Sound Cloud Sunday – August 15, 2021

Sound Cloud Sunday August 15, 2021

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The dog days of summer are with us and here’s a sweet set of hot and chill tunes from around the globe.  Join us an excursion through the famous, near famous and infamous.  With good tunes along the way.  Here’s the full episode of the show below:

 

 

Tobacco City – Neon Lights

 

Hometown:  Chicago, IL

Album:  From the album “Tobacco City, USA” was self-released on July 31.

 

Review Snippet: Tobacco City’s debut album out today – Tobacco City, USA — mixes cosmic country with psychedelic choogle, but “Never On My Mind”… well, that’s where the honky tonk meets the soul revue.

 

Website:   https://tobaccocity.bandcamp.com/album/tobacco-city-usa

 

 

Tylor And The Train Robbers – Staring Down The North

 

Hometown: Boise, Idaho

Album:  From the album “Non Typical Find”

 

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Website:   https://www.tylorandthetrainrobbers.com/live

 

 

Eddie Ray Arnold – We Don’t Break

 

Hometown:      Athens, GA

Album:  New single. Released August 2.

 

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Website:   https://eddierayarnold.com/

 

 

Mike Doughty – Ghosts of Vroom – James Jesus Angleton

 

Hometown:      Memphis, TN

Album:  Ghosts of Vroom 2 will be out September 25 on Mody Vi Records.

 

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Website:  https://www.mikedoughty.com/ghostofvroom

 

 

Suzanne Santo – Mercy

Hometown:    Cleveland, OH

Album:  From the album “Yard Sale” out August 27.

 

Review Snippet:

 

Next  Time In LA:  Well, San Diego, September 8 in San Diego opening for Gary Clark.

 

Website: http://www.suzannesanto.com/

 

 

David Goundry  – Shadow Of The Night

Hometown:    London, UK

Album:

 

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Joe Bourdet – Songbird Revisited/ Unwritten Story

Hometown:   Los Angeles, CA

Album:  From the album “Meadow Rock” released on Mountain Sounds in July.

 

Review Snippet: The sonic profile of the album harkens strongly to the early to mid 70s folk-rock and singer/songwriter era, the Laurel Canyon sound, as it is popularly known.  The vocals are folk vocals, unassuming, unaffected, untrained and, where vibe over precision prevails, not adverse to straying from perfect intonation.  The presence of several female voices in support of Bourdet’s is a big feature, Mimi Michel lends a cosmic country feel to the songs El Capitan and Call You Friend,  whilst Alana Amram, who co-wrote Lost Along the Way, evokes the darker shades of The Mamas and The Papas. Guitar being Bourdet’s primary instrument, they are liberally applied throughout these compositions. The acoustics use some natural ambience where possible, and strive toward clarity and realism.  The electric guitars frequently employ the swirling effect of a spinning Leslie speaker cabinet, and betray a fondness for various melodic guitar heroes; George Harrison, Joe Walsh, Duane Allman, and David Lindley.  The rhythm sections are anchored variously by three distinctive drummers, the Memphis grooves of George Sluppick, the muted Nigel Olsson-esque fills and rock power of Will Scott, and the flowing and creative folk rock flourishes of Justin Smith.  Long time collaborator Brian Filosa chugs along joyously on bass on many of the songs as well.

 

Website:  https://www.joebourdet.com/

 

 

The Wandering Hearts – Hammer Falls

 

Hometown:  London, UK

Album:  From the album “Wandering Hearts”

 

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Website:   https://www.thewanderinghearts.com/

 

 

Ericson Holt – Walking In Our Sleep

Hometown: Richmond, VA

Album:  From the album “99 Degrees” on Conch Town was released on May 16.

 

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Website:   https://ericsonholt.com/

 

 

Gurrumul – Wiyathul (Longing For Peace)

 

Hometown:      Elcho Island, Australia died at age 46 in 2017

Album: From the album ” released on Skinnyfish Music in 2009.

 

Review Snippet: Born blind, the Indigenous Australian singer/songwriter Gurrumul grew up as a member of the Gumatj clan on Elcho Island, off the coast of tropical North East Arnhem land in Australia’s Northern Territory. Gurrumul’s songs speak of identity, spirit, connection with the land, the elements and the ancestral beings to whom he is related. His fragile but uniquely emotive high tenor voice and aura-like persona elicit feelings of peace and longing in listeners.

 

Website: http://www.gurrumul.com/

 

 

The Cold Stares – In The Nightime

 

Hometown:      Nashville via Indiana

Album:

 

Review Snippet: “This will go on for an hour. Between songs, people will whisper. They’re asking one another if anyone knows who the hell this is. And it’s here that you and everyone in the room will have the same realization just about everyone else has the first time they see they hear the Cold Stares live: These guys are better than the band you came to see.”

 

Website:   https://www.thecoldstares.com/

 

 

 

David Hinske – Get Over You

Hometown:   Evanston, IL

Album:  From the album “Departures” self-released.

 

Review Snippet: “David is a poet and a storyteller. His soulful music imbues even the most casual observation with a profound beauty. It is the perfect antidote to our 24/7 news cycle.” – Diane Jalfon, Executive Director, Memphis Library Foundation

 

Website:   https://davidhinske.com/home

 

 

Colin Linden – If The Heat Dies Down

 

Hometown:      Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Album:  From the album “bLOW” out September 17 on Thirty Tigers.

 

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Website: http://www.colinlinden.com/

 

 

Hayes Carll – You Get It All  

Hometown:      The Woodlands, TX

Album:  From the album “You Get It All” out  October 29 on Compadre Records.

 

Review Snippet:

Next Time in LA:  Stagecoach Festival in Coachella on May 1.

 

Website:   https://hayescarll.com/

 

 

Joe Bourdet – Seamist