Thanks to fellow blogger Fabric Sound, for getting me started on the French alterna-folk-pop trio We Were Evergreen. This band is quirky, yet accessible and a bit prolific! There are a lot of videos to choose from out there. The band has a web site, where you can get a free download of this track, Vintage Car, but otherwise the site is a bit sketchy on details. You can pick up the two-song EP Baby Blue on Amazon or you can find We Were Evergreen…
Read MoreI ran across Clara C while trying to fill a spot for folk or Americana on the blog. It isn’t what I was looking for, but it is bright, infectious and simple. Clara C, has a full range of vocal abilities as heard in this mix of The Camel Song, a wistful love song about sharing life’s experiences with the one you love. Yes, I know, nothing very original in that and I almost passed this song by until the chorus kicked…
Read MoreThere’s no other way to describe 2010’s Red Rocking Chair by Portland, Oregon’s Black Prairie other than extremely sad. There is loss here-deep heart-breaking loss. The kind of loss that there is seemingly no way out from or to. Though musically drastically different in style, Black Prairie is partly made up from members of the Decemberists (Chris Funk, Nate Query and Jenny Conlee). Vocal duties on the rare vocal cuts are handled by Annalisa Tornfelt, who’s breathy vocal adds to the…
Read MoreThanks to fellow blogger baaconnn for this great short folk romp from The Lumineers called Flowers in Your Hair from 2011. Baaconn also say’s this “everything this band touches is gold. i’ve got to see them live,” and I can certainly understand those sentiments! The Lumineers stomp around Denver, CO and play concerts and events around the Midwest. They’ve just released (April 3, 2012) their first full-length album. You can find more information on The Lumineers by visiting their web site, where you will…
Read MoreFolk, bluegrass aficionados The Morning After can keep your body moving to some of their more raucous instrumentals (see Reverbnation video links). Here with Rest Tonight, they prove that their folk styling is equally at home with a good vocal added in. The Morning After hails from Raleigh, North Carolina and although their stock in trade might mostly be folk and bluegrass, they flavor their songs with an eclectic blend of rock, salsa, jazz, funk and everything in between. In reviewing their…
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