Sound Cloud Sunday March 11, 2018

Sound Cloud Sunday March 11, 2018

It’s a rainy weekend here in Laurel Canyon land, and we’ve lost an hour (but gained some daylight) and our focus this week is on even more eclectic group of artists from the playlists of Laurel Canyon Radio.    From the pop folk of Gitta De Ridder, to the desert rock of 3hattrio, to bluegrass, country and indie folk, this amazing collection of artists are on our radar and we want them on yours!  Below are links to purchase the albums of these wonderful artists.  Please do!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gitta De Ridder – The Wheel

Hometown: London (via the Netherlands)

Album: “The Wheel” single is just out, “For Everything A Season” out March 23.

Review Snippet: De Ridder blends the vocal dreaminess of Eddi Reader with the self-conscious wobble of Feist.

Website: https://www.gittaderidder.com/

 

Xander And The Peace Pirates – Rain

Hometown: Liverpool, England

Album: From the album 11:11 (their second) on V2 Records Benelux

Review Snippet: Drawing influences from Hendrix, John Mayer, Jeff Back, Lenny Kravitz and Prince, the band is an eclectic mix of guitar lead blues-rock with whispers or Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones.

Website: http://www.xanderandthepeacepirates.com

 

Black River Drifters – Mi Casa Es Su Muerte    

 

Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Album: “Drive By Feel” (their second – released February 24 self-released

Review Snippet: Black River Drifters serve up original Americana roots rock, deep dark ghost stories, big harmonies and down-to-earth guitar work — and a must-see live show.

Website: http://www.blackriverdrifters.com/

 

Ed Romanoff – The Elephant Man

Hometown: New York City
Album: “The Orphan King” (his 2nd, released February 23 on Pine Rock Records)
Next Time in LA: Opening for Rachel Yamagata at the Moroccan Lounge on March 13.
Review Snippet: Ed Romanoff is a chronicler of American experience whose voice recalls the gritty baritone of Leonard Cohen and the wit of Guy Clark, the New York singer-songwriter pens wise, big-hearted, occasionally whimsical, usually melancholic tunes about lonely souls and romantic dreamers.
Website: https://www.edromanoff.com

Honey And The Bear – William

Hometown: Suffolk, UK
Album: From the EP “About Time Too” (self-released)
Review Snippet:

Website: http://www.honeyandthebear.co.uk/

 

3hatrio – “Dust Devil”

Hometown: Zion, Utah
Album: “Lord of the Desert” (their 3rd – just released on Okehdokee Records)
Review Snippet: “Their music manages to sound fresh and current while also suggesting a time somewhere between the American Civil War and the arrival of the motor car… magisterial
Website: http://www.3hattrio.com/

 

Marty O’Reilly And The Old Soul Orchestra – “Southern Road”

Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Album: “Stereoscope” (their 2nd album, self-released February 9)
Next Time In LA: None soon, but catch them in San Francisco at The Chapel on April 21.
Review Snippet: Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra homed in on their signature cosmic roots aesthetic, brimming with cinematic songcraft, impressionistic lyrics, clever arrangements, telepathic ensemble interplay, and soulfully world-weary vocals. Imagine the delta blues reprised by psychedelic indie rockers.

Website: https://www.martyoreilly.com/

 

Olden Yolk – Gamblers on A Dime

Hometown: New York
Album: “self-titled released February 23 on Trouble in Mind Records
Review Snippet: A collaboration between New York-based songwriters, vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Shane Butler (of Quilt) and Caity Shaffer, Olden Yolk fuse elements of psychedelic folk with the blue poetry of golden-era singer-songwriters.
Website: https://oldenyolk.bandcamp.com/

 

Thomm Jutz – Crazy If You Let It

Hometown: Nashville (via Germany – Visa Lottery Winner)
Album: “Crazy If You Let It” (on Mountain Fever Records)
Review Snippet: The album is steeped in rich historical details. The songs provide a travelogue borrowing from myriad geographic settings and Jutz’s penchant for identifying random details for writing. In the generous annotations on the liner notes, Jutz provides a window into the context for inspiration. It’s a window into a collection of songs that welcomingly transports you in time and place.
Website: https://www.thommjutz.com

 

Applewood Road – Give Me Love

Hometown:  Nashville
Album: Self-titled debut was released on Gearbox Records in 2016
Review Snippet: A collaboration between Amy Speace, Amber Rubarth and Emily Barker, Applewood Road spans the Americana genre from country blues to bluegrass, rockabilly and gospel and it does so with tremendous style and polish.
Website: http://applewoodroadmusic.com/

Ginger Wildheart – Pay It Forward

Hometown: South Shields, Tyne And Wear, UK
Album: “Ghost in The Tanglewood” (released March 2 on Graphite Records)
Review Snippet: Ghost In The Tanglewood should be applauded on principle. But this music needs no sympathy vote; these are joyous, beautiful, vulnerable songs that can soundtrack only good things. Paying It Forward, decorated with swells of slide guitar, is a rousing gee-up, and when Golden Tears’lusty shanty demands that we ‘build your courage from the cauldron of these molten tears’, only the flint-hearted would sneer at the hard-won sentiment.
Website: http://www.gingerwildheart.net/

 

Liz Brasher – Body Of Mine

Hometown: Matthews, North Carolina
Album: Debut EP Body Of Mine just released on Fat Possum.
Next Time In LA: May 15 at the Peppermint Club in West Hollywood.
Review Snippet: “Liz Brasher is a newly-minted, Good-God-Hallelujah, shining example of the great American melting pot. Brasher (rhymes with Frazier) shouts, rocks, rolls, and tears it up on stage; her music will dig down deep to touch your soul.”
Website: http://www.lizbrasher.com/

The Lazy Maybees – Loaded Up

Hometown: Manchester, UK
Album: “Lining Up Spoons” (from 2011 indie release)
Review Snippet: A four piece band hailing from Manchester the Lazy Maybees perform exquisitely crafted tunes. They take you on a journey which promises the ocean, drunken happiness and the occasional short stay at the local mental institution.

Website: https://soundcloud.com/thelazymaybees

The Kondoors – Forgiveness

Hometown: London And Bedfordshire.
Album: None, yet, their second single.
Review Snippet: Both had also long been writing and recording their own material, drawing on a host of influences from Sam Cooke, Connor Reeves and Marvin Gaye (Gav) to Dusty Springfield and Tina Turner (Jess).

Web Site: http://www.thekondoors.com/

 

Robert Earl Thomas – Wednesday Morning

Hometown:  New York, NY
Album: “Another Age” (self-released)
Review Snippet: From the lead singer of Widowspeak, this is indoor music at it’s most expansive, rock n roll held at arm’s length.

WebSite: https://robertearlthomas.bandcamp.com/