Sound Cloud Sunday – April 10, 2022
Sound Cloud Sunday April 10, 2022
Yeah, time flies when we’re having fun right? Well, finally we’ve got another episode of Sound Cloud Sunday walking among us so enjoy yesterday’s big hits before we catch up and go beyond the indie relase schedule #laurelcanyonsound
Rex Orange County (featuring Tyler The Creator) – Open A Window
Hometown: Grayshott, UK
Album: From the album “Who Cares” out March 22 on RCA
Review Snippet:‘Who Cares?’, O’Connor’s fourth album, is a gorgeously measured step forward. Though not much has changed within the music itself – gentle and warm choruses glide through tracks such as ‘Amazing’ and the incisive, violin-assisted ‘One In A Million’ – these songs are genuinely affecting, as they glow with hard-won positivity. The fizzy, excitable ‘Keep It Up’ is a mantra of perseverance, while the title track, with its deliberately buoyant piano melody, reminds us that “there’s really no point living in fear.”
Website: https://www.rexorangecounty.com/
Bariton Loco – Down Below
Hometown: Belgium
Album: From the EP “Down Below” out last November.
Review Snippet: Nothing in England
Website: https://www.facebook.com/baritonloco
Douglas Wayne – LA
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Album: Self-released. Album “Coyote”
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Jesper Lindell – Westcoast Rain
Hometown: Ludvika, Stockholm, Sweden
Album: From the album “Twilights” out March 20.
Review Snippet: Lindell’s songs, confidence and poised phrasing make him a promising young talent, one whose best work is still ahead of him.
Website: https://jesperlindell.com/
The Nextdoors – All Right Here
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Album: From the album “Linda Vista” on Hi-Wheel Records.
Review Snippet: Mika Larson and Russell Weiner
Website: https://nextdoorsmusic.com/
State Cows – Emily
Hometown: Umea, Sweden
Album: Recent single from 2021.
Review Snippet: And like Becker & Fagen, State Cows, in this new phase of recording music, operates as a two-man band, summoning versatile musicians to the studio at their beckoning call. Lead vocalist Daniel Andersson and keyboardist Stefan Olofsson carry the heavy load of composing and producing their own music. On past albums, they’ve called on incredible session musicians like Jason Scheff, Bill Champlin, Jimmy Haslip and Jay Graydon to help spice up their affairs
Website: https://statecows.com/
The Dip – Paddle To The Stars
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Album: From the album “Sticking With It” out late March.
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Website: https://www.thedipmusic.com/
The Cactus Blossoms (featuring Jenny Lewis) – Everybody
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Album: From the album “One Day”
Review Snippet: The Blossoms’ natural minimalism – combined with Torrey and Burkum’s transcendent voices – make One Day an early contender for Americana album of the year.
Website: http://www.thecactusblossoms.com/
The Other Favorites – Jesus Horse Camp
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY via Indianapolis
Album: From the indie released album “Unamericana” out now.
Review Snippet:There’s a lightness and brightness to it that shows off some of the best of the Other Favorites’ originals. Some of the melodic twists and turns on this one are sure to please the listeners. It’s nostalgic in a Simon and Garfunkel way, which we love.
Website: https://www.theotherfavorites.com/
Nick De la Hoyde – Devotion
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Album: Debut single.
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Website: https://www.nickdelahoyde.com/
The HawtThorns – Lotta Love
Hometown: Nashvill via Los Angeles
Album: From the album “Tarot Cards And Shooting Stars”
Review Snippet: “Already a leading light in L.A.’s independent country scene, the HawtThorns swing for the heartland country-rock fences with “Shaking,” whose brightly-strummed guitars and sunny harmonies channel the warmth of the band’s west coast home.”- Rolling Stone Country
Website: https://www.thehawtthorns.com/
Landon Lloyd Miller – Light Is Growing
Hometown: Kerrville, TX
Album: From the album “Light Shines Through” out now
Review Snippet: Years before recording Light Shines Through with a rotating cast of collaborators from across the American South, Landon grew up amidst the swamps and fishing villages of northern Louisiana. His father was a minister in a charismatic church, while his mother was a traveling choir director. Gospel music always filled the family’s home, and Landon began making music of his own as a child. By 14 years old, he was playing drums during local church services; by 15, he was playing guitar and writing original songs. He dove into the secular work of folksingers like Bob Dylan during his college years, and the impact was monumental. Before long, Landon had expanded his music collection to include Roger Miller, Conor Oberst, Roy Acuff, and the Louvin Brothers — artists who, he says, “were willing to talk about real life, personal troubles, and grey-area scenarios.”
Website: https://landonlloydmiller.com/
Chris J. Norwood – 85 Feet
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Album: From the album “I Am Not Cool”
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Website: http://www.chrisjnorwood.com/
Lola Kirke – Broken Families
Hometown: London, England
Album: From the album “Lady For Sale” out April 29
Review Snippet: Kirke’s music is most effective when she combines candied melodies with prudent lyrics that go down like a bitter pill.
Website: https://www.lolakirkemusic.com/
Garrett Bryan And The Traveling City Committee – Only Want You
Hometown: Louisiana, Texas
Album: From their third album “Make Believe” released on February 3.
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Website: https://garrettbryan.com/home
Suz Slezak – Blaze of Gold
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Album: From the album “Our Wings Are Featherless” released on March 3.
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Website: https://www.davidwaxmuseum.com/about
Joe Purdy – Heartbreak In The Key of Roger Miller
Hometown: Fayetteville, AR
Album: From the album “Coyote” released in February on Mid Towne Crier.
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With the goal of visiting all of our National Parks, I’ve spent much of my life hitting the back roads of America. It’s a stunning feeling spending so much time alone, away from the conveniences of modern life. There is always a bittersweet experience when seeing the awesome vistas of our country. I’ve wanted to share the experience with friends, most of whom were too used to comfort to join me. The uncanny feeling of being so tiny in such an indescribably huge universe. I’d sit by the fire every night of my journeys, and contemplate, contemplate, contemplate. Now, an album has arrived from Joe Purdy that brings back the spirit of those meditative days (when you’ve been to 318 National Park units, and so much more in-between, there’s plenty of time for pensiveness). With gentle cowboy waltzes and some sad little howls at the companionship of the moon, Coyote immediately centered me. It’s hardly depressing. More plaintive in nature. With just a guitar and some occasional background harmonies as his friends, Purdy offers his songs such as “Heartbreak in the Key of Roger Miller” and “Ramblin’ Boy.” Is the world too fast-paced for you? Let Coyote get you centered.
Oddly, Purdy’s liner notes are a bit self-deprecating: “I not only wrote but also recorded this record at a particularly dark time, by myself in the middle of the desert. I think you can hear the way I felt in the recordings themselves. Low energy even for me. I’m not actually sure that’s a good thing. Maybe it’s cool. Maybe it’s really not. It is what it is.” Well, Mr. Purdy, it is a very good thing, as you certainly captured that moment of inarticulate reflection which we all have felt at one time or another, whether in the desert or not.
Website: https://www.joepurdy.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWmhlEg6wI4
Peter Donovan – Phone Call From A Ghost
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Album: From the album “This Better Be Good”
Review Snippet: From the first burst of harmonica, jangly guitars, and contagious ’90s melodies on Peter Donovan’s “You Told Me Not To Call (I’m Wasted), ” you know this soon-to-be hit-maker has a knack for Smithereens/Marshal Crenshaw sprinkled power pop. After finding success and a dedicated fanbase with Seattle’s All The Real Girls and his side project The Rose Petals (alongside Elijah Ocean), Donovan returns this spring with his first proper solo album, This Better Be Good (4/29). Glide is premiering the hook-filled single “You Told Me Not To Call (I’m Wasted), ” (below) proving super snappy nostalgic laden tunes will never go out of style.
Website: https://www.peterdonovanmusic.com/
