Choice of coverage says so much about a folksinger's generational outlook. Okay, every once in a while, someone like Peter Gabriel comes along with a Bon Iver cover, or Richard Shindell takes on Josh Ritter, and the world turns topsy turvy for a week or two. And though she's not really my cup of tea, Joan Baez has made a point in her middle age of promoting and celebrating the works of others younger than herself, from Ritter to Dave Carter. But generally, such things are the exception, not the rule. [...]
The point of a video is to take a song and give it visuals that enhance and further drive home the emotion and message of the track itself. Whether it's The Beatles being chased by a gaggle of crazed girls or every rapper in the world taking over some anonymous nightclub, visuals go a long way to adding reality to the song. But what if the video and the song don't really seem to match up as well? Can they still have a successful marriage? In the case of Grassroots singer-songwriter Jennie Arnau 's "Bouncing [...]
Jennie Arnau live @ Gathering of the Vibes - July 2009 Jennie Arnau mixes New York bravado with South Carolina roots. With her acoustic guitar and in-your-face vocals as her weapons choice she has relased four albums. Her latest is called Chasing Giants , a collection of ten originals featuring notable guests: Al Schnier (moe.), Kevn Kinney (Drivin N Cryin) and Noam Pikelny (The Punch Brothers). Arnau has been a recording artist since 2001 and is well respected among her peers. Chasing Giants is [...]
A Southern Songstress With Urban Chops. Jennie Arnau hails from Greenville, South Carolina but calls downtown NYC her home and, along with other Southern talents like Laura Cantrell, she s changing the ster ...
New York-based alt-country sensation Jennie Arnau has a new album due out on April 20th. On Chasing Giants Arnau is joined by an array of guest players including Al Schnier (moe.), Noam Pikelny (Punch Brothers), Kevin Kinney (Drivin N Cryin), Skip Ward (Steve Martin) and Rich Hinman (Rosanne Cash). Like her prior releases, the album meshes Arnau's tender, heartfelt lyrics and dashes of Americana that's influenced by Neil Young, Martina McBride and Gillian Welch. "Bouncing Ball" is the first single from the album. Download it below and tell us what you think. [...]
I get a lot of CDs sent to me in the mail... usually two or three each week. When those discs come in, they generally go into one of two stacks. Stack A is for the projects from artists I know and that I'm excited about listening to. Stack B is for artists that I haven't heard before and know nothing about. Stack A goes straight into iTunes and onto my iPod. Stack B gets set aside, and I try to listen to them when I get the chance. [...]
Its not like we are slackers or anything.... Yeah I guess we are sometimes, sorry for another thirsty Thursday on a Friday. Today my paste magazine came in which means I got some tracks that are going to make up for the 3 hour lateness, lets jump in. Chicago indie-rock band Office released their fifth album September 25 and its a damn shame that I had never come across the group before. The music is great, the lyrics are great, collaborating bass, drums, and guitar pound together for an enjoyable song rhythm, a guitar [...]
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