of this was written then, some now, because so much has changed. First of all, this album has everything I love – a concept, fictional characters in a real universe, California, mentions of AQI (wildfire is a main theme…
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Heat Manager – “Palm Springs”
Heat Manager, the new project from members of High Times, Tiger High, and the Echo Friendly, blends California folk with east coast wit with “Palm Springs,” the debut single from the upcoming Relaxed American LP, out 3/14 on their American Grapefruit imprint. The song about feeling disillusioned at Coachella back when indie rock still made some money is all too relatable on several levels, with unpretentious vocals and even more…
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Albums of the Year 2024
I had to, right? I can’t belive some of these were released this year, it’s been a long one. I know we’re quiet here but we still love music and we still love you. somesurprises – Perseids Perseids by somesurprises Setting – At Eulogy at Eulogy by Setting marucoporoporo – Conceive the Sea Conceive the Sea by marucoporoporo Hataałii — Waiting For A Sign Waiting For A Sign by Hataałii…
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John Calvin Abney – Shortwaving
Shortwaving by John Calvin Abney A year or so ago, I saw Lizzie No perform at Pappy and Harriet’s, and she was incredible, as expected, but her band was especially a delight – Nelson Williams on standup bass and John Calvin Abney shredding the guitar, adding so much depth and heart to Lizzie’s wonderful folk magic. I’ve since familiarized myself with many of Abney’s more ambient releases, so when he…
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Joe Wilkinson – “Where the Wait Isn’t Long”
A few years ago, we talked with Joe Wilkinson about Basement Dreams as part of our serial retrospective of Neal Casal’s solo albums. Recently, Relix premiered a song Joe wrote about Neal, featuring the keys magician John Ginty, the angelic harmonies of Angie McKenna, and Chuck Wood on bass, Fredo Ortiz on drums, George Kapitanelis on electric upright bass and Ed Rainey on dobro. The multi-talented Deren Ney created the video…
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Bobby Lee Live
Last year, Bobby Lee’s Endless Skyways was on constant rotation at my house. It’s the kind of music I’m always in the mood for – atmospheric and animated, shimmering and intricate, transcendent and timeless. Today, Bobby shares a live video, recorded last June at Tesla Studios in his hometown of Sheffield. He is a true master of his craft – fully immersed and immersive, he’s joined by friends Mark Armstrong,…
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Adeline Hotel shares “I Will Let Your Flowers Grow” and how to let go
On September 27th, Adeline Hotel, the moniker of Dan Knishkowy plus a semi-consistent group of close friends (who all happen to be amazingly talented), will release Whodunit, the project’s latest studio album. Reflecting on the aftermath of a divorce, the album is the opposite of a typical separation album. It’s introspective, explorative, and overwhelmingly positive. It’s an album of renewal. Sonically, Knishkowy’s albums have ran the gamut from fingerstyle acoustic…
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Summer Bandcamp Shopping List
Happy summer! Here’s a list of albums recently released, or coming in the next month or so-ish that I think you should listen to. Unfortunately there next Bandcamp Friday is in September, so load up those shopping carts. Danny Paul Grody – Arc of Night Arc of Night by Danny Paul Grody Duo Quintelium – Dream and Reality Dream and Reality by Quintelium Suss – Birds & Beasts Birds &…
