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John Statz — The Fire Sermon

It’s hard not to succumb to the charms of The Fire Sermon‘s kick-off track, “Cashmere.” The light chorus and driving guitars display journeyman songwriter John Statz’s finely honed pop sensibilities. Helmed by friend and fellow Denver songwriter Megan Burtt, The…

Dougmore — Outerboros

Dougmore has been making a splash on the scene with feature pieces on No Depression and American Songwriter. He’s a member of newgrass darling Cricket Tell the Weather. But to me, he’s just Doug Goldstein, the guy I set next…

Humble Tripe — The Beginning

Normally I write a little bit about an album, stick in the cover image, write a little more, then embed the file. I really have no way of knowing who clicks on it, if anyone. But this time around, I…

Pure Luck — Pure Luck

It’s Friday. You want a drink. Pure Luck is the band to go with that drink, assuming they don’t dropkick it out of your hands. The band was created via fortuitous circumstance at a backyard party in the summer of…

Daniel Romano — Modern Pressure

There are a lot of people throwing around the term “psychedelic country” these days but Daniel Romano is perhaps the first since Sturgill to use it correctly. Romano’s Modern Pressure is pure ear candy — there’s no way to listen…