Stephen Kellogg is set to release Objects in the Mirror on November 23, 2018. Produced by fellow Americana singer-songwriter Will Hoge, the 12-track set was recorded over the course of a single week in Nashville, TN and tracked live, keeping the results intact with minimal overdubs. Ahead of release, American Songwriter featured album track “High Highs, Low Lows” yesterday calling it “a slowly building folk anthem with chiming piano, gentle pedal steel and a raw, vulnerable vocal performance from Kellogg.” Of writing the song, Kellogg offers, “It's is a bit of an ode to perseverance. To finding one's way through hard times (of which there are plenty), and also having the sense to recognize happiness when it's in front of us. Like a lot of people, I'm trying to make sense of some of the fractures that have occurred in my life. Music helps with that.” “High Highs, Low Lows” can be heard/shared at the links below, and Objects in the Mirror is available for pre-order now via the Kellogg Family Store. Kellogg has also announced an extensive U.S. solo tour throughout the rest of 2018, to be followed by a full-band run next spring.
Lowland Hum have debuted a new song and video and announced their fourth full-length album Glyphonic to be released February 22. Popmatterspremiered 'Salzburg Summer' today, calling it 'an interpretive indie folk number with layers of captivating vocals and flourishes of piano, guitar, and percussion.' The music video was created in collaboration with Pando Creative Co. and shot in the countryside near Charlottesville, VA, where the band is based. The band tell us 'This song is in part an exploration of vanity, youthful frivolity, and femininity as it was internalized by Lauren's pre-teen mind.'
Singer-songwriter/guitarist Brooke Annibale recently released her third full-length album Hold To The Light. The new record marks several major departures for the Pittsburgh native in terms of both songwriting and production. Brooke sheds a few layers of her folk-acoustic skin and introduces a new indie-pop direction offering a fusion of textured electronic and traditional instrumentation centered around her stunning voice and keen, soulful lyricism. Today, Brooke released the official video for the album's title track which was filmed in Colorado while on tour this summer.
Dallas, TX-based indie-folk singer-songwriter Vanessa Peters is set to release her new album, Foxhole Prayers, on October 5, 2018, via Idol Records. In Foxhole Prayers, Peters's already-considerable songwriting prowess has risen to its fullest stature, presented as a concise, gut-punching collection of songs composed of piercing observations of both the outside and inside worlds.
Stephen Kellogg has shared a new single, “Symphony Of Joy,” from his forthcoming Will Hoge-produced full-length Objects in the Mirror due out November 23, 2018. The song is a buoyant Americana-rocker that harkens back to Tom Petty and Bob Seger, in a style that brings to mind the happy-go-lucky approach of Josh Ritter and Ben Rector. Written with his wife and four daughters in mind, “Symphony Of Joy” encourages women to not let society hold them back while inspiring men to support them as allies in their fight, all with an optimistic outlook for the future. In the chorus, he sings, “Dance, like a symphony of joy / And it's not your obligation to go easy on the boys / 'Cause the ceiling's gonna shatter and believe me when it does / Those who pinned you to the margins, baby, they'll be sweeping up.”
Gregory Alan Isakov's new song, “Dark, Dark, Dark,” recently premiered at Billboard—listen/share here. Of the album, Billboard proclaims, “The 12-song set wound up sounding more characteristically ruminative…blending a gentle spaciousness with dusky atmospheres and carefully nuanced textures.” “Dark, Dark, Dark” is the third track unveiled from Isakov's anticipated new album, Evening Machines. The release—his first in partnership with Dualtone Records—is due October 5 and is now available for pre-order.
Many musicians have day jobs to make ends meet. However, few artists maintain the lifestyle kept by Gregory Alan Isakov. The Colorado-based indie-folk artist is a full-time farmer who sells vegetable seeds and grows various market crops on his three-acre farm, while also tending to a thriving musical career.
An exciting 2018 is underway for The Bluegrass Situation, the multifaceted and ever-evolving media company, co-founded by actor and banjo player Ed Helms, that has been redefining roots culture since 2012. Today, the movement better known as BGS is pleased to announce the addition of three new podcasts to their in-demand podcast network through which listeners tune in from around the globe to hear fresh discourse on all things roots. Plus, BGS reveals details on their third annual Shout & Shine Showcase to be held Monday, Sept. 24 at the North Carolina Museum of History. Continue reading to hear everything that BGS has been up to and what's still to come in 2018, including exciting tribute concerts, presenting shows at Red Rocks Amphitheater, curating festival stage lineups on two continents, launching BGS-UK, and so much more.
Due to popular demand, Joan Baez will extend her extensive 2018 tour into 2019 including stops at D.C.'s Warner Theatre, Northampton's John M. Greene Hall, Knoxville's Tennessee Theatre, Austin's Paramount Theatre and more. See below for complete tour details and on sale dates. Tickets are available for purchase atwww.joanbaez.com/tour.
Gregory Alan Isakov's highly anticipated new album, Evening Machines, will be released October 5 and is now available for pre-order. In advance of the release—his first in partnership with Dualtone Records—the album's first single, “Chemicals,” is premiering today. Listen/share here.
Singer-songwriter/guitarist Brooke Annibale released today her third full-length album Hold To The Light. The new record marks Brooke's return following her 2015 critically acclaimed album The Simple Fear and features several major departures in terms of both songwriting and production. Brooke sheds a few layers of her folk-acoustic skin and introduces a new indie-pop direction offering a fusion of textured electronic and traditional instrumentation centered around her stunning voice and keen, soulful lyricism. Listen to the album now via Spotify, Apple Music, and all other streaming services.
LOVE CANON brings their acoustic-roots sensibilities to the electronic-tinged pop hits of the 80s and 90s to create Cover Story, their 4th album, due out on Organic Records July 13, 2018. With Cover Story, LOVE CANON delivers a fresh set of classics, crossing genres to recount music of decades past from the likes of Peter Gabriel, Billy Joel, Depeche Mode, and Paul Simon. The self-produced album hosts a plethora of special guests, including Jerry Douglas, Aoife O'Donovan, Keller Williams, Michael Cleveland, and Eric Krasno, among others.
Singer-songwriter/guitarist Brooke Annibale will release her third full-length album Hold To The Light on June 8th. The new record marks Annibale's return following her 2015 critically acclaimed album The Simple Fear and features several major departures in terms of both songwriting and production. Annibale sheds a few layers of her folk-acoustic skin and introduces a new indie-pop direction offering a fusion of textured electronic and traditional instrumentation centered around Brooke's stunning voice and keen, soulful lyricism. Today, she released her radiant new single 'Glow,' debuted yesterday by Billboard who called it 'another musical sea change that's echoed throughout Hold To The Light.'
ANTI- is proud to announce the release of ALL THE THINGS THAT I DID AND ALL THE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T DO, the anticipated new album from 2x GRAMMY® Award-nominated acoustic band The Milk Carton Kids. The LP is available for pre-order beginning today. ALL THE THINGS THAT I DID AND ALL THE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T DO arrives everywhere on Friday, June 29.
Singer-songwriter/guitarist Brooke Annibale announced today the release of her new single 'Hold On' off her third full-length album Hold To The Light. Set to release on June 8th, Hold To The Light marks Annibale's return following her 2015 critically acclaimed album The Simple Fear and features several major departures in terms of both songwriting and production. Annibale sheds a bit of her indie-acoustic skin and introduces a new pop-progressive direction offering a fusion of textured electronic and traditional instrumentation centered around Brooke's stunning voice and keen, soulful lyricism. 'Hold On' is now available on Spotify, iTunes, and all other DSPs.
The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andres Orozco-Estrada performed the sixth concert in their multicity European tour Saturday, March 17, in front of a sold-out crowd at the state-of-the-art Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany.
Nashville singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim's Spotify Singles is out today. Featuring his original song “Life Is Confusing” and the Michael Hurley cover “Be Kind To Me,” the series truly showcases Slim's masterful songwriting and earnest delivery of truths that we may or may not want to admit.
