Lindsay Murray, who is the heart, mind and voice behind Gretchen’s Wheel, certainly knows how to craft and execute a damned fine pop song (okay, actually several). She also knows…
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After two E.P.’s, this Melbourne, Australia native has headed to the U.S. to record and release his debut full-length album, Trouble. And when you’ve been cited by the likes of…
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This sixth album from Charleston, South Carolina’s Dangermuffin, is a revelation. Heritage is a fine, warm piece of work and it makes me wonder how I haven’t heard of this…
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Jack Feerick
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(Archive.) March 2016 I use the rest of the Valentine’s Day weekend to put the new amplifier through its paces. It produces a bowel-loosening roar that pleases me greatly. When…
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I’ve known Deni Bonet for about 7 years now; we first met backstage at Richard Barone’s show at Joe’s Pub and Deni had been part of the night’s line-up. When…
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Popdose is pleased to exclusively present to you the title track video from singer-songwriter Garrett Owen’s new E.P., Sad Eyed Son. The song is one dynamic performance of stripped-down, low-key,…
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Sometimes it takes a while for a band to really take root and find their feet as artists; getting into one’s own groove is never easy and on this new…
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From the moment Matthew Wolcott begins to sing “Western Lights”, the title track of his debut 5-track E.P., you know this Dallas-based singer songwriter has delivered an exceptional premiere. A…
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In the storied tradition of powerful female Americana artists from Roseanne Cash to Gillian Welch to Carole King comes April Martin, a New York City-based psychologist-turned singer/songwriter. For Martin, it…
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The first thing you notice upon first listen to Shadowlands, the newest release from Minnesota’s Romantica, is the quiet and understated beauty and finessed compositional structures in the songwriting. This…
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As I mentioned when premiering the below video for the title track of Bright Shiny Objects, for any artist, the idea is to grow and show a scope, broader and…
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After spending the last decade as one of the most sought out songwriters in Nashville, Natalie Hemby is about to release her first solo album. While she’s known for writing…
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A wonderful mixture of jazziness, country, soul and well, a little bit of everything, Bonnie Whitmore’s newest release, Fuck With Sad Girls is as thoughtful, lyrically as it is rich…
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To hear the music coming from the new, self-titled Tattletale Saints album, you wouldn’t think this duo of Cy Winstanley and Vanessa McGowan, were natives of New Zealand but grew…
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Low-voltage, traditional instruments and a very rootsy feel would be a good quick primer when trying to describe the sound of Binghampton, New York’s Driftwood, who are about to unleash…
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Popdose is both pleased and proud to bring to you the new video from Loveland Duren, from their very recently released album Next, “Not Allowed In The House Anymore”. A…
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This fine debut album from East Nashville singer/songwriter Josh Farrow mixes Southern soul, shades of The Band and Leon Russell and is one of the most wonderfully fluid things I’ve…
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When I introduced you to Loveland Duren and Bloody Cupid in 2013, I’d heard a debut album so strong, so sophisticated and yet soulful that I felt that as a…
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Ten tracks, gifted songwriters and killer performances – what more can be said about Lakeside, the first new album from guitar legend Eric “Roscoe” Ambel in eleven years? A lot…
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When we first introduced you to Liz Longley, the incredibly talented singer-songwriter, we said that we could expect to hear great things. And with her newest album, Weightless, that promise…
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This sophomore effort from Waiting For Henry is the perfect elixir to a hot, uninspiring summer – breezy, melodic and guitar-laden end-to-end. The New York/New Jersey-rooted band has hit stride…
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This Seattle-based band has been at it for 14 years and this new album from Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers, Little Black Heart, is a definitive statement. Aside from the…
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This new release from Lewisburg, Pennsyvania native Michael Logen is, to say the least, quite impressive. New Medicine is filled with serious, thoughtful lyrics and lush musical structure that makes…
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California native and current Nashville resident Don Gallardo bows his newest album, Hickory, in the U.S., an album that drew praise when it was released in England in 2015 (four…
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For a band that’s only been together since 2013, this first full-length album from The Way Down Wanderers belies the brief nature of their existence. An album filled with…
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This fifth album from Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s Stray Birds is aptly titled Magic Fire – it has that certain something special about it. From the moment the opening notes hit your…
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The warmth of this album can’t be understated. North Carolina native turned Brooklyn transplantee Greg Humphreys (late of the glorious Dillon Fence) has now formed a new band, Greg Humphreys…
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Sometimes a romantic relationship can lead to great art… and sometimes the end of that relationship can lead to even greater art. But when a fractured professional couple get back…
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Something to sink my teeth into, rich with acoustic guitars, mandolins, violins and shiver-inducing harmonies. Although The Danberrys, who hail from East Nashville, are a band, the two main drivers…
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You may be tired of me saying “I’m not going to pretend to be objective”, but what’s the point of a review if you’re not being honest? We’ve already been…