Sound Cloud Sunday, August 1, 2021
Sound Cloud Sunday August 1, 2021
Where is the summer going? Without us? Wait for us we want to walk in that place in the sun, oh wait, that’s Jersey. Enjoying your summer? Whether it’s too hot or too cold @laurelcanyonradio we’ve got an eclectic set of music for you this show. All over the place, as your musical palette should be. The show can be heard live below:
Green Diesel – Northern Frisk
Hometown: Faversham, Kent, UK
Album: From the album “After Comes The Dark” out July 16.
Review Snippet: Their punchy, electric approach is often evocative of early Steeleye Span and veined with prog-rock and influences drawn from early Genesis and the 70s psych-folk Canterbury scene with acts like Caravan and Kevin Ayres.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/greendieselband/
Kendall Street Company – Say Hey!
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Album: New single.
Review Snippet: Kendall Street Company is a jam-alt rock band based out of Charlottesville, Virginia. From late night jam sessions at the University of Virginia to main stages at venues and festivals throughout the country, Kendall Street Company has broken the mold of improvised rock and entered a world of jazz-grass infused psychedelic bliss. The band’s musical style embraces mind-altering riffs as well as soulful and jazzy wit, while remaining true to their folksy songwriting roots. With no two shows ever the same, word of mouth has quickly grown a ravenous fanbase eager to hear their favorite studio tracks explored and extended as part of a live community. As seasoned KSC fans can tell you, any one of their songs could easily turn from a fun sing-along to a cacophonous headbanging garage-rock soundscape, before finally resolving into a peaceful ambience.
Website: https://www.kendallstreetcompany.com/
Cameron Knowler – Sonora Road
Hometown: Los Angeles via Aukland, NZ
Album: From the album “Places of Consequences” released July 16.
Review Snippet: Cameron Knowler takes every element of jazz, bluegrass and traditional country and turns it on its ear with his latest release.
Website: https://cameronknowler.bandcamp.com/
The Faux Paws – Guacmaster
Hometown: Madison, TN
Album: From their self-titled debut album out August 27 on Great Bear Records.
Review Snippet: The Faux Paws have been playing together for nearly ten years, ever since brothers Andrew and Noah VonNorstrand packed up a 1989 Volvo station wagon to go on a 5-week road trip across the American southeast with their new friend Chris Miller. Throughout the trip, they jammed on the beach, busked under a bridge, hung out at a festival on the Suwannee River, meticulously counted Cracker Barrel billboards and played some very, very strange little shows. They’ve been playing and touring together ever since, and are now in the process of releasing their first full-length album. Jam-packed with original tunes and songs, the album is a compelling blend of traditional music virtuosity and driving dancehall rhythms alongside progressive instrumentation and improvisation.
Website: https://thefauxpawsmusic.com/
Colin Hay – Ooh La La
Hometown: A Land Down Under
Album: From the album “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” out August 6. Includes this great take on the Faces classic.
Review Snippet:
Next Time in LA: BeachLife Festival-Redondo Beach September 11.
Website: https://www.colinhay.com/
Eddie Ray Arnold – Beautiful Day
Hometown: Athens, GA
Album: New single out tomorrow. Debuting here!
Review Snippet:
Website: https://eddierayarnold.com/
Briana Adams – Belle of the Beer Bash
Hometown: Texas
Album: From the EP “One More Highway” out August 6.
Review Snippet:
Website: https://www.brianaadams.com/
Elijah Ocean – Livin’ To Love You
Hometown: Nashville via Los Angeles via ???
Album: From the album “Born Blue” out August 13.
Review Snippet: After over a decade of relentless touring and five previous albums of Americana-tinged singer-songwriter albums, Born Blue is Ocean’s most existential work to date. Self-reflection has been a consistent theme in his writing, but with age comes lived experiences, and his commentaries on timeless themes of devotion, divorce, and drinking have become more tangible and heartfelt. His gift lies in faithfully constructing melodies and lyrics that are rooted in the traditions of the genre, but are undeniably modern and fresh at the same time. Taking cues from artists like Clint Black, Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Dwight Yoakam, Ocean’s aim is to take the baton from the forbearers of the straightforward American storyteller model and extend its reach to old and new fans alike.
Website: http://www.elijahocean.com/
Trae Sheehan – Unread Letters
Hometown: West Virginia
Album: From the album “Hello To The End Of The World” out August 27.
Review Snippet: Like many of today’s best Americana innovators, Trae Sheehan isn’t an artist who lets the traditional restrictions of a genre define him. Depending on the moment, the mostly self-taught singer-songwriter bounces between folk, rock, and country elements like a savant. His new single, “Closing the Door”, sees Sheehan taking the opportunity to masterfully mish-mash these varied tones into a profound production.
Website: https://www.traesheehan.com/
Hannah Juanita – Our Love Is Done
Hometown: Chattanooga, TN
Album: From the album “Hardliner” out June 11.
Review Snippet:
Website: https://hannahjuanita.com/
Gene Evaro Jr. – Can’t Go Back
Hometown: Joshua Tree, California
Album: From the album “B u til full” out June 25.
Review Snippet: “Every time you see Gene Evaro Jr. play, it feels like it might be the last because they have all the makings of a band skyrocketing to much bigger frontiers. If it’s not enough to be a scorching guitarist and keyboardist, Evaro Jr. also has a voice drenched in honey. Throw in captivating charisma and you have the infectious spirit of a natural born entertainer. His band is tapped into a funky soul, R&B aphrodisia mixed with shimmering rock. Their original material speaks to the universal state of mind of the present. It is a show where you’ll walk away tingling from head to toe.”
Website: https://www.facebook.com/GeneEvaroJr
Tiffany Pollack & Company – Baby Boyz
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Album: From the album “Bayou Liberty” out July 11 on Nola Blue Records.
Review Snippet:
Website: https://tiffanypollackandco.com/
Sonny & The Sunsets – Driftin’
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Album: From the album “New Day With New Possibilities” out July 30.
Review Snippet: Sonny & the Sunsets are a beautiful West Coast thing. Birthed from the sand, the surf, and twilight campfires down in Ocean Beach, Sonny & the Sunsets’ busted beach-pop songs spark recollections of doo wop’s otherworldly despair, a dose of goofball humor from the Michael Hurley school, and positive possibilities exuded by Jonathan Richman. Helmed by the singer / songwriter, playwright, author & onetime troubadour Sonny Smith, The Sunsets have featured a revolving door lineup that have included Shayde Sartin, Ryan Browne, Kelley Stoltz and Tahlia Harbour. Adopting a range of sounds Smith’s sardonic, laid-back style is interwoven throughout his compelling songwriting and vocals.
Website: http://www.sonnysmith.com/
Charlotte Day Wilson – I Can Only Whisper
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Album: From the album ALPHA released July 9. The track was produced by badbadnotgood. Daniel Caesar also appears in an interlude.
Review Snippet: On her debut album, the Toronto singer-songwriter and producer draws variously from gospel, folk, and adult-contemporary influences; no matter the style, every song is a showcase for her powerful voice.
Website: https://charlottedaywilson.com/
Jon Doe – Fresh Burrito
Hometown: Heidelberg Germany
Album: Maybe
Review Snippet: Standing as sort of a light at the end of the tunnel, the band have released this upbeat pop single in a time of post-pandemic haze and sunny days. Proclaimed by the band as a song that “will cheer you up and make you want to dance around,” Jon Doe have used funk-infused melodies and sunny lyrics that provides the feeling of opening a cold bottle on a hot day. It’s refreshing, and it puts the band in new territory – get this in your summer playlists.
Website: Maybe Not
Matt Springfield – Haunted
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
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