A&T Playlist #7: September Music Roundup
I feel like this month has been one of the more uncertain ones so far: is it finally safe to go out again? Will we need to go back into lockdown? Will schools open? What happens if they do? It…
INTERVIEW: Tanya Ransom Steps Into the Light on “Breakdown to Breakthrough”
Captivating, moving and truly salt of the earth. Tanya Ransom weaves her signature sound of folk blues and alt country amongst ornate melody’s and powerful vocals. Whether accompanied by her band or a one woman show wielding her guitar, ukulele…
INTERVIEW: Leslie D. King Transcends “The Standard Life”
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Leslie D. King & the Trembling Shakes bring the fuzz and the funk. Leslie D. King made the move to the city from his humble little country town of Cobden, bringing a swag of big, soulful,…
INTERVIEW: Instrumental Guitarist Laurel Premo on Deep Listening
Michigan-based multi-instrumentalist Laurel Premo’s latest solo album, Golden Loam, out October 8, 2021, presents original and traditional music voiced on finger-style electric guitar and lap steel. Perhaps by its most honest classification “roots guitar,” the sonic vocabulary of Golden Loam…
A&T Playlist #6: Canadian Country Music
If there’s one thing I’ve learned since starting Adobe & Teardrops, I have a weird affinity for Canadian country music. Maybe it comes from my early fascination with The Band? Or maybe it’s just…different? Even the pop country isn’t stuffed…
INTERVIEW: Jason Matu’s Classic Rock Swirl
Renowned indie-folk artist Jason Matu is yearning for better days ahead, just like the rest of us. “Fare Thee Well” – the first single from Jason Matu’s upcoming Same Day EP – is a white hot slab of Americana in which…
INTERVIEW: Wester is Ready to Have It All, Big and Small
Wester is a new brother and sister country music duo comprised of Pearl Clarkin and Rafe Wester. Born and raised on the Redneck Riviera on Pensacola Beach Florida, they pack a fun, fresh and explosive punch for the young country music audience. Pearl brings the…
INTERVIEW: Hot Mondy Won’t Accept Anything Less Than Great
With an all-star production, video, and contributing roster to boot, Canadian art-rock country collective Hot Mondy seize an all-new and outside-the-box creative license to write their breakthrough debut self-titled EP. Helping to hone Hot Mondy’s exploration of sound for the…