Sound Cloud Sunday – March 25, 2018
Sound Cloud Sunday March 25, 2018
As spring turns to a better version of spring in Southern California and here at Laurel Canyon Radio, we can’t help marvel at the beautiful spectrum of artists playing real music, whether it be Americana, , bluegrass, country, pop, or folk or something in between that comes across our desks each week. While we are not strict enforcers of the “Laurel Canyon Sound” (as it were), we strive for artists playing authentic music and this week we’ve got that in spades, from the church howl bluegrass of The War And Treaty to the skiffle-pop of Bennett Wilson Poole and everything in between, Sound Cloud Sunday is becoming the highlight of our week, and we hope it is becoming the highlight of yours.
The War And Treaty – Hi Ho
Hometown: Albion, Michigan
Album: “Down To The River” EP was self-released in 2017.
Next Time in LA: Well, not on the current tour, but catch them at the Newport Folk Festival!
Review Snippet: The husband & wife duo blend roots, folk, gospel, and soul, reaching back through their deep-rooted history to conjure up the strength of their ancestors. Their Down to the River EP (2017) boasts a sound that’s both stirring and sensual, driven by joy, determination, and an unceasing upward gaze.
Website: https://www.thewarandtreaty.com
Luke Jackson Trio – On The Road
Hometown: Canterbury , Kent, UK
Album: From the album “Solo Duo Trio” (import only)
Review Snippet: Touted as a heir to Richard Thompson, Luke Jackson’s undoubtedly one of the most distinctive young voices to emerge on the UK scene in the last few years.
Website: http://lukepauljackson.com/
The East Pointers – 82 Fires
Hometown: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Album: From the album “What We Leave Behind” (their second self-released album)
Review Snippet: An eclectic mix of country, pop and blue grass embedded in traditional jigs and folk roots. Known for their ability to reach listeners around the globe with their warm and distinct celtic sound, fiddler/singer Tim Chaisson, banjoist Koady Chaisson and guitarist Jake Charronalongside Canadian singer/songwriter Gordie Sampson produced eleven tracks that weave together stories about life on the sea, travels abroad and historical accounts of tragedies while all echoing hope, love, and loss.
Website: http://eastpointers.ca/
Kristy Cox – South To North Carolina
Hometown: Nashville via Victoria, Australia
Album: “Ricochet” (out now on Mountain Fever Records)
Review Snippet: Straight ahead, driving bluegrass cuts paint emotive visuals, as does the booze drenched bar room stories.
Website: http://www.kristycox.com/
Piper Hayes – For All We Know
Hometown: Hamilton Ontario, Canada
Album: “Piper And Carson” her debut, self-released in December.
Review Snippet: The new collaboration retains strains of Hayes’ core musical shades from her previous work but this time out focuses on the roots and folk to let songs shine in all their rustic glory.”
Website: http://pipersings.com/
Trixie Mattel (Brian Michael Firkus) – Red Side of The Moon
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Album: From the EP “One Stone” (just released last Friday)
Review Snippet: Was not expecting such sweet lyrics and melody, it really is a throwback singer/songwriter album of the 70’s (you could see a young Linda Ronstadt singing this album). Standouts are Moving Parts, Soldier and Little Sister, but all the songs are good and have that folk/country melancholy feel to them…very good! Trixie is very talented and may not have a pitch perfect voice, her soft easy vocals and lyrics are what make this album really good.
Website: http://www.trixiemattel.com/
Collette Savard And The Savants – Cecil Street
Hometown: North Bay, Canada
Album: Self-titled (her 4th album) self-released
Review Snippet:
“Website: https://www.collettesavard.com/collette-savard/
Al Shields – If Love Is A Fight
Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland
Album: “Slow Burner” (debut album released in 2011)
Review Snippet:The search for authenticity is an onerous task but it seems to be one that Edinburgh singer songwriter Al Shields has chosen to take on with his debut album “Slow Burner” and, whilst he has chosen to plough the deep furrows of the Americana genre like so many others, he has managed to entertain where so many have failed to inspire.
Website: https://www.alshields.com/
Birds of Chicago – Roll Away
Hometown: Nashville via Chicago
Album: “Love In Wartime” out May 4 on Signature Sounds
Review Snippet: Known for their “near perfect Americana”
Website: http://www.birdsofchicago.com
Bennett Wilson Poole – Soon Enough
Hometown: Oxfordshire, England
Album: Self-titled debut album out April 6.
Review Snippet: Danny Wilson (Danny And The Champions Of The World, Grand Drive), and Robin Bennett (The Dreaming Spires, Saint Etienne) join forces with Tony Poole (Starry Eyed and Laughing), producer extraordinaire, and King of the electric twelve-string Rickenbacker. Combining their voices, guitars, and songwriting to marvelous effect in a collection of songs that began as uplifting acoustic music and just grew into something far more wide-ranging and transcendent, providing balm, inspiration and succour for these troubled times.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/bennettwilsonpoole/
Twain – Black Chair
Hometown: Franklin County, VA
Album: Debut album “Rare Feeling” on Keeled Scales Records
Review Snippet: . Combining a distinctively brittle, blues-imbued vocal delivery with sweet melodies and a poetically homespun way with words, Davidson is a singer who, enjoy him or not, makes a lasting impression
Website: https://www.facebook.com/twainband/
Simon Joyner – I’m Feeling It Today
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Album: “Step Into The Earthquake” (released last October on Shrimper)
Review Snippet: The 13 songs on Step Into the Earthquake all bear his unmistakable signature: Intimate songs about often difficult subjects with a keen eye for small details and accessible melodies that emerge from folk, Americana, and rock. But there’s more urgency and anger, too, as evidenced by this album’s hinge track “I’m Feeling It Today.” Unabashedly indulging Bob Dylan‘s mid-’60s period, it’s a road map for the way Joyner connects listeners to his songs.
Website: https://simonjoyner.bandcamp.com/
Maxwell Putnam – Anna on 85
Hometown: Nashville via New York City
Album: Debut Album “Ode To A Tinhorn” on Bandcamp
Review Snippet: Not much written, but not for long.
Website: https://maxwellputnam.bandcamp.com/
Under The Oak – Wandering Around
Hometown: Philadelphia
Album: Debut Album “Big Sky” on Winding Way Records
Review Snippet: With a sound that draws from the Folk, Americana, and Indie-rock worlds, their music is honest, approachable, and has been described as “compelling… emotionally stirring.”
Website: https://www.undertheoakmusic.com
