Patrick Ames’ origin story as an artist begins in nondescript fashion. Having piqued an interest in songwriting as a teenager in the late 1960s, he was further influenced by the records owned by his older siblings. Come the time that…
Following up on the heart-to-heart Conversation that he had with his listeners throughout his last EP, EG Vines becomes ‘The Salesman’ with his latest single. The character of Vines’ Salesman is delectably unscrupulous and cunning, making for a scintillating story…
Joy Williams is finally back on the Front Porch. Her aptly title new record chronicles the comfort generated in returning both to her Nashville home and to the acoustic, folk-driven music she would play on her own front porch. Intimacy…
In ‘It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)’ Bob Dylan sings, “But even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked” and on Undress the Felice Brothers have taken that notion to heart. Ian Felice makes it…
Ben Cooper is amazingly well adjusted. The force behind Radical Face grew up in south with nine siblings. Barely above the poverty line, his mixed-race family seemed normal, until he realised that not everyone was brought up the same way…
This week we bring a track by The Mostar Diving Club, aka Damian Katkhuda, and a track from last year’s album Here Comes Joy. Here Comes Joy picked up glowing reviews from various outlets, including us, and ‘Lovely Bones’ was…