Yet another of the really cool bands to come out of Nashville. A Rock band with an Americana bent to their vibe, “Radio” is the first single to be released from these guys that just finished touring with Tyler Childers, Margo Price and Nicki Lane. Look for the new record, In Unison, scheduled to be released on February 1.
Jeff Tweedy had a very big year in 2018. He published his auto-biography, released a new record, and is about to embark on a solo tour of America. Catch him if you can!
One of Rock is the New Roll Favorites has just released a new remix of his song “Love Supreme Work Together,” and if this is a bell weather of what we are going to see from this versatile artist in 2019 sign us up!
St. Paul Peterson is best known as the keyboard player that replaced Jimmy Jam for Morris Day and the time. Discovered by Prince as a teenager, Peterson is know a much in demand session player having tickled the ivories for the likes of Steve Miller, Stevie Wonder, Boy George, Lionel Richie and many others.
“Cheer Up Charley” is one of the character sketches that the Delines deliver up with their latest Gem of an album, The Imperial. Charley is a day drinker trying to recover from a wife that has left him and a dead end job on the docks. Willy Vlautin really knows his way around a song. Singer Amy Boone wrings every bit of emotion out of a song that have fight right in on a Tom Waits record.
Nashville by way of Atlanta musician Ben Cramer under his stage name Old Sea Brigade has crafted a highly atmospheric record that has tinges of Folk and Americana in its DNA. Highly addictive stuff.
It has been a while since we heard from Joe Jackson. It is good to see him back. The new record, Fool, comes out on January 18th. He has released three songs for your listening pleasure so far. Based on these gems the album will be a beauty.
The Leeds, U.K. based Dunwells are poised for a comeback of sorts in 2019. Better than Mumford and Sons, a band they are constantly compared to, “We Made Fire In The Pouring Rain” is the first single from their upcoming new record.
If you are a fan of The Struts, and if you are not you should be, you will love Wyldlife. With an aggressive Post-Pop sound, this sweet and tidy 2:00 song bears more than a passing resembles to much of the works from the Ramones.
“Hollywood Ending” is the latest single from Arrow de Wilde and her band Strawcrawler. The band’s self-titled record released in 2018 was a stellar study in what a 2019 Rock and Roll Band should be. If you can, watch these guys scorch the stage in a city near you.
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