The worst you can say about Leland Sundries’ two EP releases — 2010’s ”The Apothecary“ and 2012’s ”The Foundry“ — is that they were frustratingly short (as EPs are wont…
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This great new video and track comes from Chicago’s These Peaches; “So Glad” is the latest focus from the album Almost Heard The Ocean, which was released in October. Primarily…
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This new album from Bob Woodruff is only his fourth in a 22-year recording career and it’s a fine statement as to what patience and skill in songwriting can do. …
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Popdose is pleased to premiere the latest video from the talented and multi-faceted singer-songwriter, Sofia Talvik. Taken from her acclaimed (deservedly so) album, Big Sky Country, this is a re-working…
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In recent years, Americana has become all the rage with foreign-born artists like Mumford & Sons chewing up and spitting out what traditionally was localized to the United States. In…
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Usually, I really have a hard time with Christmas songs, mainly because a) I can’t digest Christmas for the obvious reasons and b) the songs are always the same God…
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Popdose is proud to premiere the new Christmastime single and video from one of our favorite artists, the wonderful Sofia Talvik. To hear it from Sofia directly, “It’s that time…
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Call it what you will – “alt country”, “americana” and any amount of hyperbole, but Jared Rabin’s debut solo album, Something Left To Say, is wonderful. This Chicago singer-songwriter, who…
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If you’re like me, you get tired of the same old polished pop littering the iTunes store and Spotify streams, not to mention terrestrial radio. What happened to the down-and-dirty,…
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Let’s face it. As humans, we love a good success story, particularly when it’s taken that story’s protagonist a substantial chunk of time to reach his or her potential. I’m…
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This new album from Dan Whitley (yes, brother of the late, great Chris Whitley) is another exercise of finely-crafted, pure-American music – that wonderful mixture of country, folk, soul/groove and…
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Popdose is proud to premiere the new video from Sweden’s Sofia Talvik; this is the second single taken from her acclaimed recent album, Big Sky Country (which we debuted in…
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There are some bands that everyone should know, be aware of, embrace and revere. The Continental Drifters are one of those bands. The subtle elegance and grace that embodies their…
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Good Lord, this is good. One of my absolute favorite albums this year, Allison Moorer’s Down To Believing is a 13-track blast of passion, quality songwriting and skilled musical performances…
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It’s an interesting thing that a band – in the true sense of real instruments and structured songs, carefully crafted – is born of a writer who began his musical…
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One of the band’s I’ve grown fond of over the last two or three years is Durham, North Carolina’s The Old Ceremony – I’ve seen singer/guitarist Django Haskins perform several…
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From the moment the title track of Billy Shaddox’s I Melt, I Howl kicks in to open this album, you get that twinge of excitement that this is going…
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I could write about the prolific nature of Athens, Georgia native, now New Mexico resident Bill Mallonee or his work with The Vigilantes Of Love or about how he has…
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Kimm Rogers definitely has it; that way of songwriting with the turn of a word or phrase and constructing a melody that draws you in. The songs on this new…
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An interesting story here – this album, from Buffalo, Missouri native Lyal Strickland, was originally recorded in 2013, but he decided to resuscitate it, re-release it and tour behind it. …
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Though their name might read more like your AIM screen name circa 1999, the duo known collectively as CommonUnion59 and separately as Steve McKenzie and Laura Malasig churns out the delightful sound of California pop…
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From the moment “Outta My Head” begins, I love this album. Liz Longley’s self-titled debut on the legendary Sugar Hill label is a thing of beauty. Her voice, filled with…
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Sedona, Arizona native Brandon Decker comes up with some interesting sounds on this, his latest release, Patsy. Issued under the simple moniker of “Decker”, he unleashes nine songs of varying…
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This Wisconsin native is no stranger to creating interesting and introspective music. Tulsa is John Statz’ seventh release and a fine, cohesive piece of work. Masterfully produced by Jeffrey Foucault,…
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Delightful; warm; embracing. A few quick adjectives to describe Reckless Skyline, the new album from Caitlin Canty. This Vermont native delivers twelve songs that feel highly personal and intimate and…
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Clean, neat and warm sounds fill this latest release from Boston’s The Grownup Noise. A full mix of acoustic guitars, piano, violin are part of the mix that color The…
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This seems to be my week – another band with that roots-rock/American sound that I love. Lines West are a fairly new collective, hailing from Bridgeport, Connecticut – and this…
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Americana gets a great new voice in the debut record by Hook & Anchor
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It makes me feel good to know that there is this whole new crop of musicians from the mid-West releasing quality music. I’ve had the pleasure of hearing many of…
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Some artists claim to be deeply personal, but present only cloudy snapshots of their inner thoughts. Kind of like reading a diary only on days when the owner went to…