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Sara Petite – Circus Comes To Town

Sara Petite – Circus Comes To Town As a fan of Sara Petite's previous album Doghouse Rose I was hoping for more in a similar vein and that's exactly what her new album Circus Comes to Town delivers, her wonderful and distinct twangy vocal is perfectly suited to the contemporary Americana influenced country that echoes the artistic stylings Loretta & Dolly and shares it's musical DNA with the likes of Holly Williams and Ashley Monroe. A native of Sumner, Washington Sara is now based out of San Diego where she's a regular on the live music scene performing with backing band The Sugar Daddies who [...]
Artist:Sara Petite
Title:Drinkin' to Remember
Link Text:05 - Drinkin’ to Remember
File Name:05-Drinkin-to-Remember.mp3
Genre:Country & Folk
Year:2013

Nick Verzosa: She Only Loves Me

Nick Verzosa: She Only Loves Me Solid Texas country ala Pat Greene and Cory Morrow When country fans discuss Texas artists, they often limit themselves to the renegade stars, such as Willie and Waylon, who abandoned Nashville, and the songwriters, Townes van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson and Billy Joe Shaver who defined Texas country song. But there’ve been a couple more generations of Lone Star singer-songwriters, and as the music’s grown within the state, many artists, including Pat Greene, Cory Morrow, Kevin Fowler and Jack Ingram have initiated, and in several cases sustained, careers within the [...]

Amy Francis: Balladacious

Amy Francis: Balladacious Ten country classics in classic Nashville style Numerous country stars, including Mandy Barnett and Sara Evans , have used Patsy Cline as a navigational north star. Newcomer Amy Francis follows the tradition with a full-blown countrypolitan cover of Jeannie Seely’s “Don’t Touch Me.” The music swells, the piano slips, and Francis hangs onto each note as if its end will break her heart into ever smaller pieces. Producer Tommy Delamore echoes the original Nashville sound of “Sweet Dreams” and “Fool Number One” without mimicking the original arrangements, and Francis is stalwart [...]

Jason Serious: Undercover Folk

Exceptional indie album of folk, country and trad jazz To say that Jason Serious’ solo debut is accomplished would be to sell it short. Not only is it full of incredibly memorable original songs, but its evocation of American musical vernacular is all the more extraordinary for his ex-pat status and the talented band of Europeans with which he recorded. To write and record something so immersed in American folk, country and early jazz while living in the states would be difficult enough, but to do so in Munich is nearly unimaginable. If this [...]

Chris Jamison: Cradle to Cradle

Chris Jamison: Cradle to Cradle World-traveling Texan cooks up soulful, polycultural Americana Chris Jamison is a native Texan whose travels eventually brought him back to Austin with a musical worldliness informed by time spent in Europe, South and Central America and Africa. He sings in an alto that momentarily suggests Lindsey Buckingham, but in longer form finds the polycultural soulfulness of Paul Simon. His third album moves between Latin-tinged organ-soul and gut-string Americana, with touches of tuba, trumpet and the rhythmic magic of New Orleans. The recordings were split between studios in Austin and Marfa, the latter of which [...]

Belles and Whistles

Belles and Whistles Mother-daughter vocal duo harmonize on country-tinged modern pop Singer-songwriter Jaymie Jones is known as part of the sister harmony pop act Mulberry Lane. Signed to Refuge/MCA, they released a trio of albums and charted with the original song “Harmless.” Jones’ latest project is another family affair, but this time as a duo with her 14-year-old daughter Kelli. Produced by Don Gehman, and backed by top Los Angeles session players (including the rock solid drumming of Kenny Aronoff), the songs range from the twangy “River/White Christmas” to the bubblegum pop-rock “All I Need.” What ties [...]

Belles & Whistles

Belles & Whistles Mother-daughter vocal duo harmonize on country-tinged modern pop Singer-songwriter Jaymie Jones is known as part of the sister harmony pop act Mulberry Lane. Signed to Refuge/MCA, they released a trio of albums and charted with the original song “Harmless.” Jones’ latest project is another family affair, but this time as a duo with her 14-year-old daughter Kelli. Produced by Don Gehman, and backed by top Los Angeles session players (including the rock solid drumming of Kenny Aronoff), the songs range from the twangy “River/White Christmas” to the bubblegum pop-rock “All I Need.” What ties [...]

Bare Bones – EP

Bare Bones – EP Denver Colorado based Americana band Bare Bones have released a six-track self-titled EP, the band were formed by Denver music scene veterans Blake Brown (guitar, vocals) and Frieda Stalheim (violin, vocals) after meeting at the art museum where they both work, with some songs ideas developed the pair decided they needed to expand their sound and recruited friends James Yardley (bass), Ben Desoto (drums) and Jordan Wyatt (lap steel, guitars) to complete the line-up and have released a fine debut EP that bodes well for the future - here are three tracks from the EP courtesy of the [...]
Artist:Bare Bones
Title:A Halo & the Devil's Laugh
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Folkrock
Artist:Bare Bones
Title:Come In/Stay Out
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Folkrock
Artist:Bare Bones
Title:Hope & Feather
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Folkrock

Van Meter – Mess of My Memory

Van Meter – Mess of My Memory Two years ago to the day on the ‘old’ blogger based Beat Surrender I wrote a few words of praise for Van Meter’s debut album Should’ve Been a Weather Girl ,now they’re back with the follow up Mess of Memory , whilst the appeal of the last album was the alt-country styling's this album forsakes much of the twang for a straighter rock ’n ’roll path no bad thing as the album is a fine listen and should win them some new fans. The album includes a reworked version of my favourite track from the [...]
Artist:Van Meter
Title:Suckerpunch
Link Text:Van Meter - Suckerpunch
File Name:Van-Meter-5-Suckerpunch.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Alt-country
Year:2009
Artist:Van Meter
Title:Suckerpunch
Link Text:Van Meter - Suckerpunch
File Name:Van-Meter-9-Suckerpunch.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Rock

Willie Nile: The Innocent Ones

Willie Nile continues his rock ‘n’ roll hot streak Willie Nile is clearly possessed by the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll. Three albums into a renaissance that began with 2006’s Streets of New York , the sixty-three-year-old singer-songwriter continues to turn out arrestingly good music. At an age that most rockers have retired, resigned themselves to oldies shows or simply turned into lesser versions of their younger selves, Nile is enriching his work with age and experience. His voice remains charged with idealistic belief, and he propels his tight [...]
Artist:Willie Nile
Title:One Guitar
Link Text:One Guitar
File Name:One Guitar.mp3
Genre:17
Year:2010

Angela Easterling – Beguiler

Angela Easterling – Beguiler Angela Easterling embodies all that is good about independent artist’s in niche genres, tirelessly writing, recording, touring and self promoting through the power of social media she's built a solid fan base and continues to impress with each release, her latest album Beguiler like the previous Black Top Road release benefits from the production skills of Americana gun for hire Will Kimbrough but this time around they use a more expansive sound palette to deliver the diverse set of tracks - twelve in all, there are ten self penned numbers, plus one written by Brandon Turner [...]
Artist:Angela Easterling
Title:Two Clouds
Link Text:Angela Easterling - 9 - Two Clouds
File Name:Angela-Easterling-9-Two-Clouds .mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

Chip Taylor & The Grandkids: Golden Kids Rules

Chip Taylor & The Grandkids: Golden Kids Rules Famed songwriter sings with his granddaughters Chip Taylor’s most widely known for his iconic rock, pop and country compositions, including “I Can’t Let Go,” “Wild Thing,” “Angel of the Morning,” “Country Girl City Man” and “Sweet Dream Woman.” His parallel recording career, including solo albums and a few charting singles in the mid-70s, never gained the renown of his writing, and spent most of the 1980s as a successful professional gambler. He crept back on to the music scene with a few albums in the ‘90s, and in 2002 he kicked off a series [...]
Link Text:Golden Kids’ Rules
File Name:Golden Kids' Rules.mp3

The Crags: Big Divide

The Crags: Big Divide Minimalist folk punk from Durango, Colorado This trio from the Southwest Colorado town of Durango has a lo-fi sound that suggests new wave minimalists like Oh-Ok and Wednesday Week, as they might have sounded fronted by the rich voice of Pearl Harbour, Martha Davis or Lene Lovich. Vocalist Tracy Ford is backed by simple arrangements of guitar, bass and drums, and supplemented by short solos and simple harmonies. It’s surprisingly effective, as the basic rhythm patterns and uncluttered production keeps the focus on the expressiveness of Ford’s voice. These tracks have the finish of [...]
Artist:The Crags
Title:Track 1
Link Text:Big Divide
File Name:Big Divide.mp3
Genre:12

Southern Culture on the Skids: Zombified

Southern Culture on the Skids: Zombified Southern-fried rock ‘n’ roll Halloween Just in time for Halloween, this thirteen-track set expands upon a rare, like-titled eight-song Australian EP from 1998. The band mixes originals and covers, including a killer instrumental take on Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Sinister Purpose,” a psychotically-tinged version of Kris Jensen’s “Torture,” and a Las Vegas grind arrangement of Kip Tyler’s rockabilly classic, “She’s My Witch.”  Tales of demons, zombies, undertakers, witches and swamp monsters reanimate the exploitive nighttime feel of 1960s drive-ins, and musical nods to the Cramps, Lonnie Mack and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins make this [...]
Link Text:Zombified
File Name:Zombified.mp3

Too Slim and the Taildraggers – Shiver

Too Slim and the Taildraggers – Shiver Shiver is the sixteenth release from prolific blues rocker Tim “Too Slim” Langford and the Taildraggers - bassist Polly O’Keary and drummer Tommy Cook, the trio have released an eclectic blues album that transverses the genres and pulls in elements from rocks rich tableau, the album kicks of with hefty dose of slide and fuzzed out vocal that immediately grabs your attention before effortlessly switching style for track two where funky back beat and Hammond combine for a stylised blues rocker. There’s no attempt to reinvent the genre as the album switches tack again on track three Can’t [...]

Jessi Robertson – Small Town Girls

Jessi Robertson – Small Town Girls Back in August Jessi wrote a cautionary, tale published at No Depression , on the perils of being a self supporting artist that caught my eye and I subsequently listened to a few tracks and got hold of a copy of her album from eMusic , the first thing that struck me is the wonderfully emotive voice possessed by the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter who’s nine track debut features a fine set of self-penned tunes. The albums title and music reflect Jessi’s move from a small upstate NY town to the big bad city and the recording was part-funded the [...]
Artist:Jessi Robertson
Title:Small Town Girls
Link Text:Jessi Robertson - Small Town Girls
File Name:Jessi-Robertson-2-Small-Town-G irls.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Singer/Songwriter
Year:2011

Lauderdale – Moving On

Lauderdale – Moving On I read about these guys over at Nine Bullets , Common Folk Music and No Deal Music all fine blogs whose recommendations I always take heed of , so when I spotted their album on a recent trip to Reviewshine I jumped the cursor straight over to the download button to get a copy, having already had a taster of the band through the tracks and videos posted elsewhere I already knew this was music that was right up Beat Surrender’ street, but still I was surprised at the quality of the album as a [...]
Artist:Lauderdale
Title:Broken Man
Link Text:Lauderdale - Broken Man
File Name:Lauderdale-Broken-Man.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Other
Year:2011
Artist:Lauderdale
Title:Dressed Like The Devil
Link Text:Lauderdale - Dressed Like The Devil
File Name:Lauderdale-Dressed-Like-The-De vil.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Other
Year:2011

Butchers Blind: Play for the Films

Rocking alt.country from the heart of Long Island, NY This Long Island trio dropped a few demo tracks in 2009 (reviewed here ), promoting the catchy “One More Time” into a single and attracting some local attention. They’ve returned with a full album that leans on both their alt.country and rock roots. The Wilco influence is strong (unsurprising, given the band is named after one of Wilco’s lyrical creations), and Pete Mancini’s voice favors the reediness of Jeff Tweedy; but there’s also a melancholy in his delivery that suggests Chris Bell, and a [...]
Artist:Butchers Blind
Title:Dice Were Down
Link Text:Dice Were Down
File Name:Dice Were Down.mp3
Genre:12

Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray – Snake Oil Songs

Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray – Snake Oil Songs Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray work their music across an array of instruments including guitars, lap steel, banjo, mandolin, organ, glockenspiel, kick drum and harmonica, the duo spend most of their time on the road performing to audiences across the US, they’ve put out an EP to showcase their talents, as far as I can tell it’s a download only at the moment through Amazon and  iTunes , well worth taking a listen, they manage to pack a lot into the half dozen tracks with a genre bending selection box of tunes. Miss [...]
Artist:Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray
Title:Baby Blue
Link Text:Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray - Snake Oil Songs - Baby Blue
File Name:02-Baby-Blue.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps

The Mighty Ghosts – Aberdeen (Vertighost Recordings 2010)

The Mighty Ghosts – Aberdeen (Vertighost Recordings 2010) Aberdeen is the sixth release from Portland based Mighty Ghosts (formerly The Mighty Ghosts of Heaven) an effortless roots-combo offering with plenty of twists and turns to keep the ear and brain engaged, the album started out as a project to collect together a range of traditional songs to create a storybook album, but morphed as the band added a bunch of their own compositions to plug the gaps in the storyline, the five piece are Aaron Shear (vocals, ukulele), Andy Sheie (vocals, guitar, fiddle, banjo), Gus Smith (vocals, guitar, percussion), Lucas Jones (upright bass) and Marni Afryl (drums). [...]
Artist:Mighty Ghosts
Title:The Land of Milk & Honey
Link Text:Mighty Ghosts - The Land of Milk & Honey
File Name:Mighty-Ghosts-The-Land-of-Milk -Honey.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Folk
Year:2011
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