Sound Cloud Sunday – April 8, 2018

Sound Cloud Sunday April 8, 2018

It’s all Americana/country edition of Sound Cloud Sunday this week and it will probably come as no surprise that all kinds of torch and twang is not limited to Music Row.  From the far flung corners, (mostly) far from Laurel Canyon Radio, we give you some great unsigned, should-be-signed and indie artists rocking the Southern California/Americana/harmony sounds fresh out of the box.

 

 

 

 

 

Faultlines – Wooden Bridges

Hometown: Los Angeles

Album: Self-titled debut (self-released)

Review Snippet:
“One of the long-standing legacies of folk music is a political language. Protest runs in the veins of folk. That comes through in this gospel laden tune from Faultlines. You’ll hear incredible vocals and a southern gospel feel that sends chills right up your spine

Next Time In LA: Whiskey A Go-Go April 9, and on the stage at Downtown Disney in Anaheim in April and May.

Web Site:  http://www.faultlinesofficial.com

 

 

 

Andrew Sheppard – Steady Your Aim/Take A Walk With Me

Hometown: Ketchum, ID

Album: “Steady Your Aim” (self-released just out)

Review Snippet: When you hear Sheppard’s voice, its high whine sets it apart right away from the deep, gravelly kind that you associate with most outlaw country. His richly layered accompaniments belie the standard country sound too, but mostly apparent is his natural gift for damn good songs. “Steady Your Aim’ is full of them.

Next Time In LA: Today (April 8 at the Roots Roadhouse Festival at the Echoplex in Echo Park)

Web Site: https://www.andrewsheppardmusic.com/

 

 

Chiara Berardelli – Road

Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland

Album: “Seamonster” (her second album – self-released)

Review Snippet:
The record seemingly shape-shifts from track to track, with ‘Road’ being more of a blues-lite style to the intro song, and the title-track ‘Seamonster’ being a gorgeous folk-y tune. The sheer range of her ability is astounding, as she nails each song’s vibe with perfect execution.

Website: https://www.chiaraberardelli.com/

 

 

The Sheepdogs – Nobody

Hometown: Saskatchewan, ALB Canada

Album: “Changing Colors” (their 5th album on Dine Alone Records)

Review Snippet: From their cramped Saskatchewan jam space to gold and platinum records and shows with rock icons, The Sheepdogs haven’t strayed from their goal of sharing pure, passionate rock n’ roll with anyone who’ll listen

Website: http://www.thesheepdogs.com

 

 

 

My Girl The River – Covington

Hometown: Louisiana and England

Album: From the 2016 album “This Ain’t No Fairytale” on Super Tiny Records

Review Snippet: An Americana/roots/folk/alt-country blend telling anecdotes, white lies and fables about the Deep South, love and loss. ‘Stunning’ ‘up there with Lucinda’

Website: http://www.supertinyrecords.com/

 

 

Al Shields And The Delahayes – The Road

Hometown: Edinburgh

Album: from the EP “Holy Ground” out April 30

Review Snippet: The ghosts of Dylan and Guthrie are exorcised in an attempt to scale the mountains of Americana.

Website: https://www.alshields.com/

 

 

Natalie Hemby – Ferris Wheel

Hometown: Nashville, TN

Album: “Puxico” (released last year on GetWrucke Productions)

Review Snippet: The album’s aesthetic, which hews far closer to Americana rock than it does the radio-ready country for which Hemby become known. Unfortunately that means you won’t hear these particular Hemby tunes on your FM dial anytime soon, but that’s radio’s loss. Puxico shows a country songwriter at the top of her game, even if it isn’t at the top of the charts.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/natalie.hemby

 

 

Red Shahan – Memphis

Hometown: Bluff Dale, TX

Album: “Culberson County” on Thirty Tigers Records

Review Snippet:Culberson County,’ a slow-burning ballad about heading west, may be the only song in existence to pair spacey, Pink Floyd-esque slide guitar with a truly Texas pronunciation of the word ‘coyote.’”

Next Time in LA: Harvelle’s In Long Beach on May 2

Website: http://www.redshahan.com/

 

 

John Paul Keith – 901 Number

Hometown: Memphis, TN

Album: “Heart Shaped Shadow” (released March 30 on Last Chance Records)

Review Snippet: There are musical parallels to everyone from the Beatles, to Nick Lowe, the Mavericks and Marshall Crenshaw in the sheer joyful melodic pop that Keith and his One Four Fives band deliver in these tightly knit, tautly constructed tunes.

Website: http://johnpaulkeith.net/

 

 

Noble Jacks – Blacksmith Stomp

Hometown: Brighton, UK

Album: “What The Hammer” (their debut on Union Music Store just out)

Review Snippet: Noble Jacks are a rip-roaring Alt-Folk band with roof raising energy and whose warm electro-acoustic interactions fuse together with a mixture of upbeat folky footstompin’ rhythms and engaging lyricism. The band encompasses heartfelt, yet uptempo songs showcasing fiddle, blues harmonica and big anthem toplines.

Website: https://www.noblejacks.com/

 

The Tillers – The Old General Store Is Burning Down

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Album: “self-titled” their fifth album is available on Sofa Burn Records

Review Snippet: The Tillers have been thumping their own distinctive sound of string band style folk music for a decade, riding it all over the country and across the sea. Four studio albums and one live record have won them praise as modern folk storytellers of the national soundscape.

Website: http://the-tillers.com/home/

 

Eli Lev – Going Down

Hometown: Washington DC

Album: From the 2017 self-released EP “All Roads East”

Review Snippet: A bluesy mixture of folk, americana and rock inspired by Lev’s constant traveling…riddled with impressive echoed harmonies and scattered thundering percussion.” – Paste Magazine

Website: https://eli-lev.com/

 

Gasoline & Matches – Fools Gold

Hometown: Birmingham, UK Album: “Fools Gold” is their 2nd single.
Review Snippet: “Sassy, funky, Little Big Town infused country right from the heartland of the UK”

Website:   https://www.gasolineandmatchesmusic.com/

 

Birds of Bellwoods – The Fifth

Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Album: From their EP “The Fifth”  Debut album “Victoria” coming soon

Review Snippet:  Combining good-timey country-inspired rock with delicate, Deep Dark Woods-esque folk, the band’s EP showcases boundless energy. It brims with youthful enthusiasm, enough to seduce passersby.

Website: http://www.birdsofbellwoods.com/

 

Freeman – Rolling Stone

Hometown: London via Lahti, Finland
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