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awakened souls & From Overseas – Keep the Orange Sun
Earlier this year, marine eyes released a gorgeous ambient album that had soothing vibes on par with Enya (which is high praise, I love Enya and until now absolutely no one could quiet my brain like her pure moods.) My obsession with idyll is likely a direct cause of my newfound and growing interest in the use of synthesizers, in meditation music, and vocals-as-an-instrument. marine eyes, aka Cynthia Bernard, is…
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Hayden Pedigo – Letting Go
I thought I may have burned myself out on acoustic guitar records earlier this year, but Hayden Pedigo’s Letting Go proved me wrong. In an interview, he described it as “closer to new age in tone” and perhaps that’s what’s so attractive about it – blending futurism with tradition, welcoming and embracing the new era of Texas musicianship. It’s a beautiful, contemplative, breathing record. Hayden’s elegant and painterly compositions are…
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Sail Away with Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection
Spencer Cullum cut his teeth in Detroit playing with a rock and roll band before moving to Nashville and becoming an in-demand session player, playing with Miranda Lambert, Kesha, and Deer Tick. Eventually he began writing his own songs and invited Nashville luminaries like Caitlin Rose, Andrew Combs, Erin Rae, and Skyway Man to play on his record. Coin Collection is a timeless sounding blend of folk music, prog, and…
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Aspirational Arias : Experimental & Ambient Music to Breathe To
There was a recent article slamming many ambient albums I love and it seems so strange because that’s the beauty of the genre- it’s abstract, thwarts tradition, and what’s incredibly boring to one person could be extremely soothing to another, and vice versa. It’s like, criticizing dreams?? Weird. I already know I’m going to get some backlash for this article so prefacing now with a disclaimer that I am not…
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Jackson + Sellers – “Hush”
Check out the single “Hush” from Jackson + Sellers’ upcoming debut, Breaking Point. This rocking, edgy-Americana duo record is dangerously good- their harmonies electric, the musicianship powerful and timeless. Aubrie Sellers and Jade Jackson slid into one another’s DMs over the pandemic after a brief meeting at Americanafest, and watched their idea for a potential collaboration blossom into something magnificent. Citing Plant & Krauss (especially apparent on this song) and…
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Kareeta – Buttons
Today the newly-formed band Kareeta premieres the first single, “Buttons” from their upcoming self-titled debut album. Buttons by Kareeta Kareeta rose from the swamps and southern delta heat during the uncertain spring of 2020. Emerging as a fully formed amalgamation of the music that shaped its core, the band settled out west in California and recorded its debut LP with producer and musician Greg Loiacono at the controls. The music…
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Ryan Pollie – The Shore House
Ryan Pollie just released his first song in two years! Produced at his home in Eagle Rock and featuring a rippin’ guitar solo by Michael Rault, the song is instantly relatable and while sounding sweet and radio-friendly, makes the heart hurt just a touch with its sentimental, wistful message. Inspired by my father, The Shore House is a story about a man raising children in suburbia. Thecharacter grew up at…
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George is Lord – Behind That Locked Door
Today, California’s premiere George Harrison tribute band George is Lord shares the first single from their upcoming self-titled collection of George songs, from both his solo and Beatles catalog. The band consists of Anna Pomerantz, who did not consider herself a Beatles fan until she re-listened while learning to play drums, Anna’s drum teacher Lindsay Glover on guitar, Cody Porter playing bass and Sam Blasucci (of Mapache and Grateful Shred)…
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Hayden Pedigo – “Carthage”
Check out the latest single from Hayden Pedigo’s upcoming album, Letting Go here. Gotta be honest with you, I haven’t listened to it because I am waiting to listen to the album in full this weekend on a road trip through the desert, where an album I know will be this special will sound best, rather than while typing on a laptop or washing dishes. I suggest you listen to…
