"Nothing compares to the way that I feel when you're beside me...most people spend a lifetime trying to find a love like mine," sing our favorite swamp folk sirens The Krickets in the chorus of their new song, "Love Like Mine." The track is featured on the Gulf Coast-based quartet's new album, Redbird, set for release on... Continue Reading →
Premiere: “She Is Waiting” by The Prescriptions
Everyone needs a healthy dose of folk rock to round out their musical appetites, and The Prescriptions are just what the doctor ordered. The seeds of the group were sown in the tight-knit music scene of Birmingham, Alabama, but the band began to bloom in the Nashville creative community. Composed of members Hays Ragsdale, Parker... Continue Reading →
Premiere: “Tennessee Years” by Melanie Brulée
Photo credit: Emma Lee Nashville and Toronto-based Melanie Brulée will release her new album Fires, Floods & Things We Leave Behind on October 19th. Today, she unveils her new single “Tennessee Years.” A western-tinged meandering tune with understated flourishes of yearning pedal steel, “Tennessee Years” is a comforting fireside tribute to her one-and-only—a love song by... Continue Reading →
Premiere: “The Night I Found Jesus (Down at Robert’s Western World)” by Matt Campbell
From the first notes of Matt Campbell's "The Night I Found Jesus (Down at Robert's Western World)," the imagination fills with images of a charismatic, road-worn troubadour, one like Woody Guthrie, strapped with an acoustic guitar and some scuffed-up boots, who steps up onto a table in a crowded room, and grabs everyone's attention... Continue Reading →
Premiere: “Carnival Barker” by Vanessa Peters
History repeats itself, and Dallas-based folk-rocker Vanessa Peters reached back into it to find the perfect metaphor to embody her timely new tune "Carnival Barker," the new single from her forthcoming album Foxhole Prayers, out October 5th via Idol Records. "I wanted to use the 1920s and '30s as a reference point for where we... Continue Reading →
Premiere: “French Braid” by Besides Daniel
"'French Braid' is a vivid confession," says Danny Brewer, the creative force behind Georgia-based alt-folk outfit Besides Daniel, of the band's new single. A boundless chorus and kinetic verses weave a backdrop while trembling lyrics gush "I will peel back the crust of the earth, I will dive in.” Written over a five-year period, "French Braid,"... Continue Reading →
Premiere: “If I Needed You” by Daniel Daniel
Nashville-based Daniel Daniel, who released his debut album The Lonesome Hollow on May 4th, is back with "If I Needed You," a reimagined version of Townes Van Zandt's 70's era tune. "Townes Van Zandt is one of my favorite songwriters and when I got the itch to try and cover one of his songs, I knew I... Continue Reading →
Video Premiere: “Rattling My Bones” by Brian Pounds
“If you don’t like this video, then I’ve wasted 1/4 of my life savings,” laughs Brian Pounds of "Rattling My Bones," his newest release. The song appears on the quick-witted Texas-based singer/songwriter's 2017 album, Southern Writer; in personal protest against mainstream streaming services, Pounds made the thoughtful decision not to make the album available via... Continue Reading →
Premiere: “Tentpole” by Benjamin Jason Douglas
With his jangly folk-rock style, and his Randy Newman-esque growl, Nashville-based Benjamin Jason Douglas conjures images of the tent revivals in the dusty heat of the South, where music was used to rile up emotion and invoke the Holy Ghost. “I’m a gonna raise my hands on high/I’m a gonna stomp my dancing feet/Down on... Continue Reading →
Premiere: “Letters” by Bobcat Rob & The Nightly Howl
Santa Cruz, California based Bobcat Rob & The Nightly Howl will release their forthcoming LP A Different Horse on September 14th. Housing twelve roots-infused songs that showcase a range of emotion. From folky contemplations to bluesy rockers, A Different Horse encapsulates the broad facets of the Americana genre. Today, the band unleashes its new single, “Letters,” a dust-tinged tune... Continue Reading →