Danny Malone is a singer-songwriter from Austin, TX whose conflicted, trudging voice obsesses over themes of depression, loneliness, and nihilism. His distinctive croon is gritty yet friendly, touching deep to the listener’s guts. Danny’s toothy grin glimmers in the higher register, showing his glossed over inner turmoil.
Read MoreUsing simple chord progressions iconized by folk greats, Nick Santino strives to weave them together in a fashion that is fresh and evolved.
Read MoreJarle Bernhoft is a pedal-looping champion, emitting an orchestra of sounds steadily developed from clapping, whistling, singing and guitar playing.
Read MoreWilly Mason is a solo musician in every regard. His longing, fidgety guitar licks lie over a solitary stomp while his gravelly vocals channel loss and regret. This rootsy, twisted folk rock is delivered with subtle grace.
Read MoreJay Nash, East Coast native and rock troubadour, has been blessed with the kind of excruciatingly rustic voice so rarely heard on record.
Read MoreShakey Graves is the post-folk alter-ego of Austin, TX artist Alejandro Rose-Garcia. His southern, old-world sound is completed by frenzied finger-picking and a homemade portable suitcase drum kit.
Read MoreMark Rose is a twenty-nine year old singer/songwriter from Chicago. Former frontman of the band Spitalfield (98-07), & lifetime ALF enthusiast– Mark writes his own blend of R&B infused rock & pop that leaves you somewhere between 1983 & the present.
Read MoreListen closely and you’ll hear the beat of his birthplace, Zaire, coming through his fingers. String bending and rhythm changing, the acoustical guitar style of Hollander Joshua Mogck breathes at times like the child of Bob Dylan and the Jurassic Five.
Read MoreGrafting literate, character-driven song craft and Mid-American roots with a post-punk DIY attitude, Chicago-based songwriter, performer and instrumentalist Al Scorch charts a new musical topography with a five-string banjo.
Read MoreChris Staples is an American songwriter/musician well-known as the principle songwriter and singer of angular rock group Twothirtyeight(1996-2002) and Discover America (2005-present).
Read MoreThough you may be hearing her name for the first time, Lucy Stone has a voice that’s hard to forget. A Philadelphia native, the 20 year-old songstress has already dedicated herself to more projects than a person has fingers.
Read MoreNot really being from anywhere has it’s benefits. There is a refreshing perspective that comes when there is no one place you call home. Born in Hong Kong and having grown up between Ireland and Boston to an Irish father and Australian mother, it really isn’t surprising that Kiernan McMullan finds it hard to stay in one place for too long.
Read MoreYoung Hines was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the youngest of seven children. Unnamed at birth, an unknown person wrote “Young Mr. Hines” on the patient info sheet and it stuck.
Read MoreChris Kasper is an American songwriter with a distinct “timeless” sound that has gained him a loyal fanbase in his hometown of Philadelphia and around the country.
Read MoreAs an insatiable musical omnivore, G. Love somehow manages to synthesize his iconic influences by shedding their layers to find that harmonic convergence where song and listener bare their souls to each other speaking nothing the raw boned truth.
Read MoreWilliam Beckett is a musician best known for his work with the now-defunct Chicago based band The Academy Is… Beckett started writing music for his own private pleasure because he did not like the material that was on the radio anymore.
Read MoreCarl Hauck’s lush, calm, finger-picked folk rides on gently thoughtful lyrics and understated yet rich vocal melodies to create an expansive experience inside an intimate mood.
Read MoreGoing into 2012, Colin Gilmore has begun work on his next album with a fresh batch of momentum on his side. 2010’s “Goodnight Lane” won praise from fans and critics world-wide.
Read MoreDavid Quon is the talented lead singer of We Barbarians.
Read MoreBritish singer-songwriter-guitarist Bobby Long’s anticipated debut studio album A WINTER TALE, produced by Liam Watson (White Stripes) is out now on ATO Records.
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