The Hems — Those Early Years
Thank goodness for the Civil Wars. If not for their popularity, we wouldn’t have folk duos like The Hems. I think at this point we should just admit that this is a subgenre (or maybe it is and I’m late…
Category New Music
Molly Venter and Eben Pariser — Goodnight Moonshine
“Synergy” is really the word for this album. Venter and Pariser, giants of the Brooklyn folk scene in their own rights, sound like they were born playing music together. Showcasing a mixture of roots and pop on their debut album,…
Emma Hill — The Black and Wretched Blue
It is difficult, Dear Reader, to stay inside and listen to music (much less blog about it) when you are a young buck and it is springtime in New York (as my friends know, I don’t really do mp3 players.)…
Quiet Hollers — I Am the Morning
Quiet Hollers is the perfect band to listen to if you’re giving your life choices a serious think. Or maybe not, since it’ll make you cry. Depends on what you need. I Am the Morning is a series of…
The Dustbowl Revival — Carry Me Home
There’s just something inexplicably charming about The Dustbowl Revival. A umpteen-piece traveling roots collective based out of LA, the Dustbowl Revival is indeed reviving gospel, swing, and bluegrass in the best way possible. They’re making it fun, not hollow. They…