Sound Cloud Sunday – June 27, 2021
Sound Cloud Sunday June 27, 2021
It’s summer time! If these don’t sound like summer hits @LaurelCanyonRa I don’t know what does. We’ve got an eclectic number of new releases plus the return of “next time in LA” when we let you know when and where some of these up and coming indie darlings will be performing (live, live live!) at a performance space near you.
Enjoy. Click on the link below to hear the archive version of the show.
The WildRoots – Our Last Goodbye
Hometown: Savannah, GA
Album: From the album “Wildroots Session Volume 1” self-released. John Oates on vocals.
Review Snippet: Victor Lawton Wainwright, Jr. is an American blues and boogie-woogie singer, songwriter, and pianist. Wainwright’s musical style was described by the American Blues Scene magazine in 2013 as “honky-tonk and boogie, with a dose of rolling thunder. W ainwright’s playing is simply beautiful madness.
Website: https://www.wildrootsrecords.com/
Jeb Loy Nichols – The World Loves A Fool
Hometown: Wales via Wyoming
Album: From the album “Jeb Loy” released June 11 on Timmion Records.
Review Snippet:
Website: https://www.jebloynichols.co.uk/
Andrea von Kampen – Water Flowing Backward
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
Album: From the album “That Spell” out August 6 on Fantasy Records.
Review Snippet: Andrea von Kampen is a folk singer-songwriter based in Lincoln, Nebraska, whose effortless vocal delivery has been praised by Hear Nebraska as “soulful and worn-in.
Website: https://andreavonkampen.com/
The Hello Darlins – Still Waters (feat Mat Anderson)
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Album: From the album “Go By Feel” released June 11 on
Review Snippet: On Go By Feel, this incredible collection of talent has forged a hybrid of country, gospel and blues like no other, from the heart-wrenching ballads “Aberdeen” and “Prayer For A Sparrow” to the classic country-rocker “Mountain Time” and the album’s soulful title track.
Website: https://thehellodarlins.com/
Astrocolor – Laughter
Hometown: Victoria, BC, Canada
Album: From the album “Hue” released in February on E-one Music Canada
Review Snippet: The album’s unique foundation is built with organic instruments transposed into a hybrid electronic universe, all while pulling influences from sequential decades: ‘60s soul and jazz, ‘70s disco, ‘80s synth pop, and ‘90s club music
Website: http://www.astrocolormusic.com/
The Felice Brothers – Jazz On The Autobahn
Hometown: New York City
Album: From the album “From Dreams To Dust” out September 17 on Yep Roc.
Review Snippet: From Dreams to Dust, the Felice Brothers eighth and most recent studio album, the band’s exuberance to be together doing what they do so well is palpable. Characteristic of The Felice Brothers, the new tracks are a mixture of somber tunes with ones that are musically upbeat, all the while carrying messages that beg listeners to think deeply about the environment, humanity, legacy, and death. Many of the songs depict the passage of time, nostalgia, transience and getting older.
Next Time In LA: October 3 at the Pico Union Project.
Website: http://www.thefelicebrothers.com/
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Dan Croll – On Top
Hometown: Staffordshire, England
Album: EP “On Top” is out July 23 on Communion Records.
Review Snippet:
Website: https://www.dancroll.com/
Strung Like A Horse – Crazy Like Me
Hometown: Chattanooga, TN
Album: From the album “Whoa” released last October on Transoceanic Records.
Review Snippet:
Website: http://www.strunglikeahorse.com/
Jeremy James Meyer – Brick Wall Blues
Hometown: Oregon
Album: From the album “Alive & OK” released June 11 on American Standard Time Records.
Review Snippet: “Alive and OK by Jeremy James Meyer is a lesson in what country music can be. This is not the pop country of Nashville. This is real country music with stories and melodies that keep the listener engaged. Whether it’s a foot stomper or a song made for slow dancing, Meyer delivers songs that will get you moving.”
Website: http://www.jeremyjamesmeyer.org/
Marina Allen – Sleeper Train
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Album: From the album “Candlepower” released June 4 on Fire Records.
Review Snippet:
Marina Allen’s voice morphs from Karen Carpenter’s gentle reverence to Laura Nyro’s soulful grit, moves through the phases like some possessed Dada performance artist before throwing in a melody from Joni at her jazziest or the close harmonies of the lamented Roches when they flipped out with Robert Fripp.
Website: https://marinagallen.bandcamp.com/album/candlepower
Tre Burt – Sweet Misery
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Album: From the album “You Boy You” out August 27 on Oh Boy Records.
Review Snippet:
Website: https://www.treburt.com/
Will Gunnell – Kiss Like That
Hometown: Danville, VA
Album: Self-released single (June 1)
Review Snippet:Will has been involved in music for over 35 years as a song writer, studio owner, engineer, and producer, and performer
Website: https://www.reverbnation.com/willgunnellcountry
Tim Easton – You Don’t Really Know Me
Hometown: Lewiston, NY
Album: From the album “You Don’t Really Know Me” out August 27
Review Snippet:
Website: https://www.timeaston.com/
Jade Bird – Now Is The Time
Hometown: Hexham, UK
Album: From the album “Different Kinds of Light” out August 13.
Review Snippet: Rolling Stone described Bird’s vocals as “raw and robust” and called her a “young Londoner’s spin on modern Americana
Website: http://www.jade-bird.com/
Jay Pollman – Northumberland Straight
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Album: From the album “One Day Older None The Wiser” self-released March 26.
Review Snippet: Jay Pollmann has intertwined the rural/ urban musical divide to create a unique sound he describes as ‘foot stompin’ rootsy blues’.
Website: https://www.jaypollmann.com/
Jesse Daniel – Clayton Was A Cowboy
Hometown: Northern California
Album: From the album “Beyond These Walls” out July 30 on Die True Records.
Review Snippet: This album is a love letter to country music in its many forms. It will leave you with a sense of knowing Jesse Daniel better, both as an artist and person. He has grown immeasurably as a singer, songwriter, producer and bandleader since his humble beginnings in small town California and Beyond These Walls lays out just how far he has come and will continue to go.
Website: https://www.jessedanielmusic.com/
Chris Blevins – Folded Arm Farewell
Hometown: Henryetta, OK
Album: From the album “Grief, Love and Other Gifts” out April 23 on Horton Records.
Review Snippet: A wicked blend of Southern rock & country crooning, seasoned with a shuffle and maybe even a hint of small town Gospel. This talented lyricist writes with a folk singer’s clear-eyed view of the world around him coupled with a romantic’s sense of longing and regret.
Website: http://www.chrisblevinsmusic.com/
