Stirring together elements of traditional folk and a smattering of rock sensibilities, songwriter Emily Asen has created a remarkable full-length debut with Proof, the second release on her own Violet Maiden label.
Of the album’s eleven songs, ten are Asen originals, including ‘Play With Fire’, ‘Treading Water’ and the title track, three of the album’s standouts. [...]
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Sam Phillips - Don’t Do Anything
With Don’t Do Anything, Sam Phillips’ third album for Nonesuch Records, the songwriter has again made an album to become awestruck by
Katie Herzig - Apple Tree
From start to finish, Apple Tree firmly stands as something Herzig should be proud of, as it’s quite possibly her best album to date
Your Mom Had Groupies
Michelle Schwartz has spearheaded what I think is an awesome way to protest.
Angels & Innocence
Though she’s largely remained under the radar when it comes to commercial accessibility, Cerbone’s music is a rare treasure that anyone with a penchant for original, well-written music should experience
Rachael Sage - Chandelier
Seeming never to rest for very long, Rachael Sage has released her eighth studio album in Chandelier, a thirteen track affair that finds the songwriter penning songs that shine the spotlight on intense, but troubled relationships and introspection and delivered with her usual sweet and smart pop sensibilities
Lex Land
It’s astonishing to me how truly talented Lex Land seems to be. At only 21, the Los Angeles-based artist has created an album of pure beauty; a fantastic mix of honey-sweet folk and dense, beat-driven folk-rock.
Land’s fantastic debut is Orange Days On Lemon Street, a title taken from her time spent in Orange, California. And [...]
Same Girl, But Completely Different
Three years ago, Boston-based songwriter Tracy Bonham, released her third, and quite possibly, best album to date with Blink The Brightest. Since its release, the accomplished violinist hasn’t slowed down.
In 2006, Bonham released In The City + In The Woods, a combo-platter of two EPs featuring some newer material and some reworkings of older, more [...]
Donna Lewis - In The Pink
It’s hard to believe that it’s been twelve years since Welsh singer-songwriter Donna Lewis released her massively popular ‘I Love You Always Forever,’ a song that is still in rotation on many radio stations and broke records for being the first single to break over one million spins on the radio.
On her latest, In The [...]
Sarah White
Using a stripped-down, non-glossy approach to her music making, singer-songwriter Sarah White has released a string of highly personal and heartfelt albums since the late nineties.
Originally hailing from Charlottesville, Virginia, White immersed herself into the music scene around there, performing a rich blend of country, folk and blues. Since 1997, she has been releasing music [...]
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