Only Daughter is the upcoming album from Rebecca Pronsky that's set for release on Nine Mile Records on March 18 2013, on this her third recording we find Pronsky broadening her music horizons which is hinted at by the album artwork, though overall the album takes a pew within the broad genre church that is Americana. The Brooklynite songwriter takes credit for all but one of albums ten tracks, the odd one out is an excellent and unusual choice of cover, Glenn Tipton a Sun Kil Moon track, a lean affair the album clocks in [...]
So I've been through the first month of my project and things have gone well so far! I've listened to a new band every day this year, even finding some that might be new favorites, which is exactly why I wanted to do this! Here's what I listened to during January. January 1 – Acrylics January 2 - Callers January 3 - Last Good Tooth January 4 - Leaves of Green January 5 - My Radio January 6 [...]
Part of what I love about my job at WDVX is the opportunity it sometimes gives me to interact with the artists I love and share with you here on the site. It doesn't happen with alarming frequency, but I love getting the chance to interact with artists in the studio, live, on the air, to hear their stories and their songs in a one-on-one setting. Friday, it happened twice. Boca Chica and Rebecca Pronsky are two artists I've featured a few times on the site, and both [...]
Viewfinder is the second album from the Brooklyn born singer songwriter Rebecca Pronsky it’s set for release later this month, a regular visitor to Europe Pronsky is in the UK this month touring in support of the album and the dates kick off on the 17th in London. Combining folk, twang and the sounds of the city the album is a solid release with some stand out tunes including the twangy opener Hard Times and Mercury News – a free download at Bandcamp viewfin der by Rebecca Pronsky Pronsky [...]
On Friday, I told you about the thousands and thousands of CDs I got to sort through in my Program Director's office last week at WDVX. I shared a few of my finds with you then, and I'd like to share a few more of them here today. Rebecca Pronsky - Departures & Arrivals As I mentioned here last month , Brooklyn native Rebecca Pronsky's new [...]
Hidden Shoal are excited to present the gorgeous new video for Rich Bennett's 2010 single 'Misty Valley', taken from his acclaimed album On Holiday . Beautifully edited using found footage from the '60s, it's the perfect visual accompaniment to the sublime, breezy pop of 'Misty Valley'. Check out the video over at YouTube and download the single for free here . “This is the perfect blend of cheesy lounge flavour cut with a scary ambience that is [...]
No real theme holding things together this week... just a few vids I've been enjoying. I posted on Rebecca Pronsky's upcoming album earlier this week. Here's a clip of her performing "Hard Times" from the album at The Loveless Cafe. Here's one from Over the Rhine's new album as performed for the good folks at Music Fog . Finally, here's another video from the Cayamo Cruise. This one features Scott Miller & Will Hoge doing a John Prine tune [...]
Every Wednesday, I feature a brief review of at least one album that has been submitted to me through the ReviewShine website. I have cleverly titled this recurring segment "ReviewShine Wednesday." There are Several albums that I'm digging right now, and I need to catch up to the massive amounts of music in my inbox... so let's briefly blast through a handful of artists today. Folk-Worn Prose is the sophomore release from Los Angeles' Shaun Cromwell . Cromwell is [...]
Something new from Rebecca Pronsky coming in April. This song "Mercury News" is a soaring, slightly twangy, sad tale of a woman who accepts her role as neither someone's wife nor someone's daughter. Rebecca is continueing the fine tradition of rootsy music coming out of unusual locales - namely Brooklyn. It's that metropolitan location that makes her songs stand a bit apart from her Nashville cohorts. Listen for Rebecca on World Cafe on March 11. Mercury News
Hidden Shoal Recordings has announced the digital pre-release of the forthcoming sophomore album On Holiday by New York's shadowy lounge-pop maestro Rich Bennett . Influenced by the classic exotica of Martin Denny, the aching folk-pop of Fleet Foxes, and the conceptual sweep of The Zombies’ Odessey and Oracle, On Holiday is, on the surface, ‘a day in the life of a vacation’. Brimming with delicious breezy melodies and the buoyant vocals of both Bennett and Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Rebecca Pronsky, the optimistic side of the album is typified by gorgeous [...]
Hidden Shoal Recordings has announced the release of the new single ‘Misty Valley’ by shadowy lounge-pop maestro Rich Bennett , taken from his forthcoming sophomore album On Holiday . ‘Misty Valley’ kicks off On Holiday in fine style. Influenced by the classic exotica of Martin Denny, the aching folk-pop of Fleet Foxes, even the conceptual sweep of The Zombies’ Odessey and Oracle, ‘Misty Valley’ is brimming with delicious breezy melodies and the buoyant vocals of both Bennett and Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Rebecca Pronsky. The single is a delicious taste of the wonders that lie waiting [...]
Rebecca Pronsky new record, Arrivals And Departures , comes out in October on Nine Mile Records . On the two songs below she shifts from the honky-tonk of "Million Days" to the ethereal womyny track "Birds". I've got place in my heart for each, have you? You can pre-order it here . Million Days Birds ------------------- There are a couple post that have slipped through the cracks over the last month or two. They'll never see the light of [...]
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