 Photo by Maigh Houlihan July 7, 2017 (Press Release) - Indie-folk/Alt-Country collective The Good Graces has officially released their new LP, Set Your Sights, out today. Earlier this week, The Good Graces streamed the new record in its entirety at Noisey who wrote that frontwoman Kim Ware and company, "Have created an album that will appeal to fans of bands like Cayetana or Bright Eyes without ever feeling like folk music is being forced down their throats. That's a tough line to toe, and the Good Graces do it well." Set Your Sights is out now.
Mining the same rich vein as ’90s alt-country favorites like Freakwater and Whiskeytown, the Good Graces unspool delicate, warbling indie-folk and jangling roots pop. The project originated in 2007 but really started gaining momentum when it was handpicked by the Indigo Girls to open their 2015 summer tour. More of a community musical collaboration than a band, the Good Graces are the brainchild of singer, songwriter and guitarist Kim Ware and include a rotating cast of a dozen musicians playing the typical four-piece accouterments, as well as piano, harmonica, mandolin, wind chimes, cello, violin and more.
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Rhonda Vincent teams up with country sensation Daryle Singletary for the upcoming duets album, American Grandstand, out today, July 7. The project delivers real traditional country music with a unique American twist. “I’ve always loved singing with Daryle Singletary. He’s one of the greatest singers in this generation of country music,” said Vincent. “It’s so fun to sing with someone who challenges me as a singer. The songs were given great thought, along with one that was totally unexpected. It’s one of the best projects I’ve ever been part of. I am so proud of this recording, and I cannot wait for the world to hear our wonderful creation, American Grandstand.” “Rhonda and I have been singing together since my first CD on Giant Records in 1994. I've been a fan of Rhonda's singing before that, but since then for sure and it's obvious as she has sung on most of my Indie records as a background vocalist or a duet partner,” said Daryle Singletary. “If you love traditional country music, and remember songs originally sung by well-known duet partners like George Jones and Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, and Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens, this is a must-have CD that we are extremely excited about.” Watch below as the two speak about one of the album' tracks, "Can't Live Life." Purchase American Grandstand HERE  (Press Release) – Since their formation as teenagers 10 years ago, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real have quietly developed into one of America’s most dazzling new live acts, playing hundreds of shows and major festivals all over the world, attracting a deeply devoted underground following.
Still, with a bounty of invaluable experience under their belts, nothing foretold the artistic leap of Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real their new, self-titled album, a mesmerizing, emotionally genuine, endlessly rewarding work of cosmic country soul set for release on August 25th, 2017 via Fantasy Records. The band has shared three new tracks from the album exclusively via Rolling Stone. Listen to “Find Yourself,” “Forget About Georgia,” and “Set Me Down On A Cloud” here:http://rol.st/2utH5lB Recorded at The Village Studios in West Los Angeles Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real was produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer) and features the band’s new six-piece line-up: Lukas Nelson (guitar, vocals), Tato Melgar (percussion), Anthony LoGerfo (drums), Corey McCormick (bass, vocals) along with new members Jesse Siebenberg (steel guitars, Farfisa organ, vocals) and Alberto Bof (piano, Wurlitzer, B3). Jess Wolfe and Holly Lessig of the indie-pop group Lucius contribute background vocals on five tracks evoking Exile on Main St.’s ecstatic, gospel-rooted harmonies, and Lady Gaga added stirring background vocals to “Carolina” and “Find Yourself.” Elsewhere, the lilting, Glen Campbell inspired gem, “Just Outside of Austin” features a guitar solo from Lukas’ dad, country music icon Willie Nelson, and piano from his 86-year-old Aunt Bobbi. Richard Lynch Helps Raise $25,000 for Farmers and Ranchers at Ag Community Relief Barn Bash7/5/2017  Courtesy: MTS Management On Saturday, June 24th, 2017, Richard Lynch and his band performed at the Ag Community Relief 1st Annual Barn Bash in North Branch, MI. The event raised $25,000 for farmers and ranchers across the United States, including $2500 in scholarships.
You'd be hard-pressed to find a musician as authentic as Richard Lynch, whose traditional country music fully embodies his hay-raising, farm-dwelling lifestyle. An all-American, blue collar country man, Lynch has poured his heart and soul into the countless chart-topping hits he and his band have produced. Richard is a hard working, personification of pure country. He has been a designer and builder of amazing barns, and as should be expected, he is an American farmer. That's why helping farmers and ranchers is a cause that is near and dear to Richard's heart.  Courtesy: Q Prime 18-year-old alternative singer/songwriter, and socially conscious artist, Declan McKenna, will release his debut album What Do You Think About The Car? on July 21 via Columbia Records. The album is a follow-up to Declan’s EP Liar which was released last May. The full-length album was recorded in London and LA alongside renowned producer James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco (Depeche Mode, Artic Monkeys). The song “Listen To Your Friends” was produced by Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend; the track, “Paracetamol” was produced by Neil Comber; and “Brazil” was produced by Max Marlow. Declan, an adept songwriter and multi-instrumentalist wrote most of the songs on the 11-track LP. See below for full tracklist.The album is available for pre-order digitally here.
 Credit: Noah Lamberth On August 4, Dan Wilson will release Re-Covered, a unique album that finds the Grammy-winning songwriter reinterpreting songs from his storied career that he wrote for and with other artists. The album, which marks his third solo studio release, is now available for pre-order on iTunes and Pledge Music and includes instant downloads of three songs.
Recently he premiered the video for "When The Stars Come Out," which was written with Chris Stapleton for his 2015 Grammy Award-winning breakthrough album Traveller. Watch the hand-drawn lyric video for "When The Stars Come Out" via YouTube: https://youtu.be/-BeN6XzubeU Also announced today is a deluxe edition hardcover book and CD that contains 56 pages of drawings, essays, lyrics, and songwriting observations. The book contains illustrations and stories by wilson about each Re-Covered song, in addition to each song’s lyrics. This deluxe hardcover book/album will be released on August 25 and includes a physical CD (pre-order via Amazon).  (Press Release) After their debut into the Texas Country scene three years ago with the EP Worrying Kind, Hunter Rea Band is back with their first full-length album, Lovin’ Ain’t Free. The new record will be available for purchase July 7th, 2017, and features the songs “Find A Way,” “Memories,” and “Somebody Got It Wrong.”
Hunter Rea Band is four college buddies who put the group together while at college - the band name formed by combining vocalist Hunter Glaske and drummer Adam Rea’s names. While living together over the last few years, the band has been writing songs and honing their unique sound of bluesy, alternative-influenced country. Lovin’ Ain’t Free was recorded at The Zone studio in Dripping Springs, TX. Working with producer Pat Manske was an experience that challenged their songwriting and recording skills.  Nashville, TN (June 30, 2017 Press Release) – Band-of-brothers Parmalee delivers its highly-anticipated sophomore album 27861, the zip code of its hometown of Parmele, NC, on July 21 via Stoney Creek Records. Pre-order available HERE.
27861 opens with current single “Sunday Morning,” and features summer-ready heartland tracks laden with giant hooks like “American Nights,” “Back In The Game,” and “Like a Photograph,” lead singer Matt Thomas co-wrote nine of the album’s twelve tracks, while the project also enlists help of songwriting heavyweights including busbee, Hillary Lindsey, and Ross Copperman among many others.  Watch Little Feather perform the song HERE
NASHVILLE, TENN. (JUNE 30, 2017 Press Release) – Curb Records announces the signing of award-winning group Little Feather, whose debut single premieres today on Huffington Post . The single "Hillbilly Love Song (Hey Y'all)" is available here. This autobiographical debut single release showcases the band'sorganically-optimisitic acoustic playing, and the lead singer's vintage-modern vocal skills. The forthcoming self-titled album will be released September 29. The acoustic driven band is fronted by lead vocalist Liz Sharpe. Steeped in tradition, Liz is a coal miner’s daughter with a family lineage that connects the young Pikeville, Kentucky singer to award-winning traditionalist Patty Loveless and to the Queen of Country herself, Loretta Lynn.  (Press Release) Always, music is the balm. And these days we seem to need it more than ever. Daniel Martin Moore’s newest album, Turned Over to Dreams, offers just that with ten lovely gems, including six original compositions.
“At every step I was consciously doing my best to evoke peace and gentleness and love and care,” Moore says. “I took a moment before each take to bring forth the most peaceful frame of mind & spirit that I could.” The idea for the record came after Moore learned that close friends of his were using one of his previous albums as a bedtime lullaby routine for their children. So he decided to make some new recordings to help out. “I just felt so honored that the songs were being used in that way, and I wanted to see what would happen if there was even more intention behind the recordings,” he says. “Along the way, it expanded into a whole batch of songs and eventually into this LP.” |
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