Sound Cloud Sunday February 18, 2018

Sound Cloud Sunday February 18, 2018

Every Sunday at 3pm Pacfic Standard Time we play the best of new unsigned, should-be-signed and indie artists from around the globe.  Please make every effort to support the artists we play on Laurel Canyon Radio.  They are making some of the most important music being recorded these days and to silence their voices through neglect would be a crying shame!  In addition, FATEA Records has released their spring session release, which gives you a great overview of some great emerging UK folk artists.  You can download their Spring 2018 Badger Sessions here:

http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/news/

 

And now the music from this weeks’ show:

 

Marlon Williams – What’s Chasing You

 

Hometown: Lyttleton, New Zealand
Album: Make Way For Love (out February 16 on Dead Oceans
Next Time in LA: April 4 at Teragram
Review Snippet: An otherworldly instrument with an affecting vibrato, it’s a voice that’s earned repeated comparisons to the great Roy Orbison.
Website: https://www.marlonwilliams.co.nz/

 

The King’s Parade – Vagabond
Hometown: London
Album: “Vagabond” EP (self released)
Review Snippet: Since the formation of The King’s Parade in 2012, the four-piece’s assured touch of classic Detroit blues with melodic, crossover pop has frontman Olly Corpe and his band evoking the crafted sounds of Jamie Woon, Leon Bridges and Son Little.
Website: https://www.thekingsparade.com/

 

Jenn Bostic – Revival

 

Hometown: Nashville via Waconia, Minnesota
Album: This single drops March 2, the album May 4
Next Time in LA: Sadly no…but check her web site for worldwide web shows.
Review Snippet: Sparks of funky jazz and soulful melodies imbued with a splash of Nashville twang.
Website: jennbostic.com/

 

The Wandering Hearts – Rattle

Hometown: London
Album: “Wild Silence” (just released on Decca UK last Friday)
Review Snippet: The Wandering Hearts are surely the next big breakthrough act in the world of British Country Music. On the evidence of their debut album, Wild Silence, it would be hard to argue otherwise.
Website: http://www.thewanderinghearts.com/

Sarah Morris – Falling Over
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Album: “Hearts In Need of Repair” (self-released)
Review Snippet: ‘ a playful yet soulful warmth suggesting a country-leaning Norah Jones or a folkier Edie Brickell.’ – Star Tribune

 

Next Time in LA: Laurel Canyon Radio is on the road to catch Sarah Morris in Minneapolis on March 15.

 

Website: http://www.sarahmorrismusic.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Szlachetka – Heart of My Hometown

Hometown: Nashville via Boston
Album: Debut album “Heart of My Hometown” out on February 16.
Review Snippet: A continental spin on 1970s California folk-rock, fronted by a songwriter whose guitar chops match his storytelling skill for fans of Jackson Browne, Dawes, Gold-era Ryan Adams.
Next Time In LA: Hotel Café May 9

Website: https://szlachetkamusic.com/

 

 

Ash Gray – Golden Road
Hometown: Sheffield England (via Austin, TX)
Album: “Chicken Wire” (on Labelship – out now)
Next Time in LA: Only as far as Arizona this summer.
Review Snippet: ‘Golden Road’ is a flawless exercise in Americana nostalgic melancholy.
Website https://ashgraynews.com/

 

Donovan Woods – Burn That Bridge
Hometown: Selma, Ontario, Canada
Album: “Both Ways” (out April 20) – single now available – on Meant Well.
Review Snippet: Based around acoustic guitar strums but blowing up into concertos of strings, piano, drums, and more. Woods’ voice is mostly soft and whispering, imbued with a little bit of Ray LaMontagne’s style of phrasing and filled with a delicate power that pushes the lyrics ever deeper into the listener’s ears; it would not be a stretch to compare him to Paul Simon at times.
Website: http://www.donovanwoods.net

 

 

Velvet And Stone: Ragged Wood
Hometown: Devon, UK
Album: “Embers” EP (self-released – out now)
Review Snippet: “Velvet & Stone push the boundaries of genre by combining folk themes with catchy pop hooks and great songs, all lead by Lara’s brilliant vocals. I would recommend this record to anyone!”
Website: http://www.velvetstonemusic.com/

 

Dan Sumner – Money Brings The House Down
Hometown: Brighton, UK
Album: “Storm on An Island” (self-released on bandcamp)
Review Snippet:
Website: http://www.dansumner.co.uk/

 

Heather Maloney – Let Me Stay
Hometown: Northampton, MA
Album: “Just Enough Sun” ep (on Signature Sounds)
Review Snippet: American singer-songwriter who has received numerous accolades for her startlingly soulful voice and literate songwriting exploring themes of spirituality, transformation, and impermanence
Website: www.heathermaloney.com/

 

Curtis/Sutton And The Scavengers – Bacon And Beans
Hometown: Boise, ID
Album: “Whiskey Rain” (self-released)
Review Snippet: Boise Idaho based group Curtis/Sutton & The Scavengers use traditional acoustic instruments of banjo, string bass, dobro, fiddle and guitar in a very nontraditional way to create a neo folk modern Aire sound they describe as “Country Folk meets swamp Blues.
Website: https://www.curtissutton.com/

 

 

 

Will Varley – Seven Days

Hometown: Deal, UK
Album: “Spirit of Minnie” out February 9 on Xtra Mile
Review Snippet: Counting the likes of Billy Bragg, Valerie June and Frank Turner as his fans, and with tours scheduled across Europe and America, the young songwriter from Deal seems poised for a huge 2018.
Next Time in LA: February 24 at the Echo

Website: https://www.willvarley.com/

 

 

Dawson Rutledge – Thief of A Lover

Hometown: Cranbrook, BC, Canada
Album: “Monsters” (self-released)
Review Snippet: “…his music has a depth and maturity far beyond his years. His voice is unique and instantly identifiable, and his songwriter chops are some of the finest we have reviewed this year. The guitar picking is second to none, and the harmonies are absolutely beautiful. Just a casual listen to the first track, “Thief of a Lover,” and you know that you are in the presence of musical greatness.”
Next Time in LA: February 15 (whoops yesterday) at the Hotel Cafe

Web Site: http://dawsonrutledge.com/

 

 

Freya Ridings – Lost Without You

Hometown:  London, perhaps
Album: “Live At St. Pancras Church” (on Good Soldier Records out now)
Review Snippet: Freya Ridings has a deft, delicate, devastating touch. The songwriter is still young – 22 years old, no less – and operates with just her and her piano. Yet she’s capable of conjuring entire worlds, with each song coming from a very real place in her life

Website: http://www.freyaridings.com/