Today's song of the day is from Zachary Lucky and his track "Back in the Fall" from his upcoming album Saskatchewan (some say EP, some say LP, some say who the hell cares, just let us hear it already). The song is simply fantastic. Whether it is the lazy banjo, the pedal steel or the honest delivery (when his voice just starts to crack when he first sings "Back in the Fall" - it's killer). The song is seems like it is not necessarily a story about a past relationship rather than a mantra to himself [...]
HI54LOFI Records has a new compilation out to commemorate Valentines Day next week appropriately called 'I Love You & Stuff" but wait, it's soo much more. This isn't just 15 tracks to impress the one you love/like or even not remotely know, you also get the opportunity to actually send them a Valentine card with your "purchase". Come on, you know you want to spread the love and what better way than with music (...says the music blogger). There are some really great tracks on this compilation and [...]
Tyler Butler joins the crew over at our label Yer Bird Records and re-releases 'Winter King' on March 20th, 2012! If you are reading Slowcoustic on a regular basis, you already know of Mr. Butler from Edmonton and we are very excited to bring one of our favourite albums of last year home to us over at Yer Bird Records. We are re-releasing it with a couple of 'bonus tracks' as well! The bonus tracks are a newly recorded version of "Feral Horse" from his previous EP Feral Horse plus the previously unheard title track 'Winter King'. All [...]
Small Sur - photo by Henn Pict Today has been excellent so far. Really excellent. Small Sur posted on their Facebook wall this morning about a recent live recording was up for a free download. Apparently the long time in the making session for Mobtown Studios came to fruition and we now have 13 tracks to download from the "Microshow: Live in Baltimore" session! Wrapped up in this set are some new tracks, old tracks (like a personal favourite 'The Kelp'), mostly [...]
Andrew Sisk (Photo by Scott Munn) Today's song of the day is from one Andrew Sisk, who was passed on to me from Matt over at Pigeon Row (see them & their full list of clients here ) and I am greatfull this brooding singer songwriter's newest album is now with me. The album, Treelines, was released on January 31st and is nine thick-with-character songs recorded " ...in his apartment in Montreal with his son Elliott sleeping on his lap during vocal takes, and quietly watching him record classical [...]
Sorry about the title of the post, I really had no clue how to even try to connect these two songs other than the fact that they are both songs that you can just stop and listen to. And you should stop and listen to them. Canadian Matt Paxton has a new single from the good folks at Other Songs Music and it is a free download from their Bandcamp page . The song was finalized late last year with the help from [...]
Today sees the release of the newest opus from Elephant Micah. Being big fans around Slowcoustic HQ, this is an even bigger day as we also have a quick interview with Joe O'Connell along with our post on the album! The album is "Louder Than Thou" and is released from O'Connell's own label Product of Palmyra in digital and vinyl formats. It is 6 tracks of what might be called a return to form if you thought that was even needed from this Indiana project. First off, it [...]
Not much to say here as I literally just started listening to Mr. Willy Tea Taylor about 5 days ago. Thanks to the heads up from my good friends The Sumner Brothers on this true country crooner. The voice, the look and the down home warmth you get from listening (even if they aren't the sunniest of subject matter) is a breath of fresh air. Despite often getting lost in gritty country tunes, sometimes you need a bit of good ol' boy mixed in with your whisky. Just sayin'. Take a listen to a couple of tracks from [...]
So the other day my close personal friends The Deep Dark Woods (don't you know all Canadians know each other?) posted on their website and social outlets about a live download they are giving away. Well after I feigned hipster nonchalance I casually grabbed a copy of it...I mean whatever...might as well... Okay, so honestly I was excited and rightfully so. The download is 8 tracks and does a great job of spanning their discography and shows a range from uptempo jams (of which their live show is known for) and their amazing downtempo balladeer tracks. The recording [...]
I have been giving this album some serious spinning for the last month or so and it is indeed a seriously great listen. The album officially saw its release on Jan. 24th (this past Tuesday) over on Crossroads of America . The album is available on all your favourites; space age digital, retro CD and exclusive vinyl - of which I recommend the latter...but more on that below. First off, let us get one thing straight, this album is a creeper. This album, while seemingly an innocent folksy little [...]
Today's song of the day is a cover of the classic track 'Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want' from The Smiths as performed by Pickering Pick. Gone is the dramatically mellow angst only to be replaced by sombre aching alongside the ambient acoustics. While we are not comparing which song is better and both are the same lyrically but give total different listens despite being the 'same' song. Pickering Pick removes himself from the persona of Morissey and The Smiths and simply creates a great version of a classic song. [...]
I know I have posted many times on this album and I am releasing it on my label over at Yer Bird Records, so I can't really get into it anymore without making y'all upset. So then, here is a track to listen to and let's pretend that this is the first you have heard of this discovery and are ready to purchase and send me personal thanks for bringing it to your attention. Old Old Fashioned by John Statz Find out more from our Label page [...]
Today's (free) Song of the Day is from Noah Gundersen's "B-Sides" one track release over on his Bandcamp page. The track is Avalanche and is a recommendation for those who enjoy and hurt lover that pines from afar in all of us. The song kind of makes you think that some of the most intense love affairs can happen between people that have never met. Oh, and it's an extremely pretty song as well. You can find the above track as a free download (with email address) via his bandcamp page [...]
Water Liars (formerly 'Phantom Limb') are Andrew Bryant and Justin Kinkel-Schuster and they have an album coming up on Misra Records in March. Just found out and just started to pine for it. Just saying. Both musicians have been featured on Slowcoustic prior ( Andrew Bryant | Justin Kinkel-Schuster ) and so this has to be a good thing...right? You might also know of Justin as the singer for the band Theodore, so there is that as well to entice [...]
Tomorrow sees the CD Release Show for hometown troubadour Reuben Bullock over at the Arrata Opera House here in Calgary. I believe there is still space but make sure you check into the Facebook event for more info. The new album "Man Made Lakes" from Bullock sees an album growth from the previous "Pulling Up Arrows" ( see our feature here ). The new album is 11 tracks and honestly shows a full range of performances from delicate introspective to [...]
Kim Janssen (photo snagged from Last.fm) Today's song of the day is a beauty from Kim Janssen's upcoming album "Ancient Crime" due out soon. Okay, I don't really know when, but I predict it to be fairly soon! Some of you might know him from his "day job" in the band The Black Atlantic and some of you may know him from his great 2009 album "The Truth is, I am Always Responsible" (we had a quick mention and track back in early 2010 here ). The new song "Tors" is [...]
Message To Bears - Photo by Luke Doyle I love the original song (it is actually one of my all time favourite tracks) but there is something about a cover track not sounding like a carbon copy, ya know? For this cover songs, 'Wolves' while originally also a beautiful and sparse acoustic number in its own sense, Message To Bears takes the acoustic song forward with layers of his own that almost make the song a different beast all together. While the cover finds the song becoming less tortured and aching than the original, it is [...]
Found this EP just the other day due to an invite to a local house show here in Calgary. Wow, am I glad that I got that invite. So the artist is Paul Stewart and to be honest, I have only been listening to this EP for about 4 days now...but it has been a glorious 4 days. The 5 songs are available as a "name your price" download over on his Bandcamp page and I immediately dropped my $5 for it after about 48 seconds of total [...]
We/Or/Me - Photo by Bobby Aazami Today is a quick post on a repeat offender around here in a song & video of the day from Bahhaj Taherzadeh (or We/Or/Me). His most recent album is called Sleeping City and it came out midway through last year. As you can expect it comes with great slowed down harmonies and almost lullabye infused folk. Sounds about right for a man who now has twin girls at home... Listen to "Sun Came Up" from We/Or/Me below: ~~ [...]
A quick update on our upcoming release over on Yer Bird Records from John Statz: its now streaming in full on our bandcamp page ! The album is due for release in two weeks (January 24th) and will have a limited CD release alongside the super futuristic digital versions that all the kids are talking about. The album is 10 tracks and includes some of the most honest rural Americana you will find (I am biased though...apparently). If you don't believe me, just take a listen to tracks like the banjo [...]
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