Sound Cloud Sunday – February 13, 2022
Sound Cloud Sunday February 13, 2022
New music for your Valentines Day activities, great to hear new indie stuff from Michelle Malone, Lot 56, Mat Walklate and more on our show this week. Enjoy #laurelcanyonsound
Michelle Malone – Not What I Used To Be
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Album: From the album “1997” no release date yet.
Review Snippet: “Michelle Malone has one of the most remarkable voices I’ve ever heard, uniquely able to blow the roof off the place and then whisper a soft song that will break your damn heart. ”
Website: https://www.michellemalone.com/
The Gravel Project – Big Deep Blue
Hometown: Boston, MA
Album: From the album “Many Miles Ahead” out February 19
Review Snippet: Their influences are apparent in their songwriting and in their selection of covers sprinkled across a Gravel Project set and include The Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, Santana, Band of Gypsies, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Gary Clark Jr., and mo
Website: https://www.thegravelproject.com/
Sugaray Rayford – Miss Information
Hometown: Tyler, TX
Album: From the album “In Too Deep” out March 4 on Forty Below Records.
Review Snippet: Sugaray’s full-bodied, incredibly soulful voice delivers a moving song that speaks to the heart of suffering as he welcomes people to join him at his side. “Take My Hand” is a meaningful outreach to the oppressed regardless of color, race or religion and beckons listeners to take his hand through their struggle. Beautiful.
Website: https://sugarayrayford.com/
Travelin’ Blue Kings – A Stiffer Drink
Hometown: Belgium
Album: From the album “Bending The Rules” out April 22 on Naked Records.
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Website: http://www.travellinbluekings.com/
Sun King Rising – Free Will In China Blue
Hometown: Port Isabel, TX
Album: From the debut album “Delta Tales”
Review Snippet:
An Americana/southern soul/classic rock type of album packed with memorable hooks, rocking piano, driving rhythms, a powerful horn section, and soulful female backing singers…
Website: https://www.sunkingrising.com/
The Band Of Heathens – Joy (featuring Margo Price)
Hometown: Austin, TX
Album: From the album “Remote Transmissions Vol. 1” out February 25 on BOH Records.
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Website: https://bandofheathens.com/
Fly Yeti Fly – Firewood
Hometown: Wiltshire, UK
Album: From the album “Make A Ring” released in 2021.
Review Snippet: Fly Yeti Fly are the Wiltshire-based acoustic duo Lorna Somerville and Darren Fisher. Blending sensitive vocal harmonies with intricate guitar arrangements, mandolin and harmonica, the duo weave songs and stories from their travels together, with a sound that is reminiscent of the late-’60s folk scene
Website: http://flyyetifly.com/about/
Wreckless Strangers – Sun State
Hometown: Bay Area
Album: .New single.
Review Snippet: Wreckless Strangers is a collective of six seasoned Bay Area musicians known for their collaborative songwriting and high-energy live shows, performing an infectious blend of music they call “California Americana Soul.”
Website: https://wrecklessstrangers.com/
Barret Davis – The Ballad Of Aesop Fin
Hometown: Asheville, NC
Album: Debut single.
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Website: https://www.barrettdavismusic.com/
The Wooks – Mudfish Momma
Hometown: Liberty, KY
Album: From the album “Flyin High” out February 25.
Review Snippet: “They reveal themselves to be a promising new group, comfortably straddling the borderland between traditional bluegrass and jamgrass. Their strengths are many, not the least of which is a sensitive ear for arrangement that keeps each track fresh and interesting, and some consistently crisp and solid instrumental work from band members”
Website: https://wookoutamerica.com/
Mat Walklate and Alex Haynes – My Turn
Hometown: Manchester, UK
Album: .
Review Snippet: This pairing is a convergence of talent from two highly distinctive British Blues artists. Having already built individual reputations, Mat Walklate and Alex Haynes have come together, drawing on the deepest roots of the blues to create fresh and relevant songs, which expand British Blues into new territory
Website: https://www.matwalklate.co.uk/
Dave Sutherland – Ghosts
Hometown: London
Album: From the album “Last Drop Of Empty” out March 4.
Review Snippet:
Website: https://davesutherland.bandcamp.com/album/last-drop-of-empty
Handsome And The Humbles – Good Morning From Nashville
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Album: From the EP “400 Cigarettes”
Review Snippet: Together, they’ve made a record that’s deftly composed, sweetly nuanced and epically sprawling. It’s the equivalent of a time-traveling drone, hovering a hundred feet over the East Tennessee ground, recording places that feel familiar even to those who have never lived here, because the human condition knows no geographical boundaries. “We’re All the Same” is more than a title; it’s a mission statement, and in these songs, listeners from the Bay Area to the Florida Keys will hear themselves — their fragile hearts, their optimistic dreams, their wistful sorrows — in every line.
Website: http://www.handsomeandthehumbles.com/
Lot 56 – Darlin Girl
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Album:
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Website: https://www.reverbnation.com/lot56band
Calling Cadence – Throw My Body
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Album: Debut single.
Review Snippet: Calling Cadence the album’s debut single, “Throw My Body,” is a powerhouse of musicality, swirling late ’70s rock, soul, and modern pop into an intoxicating blend of California summer bliss. Calling Cadence is made up of singer/guitarist/songwriter Oscar Bugarin and vocalist Rae Cole, with accompaniment by a wrecking crew of West Coast studio pros that represent the foundation of the Los Angeles music scene. This combination of authentic vibe and analog warmth makes Calling Cadence an instant American classic album.
Website: https://www.callingcadencetheband.com/
