12 Ryan Adams is a bit of an indie rock god, so the proper way to cover him is to keep it simple. The songs are gorgeous- everything is there- just sing it with heart. I'm changing things up a little and using the version of "Oh My Sweet Carolina" that Ryan Adams recorded at the end of last year with Laura Marling at Abbey Road. The cover I've chosen is from two of my favorite parts of the Denver music scene and fantastic friends- Dan Craig and Jessica Sonner .
It was just last week that I told you christmas carols are one of the most painful forms of music , and a few weeks before I presented you with the anti-holiday cheer mixtape . I'm already tiring of the indie christmas carols I've posted, there are only so many times I can listen to the multiple versions of "Fairytale of New York" before the novelty of singing "you're a bum / you're a punk / you're an old slut on junk" in a...err.."traditional" christmas song wears off. But then I [...]
Denver husband and wife team Oh, Starling ( Dan Craig and Jessica Sonner ) have released another compilation of Christmas classics ("spiced up" and rearranged) this holiday season. NOEL includes: Come (Oh Come All Ye Faithful) Noel (The First Noel) Bethlehem (Oh Little Town of Bethlehem) Emmanuel (Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel) Hark (Hark the Harald Angels Sing) [...]
A couple of brand new, folky takes on an old classic for you today each with their own distinctive flair. First up Denver Coloroado's Oh, Starling with a quiet lullaby like take from their just released Joy EP, and a shuffling, banjo laced, upbeat version, by Boise, Idaho's own The Very Most from their recent Winter EP, the final installment in a series of seasonal EPs they released this year on Indiecater Records . Oh, Starling - Away In A Manger [...]
Oh, Starling is a new project for husband and wife Dan Craig and Jessica Sonner. Who? Dan Craig - Piano, Vocals, Drums, Guitar, brilliance. Jessica Sonner - Piano, Vocals, Guitar So for their first release...They took some traditional Christmas carols and added their own touches to them. Their goal is to give folks an idea of what is in store while also giving you some holiday cheer. The Joy EP is all DRM-free. Listen: Oh, Starling - " Silent [...]
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