Sound Cloud Sunday – December 9, 2018 (Episode 34)
Sound Cloud Sunday December 9, 2018
We take a peak into 2019 this week on Sound Cloud Sunday where we see who’s revving up to start the New Year with a bang inside our aural cavities. Check out it all out on the link below.
The Cactus Blossoms – Please Don’t Call Me Crazy
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Album: From their 2nd album “Easy Way” out March 1, 2019 on Walkie Talkie Records.
Review Snippet: If you listen to the Cactus Blossoms, you will definitely be reminded of the Everly Brothers. But Minneapolis brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum are much more than a tribute act. Music critic Meredith Ochs says the duo’s gorgeous harmonies and ageless sound spell out just the beginning for these brothers.
Website: www.thecactusblossoms.com
Boo Ray – A Tune You Can Whistle
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Album: From the album “Tennessee Alabama Fireworks” out February 19, 2019 on BRRB Records).
Review Snippet: Hailing from North Carolina, singer-songwriter Boo Ray has honed his sound across the U.S. from South Georgia and the Gulf Coast to Nashville and Los Angeles. He’s filled with a southern country-rock goodness from the first track to the last.
Website: https://booraymusic.com/
Lydia Luce – Sausalito
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Album: From the album “Azalea” released in September on Lydia Luce/Tone Tree.
Review Snippet: There are some artists who are born to make music. Lydia Luce is such an artist: her mother, a gifted organ and piano player, and her brother, a cellist. Luce’s first instrument was viola, and by age 13 she was performing with her mother’s orchestra. Her music combines her classical training with Americana and folk influences for a collection that feels organic and comfortable in a way that only lifelong talent can create.
Website: https://www.lydialuce.com/
Upstart Divers (featuring The Vandoliers, Ricki Derek, Pedigo’s Magic Pilsner) – A Christmas Cheers
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Album: A one-shot single featuring The Vandoliers.
Review Snippet:
Website: http://vandoliers.com/
Carson McHone – Sad
Hometown: Austin, TX
Album: From her debut album “Carousel” released October 26 on Nine Mile Records.
Review Snippet:
On October 26, Carson McHone will release a new album, Carousel. Ahead of the album’s release, McHone has shared a first taste of the album in “Sad,” a mid-tempo honky-tonk number built on pedal steel, fiddle, and a self-aware take on the hard luck heartbreak that often finds its way into such songs.
“Someone once accused me of writing sad songs to make myself miserable,” McHone says. “This song owns that sadness with attitude and shows what can happen when you try to suppress or deny the darkness within. It acknowledges melancholy on a personal level and I hope that it also connects universally, where I think discussing sadness and injustice in the world, and throughout history, is where empathy comes from.”
McHone worked on Carousel with producer Mike McCarthy, known for his work with Spoon and Patty Griffin, in Nashville. An Austin native, McHone has a dedicated local following and cut her teeth in bars like the White Horse.
Web Site: http://www.carsonmchonemusic.com/
Michael McArthur – Fantasy Woman
Hometown: Lakeland, FL
Album: This is a single from 2017. His debut album “Ever Green Ever Rain” will be released in January 25 on Dark River Records. (this song is not on the album)>
Review Snippet: There is something to be said about solo artists who stay loyal to their acoustic roots. Armed with nothing but a stellar voice and an acoustic guitar, Michael McArthur is peacefully navigating his way through the tumultuous river of the music industry. With a voice that dances up your spine leaving chills in its wake, McArthur is blessed with the ever-coveted gift of song. In addition to his innate talents, he has also cultivated his skills as a guitarist and songwriter, becoming a perfectly contained and self-sustained artist.
Website: https://www.michaelmcarthurmusic.com/
The Willows – Pearl Hart
Hometown: Cambridge, UK
Album: From their album “Through The Wild” available on their website.
Review Snippet: They sort of straddle the worlds between Americana and English roots music and do it in a very very deft way for such a young band; I think they’re really really interesting! Bella’s Fury has got a sort of feeling of old timey noir about it, a touch almost of Gillian Welch you might say; I think it’s really amazing! For such a young band they don’t seem to take any prisoners. It does seem as though they’re getting themselves booked for a lot of festivals this summer, and rightly so!”
Website: https://thewillowsband.co.uk/
Daniel Romano – All The Reaching Trims
Hometown: Welland, Canada
Album: From the album “Finally Free” (his 9th) released November 30 (his third album this year) was released on New West Records.
Review Snippet:
With Finally Free, he lives up to his well-earned reputation and released an album that borders folk, rock and all points in between. And he just might have recorded the best album of his career.
Recorded by Romano on a four-track cassette deck, he went back to basics for this album, lyrically and musically. It is not like any album he has released, but rather he seems to be embracing his folk roots following his recent Ancient Shapes release and tour, which is pure loud, punk rock. On Finally Free he is much more gentle and quite a bit self- reflective.
The album opens with the gentle “Empty Husk”, which explodes in the middle, only to come to a nice soothing end. He moves on to the very folky ”All The Reaching Trims”, then rocks on with “The Long Mirror Of Time”, which features some of the best organ playing I have heard in a while. Each song exists as its own entity, but they all work together in the context of the album. It may seem that the album is all over the place, but in actuality when played straight through it works as an entire album. The album closes with the brilliant “There’s Beauty In The Vibrant Form” which dips into 1967 psychedelia and yet has folk roots. That is quite an accomplishment.
Website: http://www.danielromanomusic.com/
Charlie Treat – Look Around
Hometown: Nashville
Album: From his self-released debut EP “Charlie Treat” released in September.
Review Snippet: And that is what makes Treat and his new recording so intriguing. His lovely, complex and quirky tunes are, musically at least, not bluesy. There’s no moaning, no recycled licks, no twelve bar nothin’. What he seems to have absorbed from this root music is a straightforward and authentic way of presenting himself. Believe me, you don’t hear a trace of Muddy Waters on this disc. That is fascinating.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CharlieTreatMusic/about/?ref=page_internal
The Magic Lantern – Lydia
Hometown: London
Album: From their 2nd album “To The Islands” out November 2 on Hectic Eclectic Records.
Review Snippet: Don’t be confused. This is not the Californian rock band Magic Lantern, the British 60s band Magic Lanterns, or even the five-piece outfit with almost the same title led by Jamie Doe, who recorded A World in a Grain of Sand three years ago. Doe has now decided to record an album entirely on his own, but using the band’s name. He’s a singer-songwriter who is notable both for the quality of his thoughtful, gently compelling vocals and his instrumental work, has an easy, soulful style, and the ability to switch to a relaxed falsetto or throw in an unexpected unaccompanied song such as the the personal and self-critical 28 Years Old. He plays excellent finger-style guitar with occasional jazz influences, and provides sturdy piano work on the pained and thoughtful Air at the Top. A man to watch, whatever he calls himself.
Website: https://the-magic-lantern.co.uk/
Chase McBride – Good Love
Hometown: San Francisco
Album: From his 3rd album “Pink Lemonade” released November 30 on Dawson Records.
Review Snippet:
Known for his more laid back folksy sound, West Coast musician Chase McBride picks up the pace with his latest single. Having self-released a more acoustic album, ‘Cold Water’, prior to this release, McBride displayed his soulful guitar playing, paired with his peaceful vocals, while his latest single shows a much more cheerful feel and leans more toward electric guitar and drums.
Website: http://www.chasemcbride.com/
Nate Sabat – Streetlights and Lamplights
Hometown: New York City via Somerville, MA
Album: From his self-released debut EP “Walking Away” out on November 30
Review Snippet: “Nate has so much going on for him: intimacy with an array of classical, folk, jazz and pop music, the ability to propel any groove with chops and subtlety, a sweet bow sound that can vocalize any melody, fiercely great intonation, and, most importantly, a musical intelligence and intuition that operates with a constant smile.”
Website: http://www.natesabat.com
GospelbeacH – Dreamin’
Hometown: Los Angeles
Album: From their 3rd album “Another Winter Alive” released November 30 on Alive Naturalsound Records.
Review Snippet: GospelbeacH (the capital ‘H’ is intentional) front man Brent Rademaker is well versed in making music with a retro stance. His previous outfits — Beachwood Sparks, Everest, The Tyde, were all well versed in a legacy antecedent. It’s little surprise then that GospelbeacH picks up on this perspective and makes music that could easily have been borne from the shimmering Southern California sounds of the Byrds, the Burritos, and CSN with and without the Y. If the title of the album doesn’t betray the intent, then suffice it to say a robust offering dubbed “California Fantasy” leaves no doubt at all as to where his resolve lies,
Website: None!
Jimmie Allen – Best Shot
Hometown: Delaware
Album: From his debut album “Mercury Lane” released in October on Stoney Creek Records.
Review Snippet: Jimmie Allen was one of the artists I’d been looking forward to during Country Music Week and he didn’t disappoint. He delivered an uplifting set full of stunning vocals and with plenty of energy throughout, as well as showing his versatility as a performer. On the strength of last night’s performance he’s shown why he’s definitely one to watch. Fingers crossed it won’t be long before he’s back over here again!
Website: https://www.jimmieallenmusic.com/
Mercury Rev feat. Margo Price – Sermon
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Album: From the Bobbie Gentry tribute album “ Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited out February 19, 2019 on Partisan Records.
Review Snippet:As a first listen to the collaborative effort, Mercury Rev have shared the Margo Price-featuring “Sermon”. The gospel-to-orchestral soundscape of the arrangement burns ominously around Price’s portentous delivery, a preview of how this remake has been approached with both reverence and the band’s own experimental edge. Take a listen below.
Website: http://www.mercuryrev.com/
