Hollywood African

Jon Batiste

“Batiste spends his major label debut walking his listeners through the very history of recorded music, channeling his ancestral heroes and proving himself to be a master curator of the arts. Hollywood Africans is a visceral reminder of…

Journals

Baba Stiltz

Swedish born songwriter Baba Stiltz has continued to broaden his voice & song writing. At just 28 years old he has plenty of time and imagination to show us plenty more. I don’t post many EP’s but the…

Songs For Beginners

In leu of his 80th birthday yesterday I thought this album would be a great recommendation to those who let it slip by… In his first solo album and on the heels of a recent split from Joni…

The Freelancer’s Blues

Dougie Poole

Doggie Pooles’ Freelancer’s Blues sits somewhere between the golden country of AM radio in the 70’s and a more modern psych-lite of today. Layered with effects and synths throughout and yet holding onto a traditional country sound that…

Calumet Queen

Kiely Connell

Kiely Connell’s debut album does not sound like a debut album. She seems to have the confidence of an industry veteran. You can hear her channeling some of those veterans, like childhood favorites like Joan Baez and Joni…

Skifflin’

The Skiffle Players

Just some California cowboys having what sounds to be a very good time. Weaving and wandering through the mushroom fields of Americana. It’s exceptionally groovy & capturing – while remaining evenly keeled and ever changing. • “Skifflin’ is…

Pagan Ranch

The influence and inspiration of coming up in Northern California is clear. Pagan Ranch sounds like it could be some lost classic from the 70’s. Bay Area hippified California country music. Then throw a relocation to New Orleans…

Self Titled

Studer gives you an immediate glance of life(or at least his life) as an up and coming musician on the opening tune Pocket Change. It paints a picture of who he is and what is in store for…

Cookbook

Dreamy & whimsical. Perfect for a pink sunset, cocktail in hand. Hot tubbin’ – Lounging & catching some rays. Lazy afternoon, rainy days…. Or maybe whilst you bake a delicious batch of brownies. • “John’s latest album Cookbook,…

Listen To The Blood

This is one of the more enjoyable albums I’ve listened to in quite some time. Country? – sure. Like a souped up Eddie Rabbit & then hit the nitrous oxide – slappin’ on the tempo. But the Kernal…