Two years after the critical success of her breakout second album, Indestructible Machine, Lydia Loveless comes out rockin’ and swingin’ with her fourth album, Somewhere Else, which is by far my favorite release of 2014. I have a feeling Somewhere […]
Grit, dirt, booze, and 18-wheelers are often associated with country-blues-punk rock foot-stomper, Scott H. Biram. Not often do you link him with a baptism, but you’ll find Biram emerging from a crimson river in some state of ecstasy, guilt, or […]
So, this is my first “real” post of 2014 and I can’t think of a better album to start with than Ben Fisher’s Charleston. Since his first album, Heavy Boots & Underwoods, Ben has been a favorite here at CFM […]
I have made it no secret that I’m a mountain girl. I’d rather camp or visit family in the mountains than go to some of the world’s most beautiful cities. Why go when you can find some of the prettiest […]
For the past couple of days, Damien Jurado’s new album, Maraqopa, has been filling my home, car, mind, body and soul. This album is like a drug. When I pushed “play” it entered my bloodstream, warmed my body, heightened my senses, and […]
It’s hard to believe Jenny Berkel has only been writing songs and playing the guitar for four years. Born out of a love for writing poetry, Jenny started to create music around her written words while living in an empty […]
Okay, I thought I would post something about this later, but it’s just way too good to sit on and keep to myself. It’s my first post of 2012, so why not give you an album to get excited about? […]
The Civil Wars better watch out because there’s another indie-folk/Americana duo on the scene. The Local Strangers is comprised of Matt Hart and Aubrey Zoli, two Midwestern transplants living and performing in Seattle. After meeting in September 2010, they realized […]
If relaxed midwestern folk is your bag, then you’re sure to dig John Statz’s upcoming album Old Fashioned, due out January 24 via Yer Bird Records. Statz, a songwriter and world-traveler who has written, recorded and performed in places from Budapest to Anchorage, […]
If the name Bro. Stephen sounds familiar to you, it should. Why just last week I reviewed his debut album, Baptist Girls, which in my opinion, should be considered a pillar of fantastic indie-folk for 2012. Okay, I don’t even know […]
