Who: Harlan Pepper What: Indie-folk brought up-to-date with a sense of humor, a blend of styles, and a little more ‘today’ than most. Where: Hamilton, Canada. The Google tells me this is in Ontario. Canadian geography is a mystery to me. Why: Because “Great Lakes” – below and available free from Harlan Pepper’s bandcamp page [...]
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You might remember that I was really, really taken with Lost In The Trees when I first heard them back in November. This is just a little update as we’ve just had news that, because of their 2010 successes, Trekky Records will be re-releasing Lost In The Trees’ first EP, 2007′s Time Taunts Me. It’s [...]
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Who: Jared Mees & the Grown Children What: Indie folk with a razor-sharp edge, led by Jared Mees (who’s been recording for several years now), joined by an ever-changing group of musicians referred to as the Grown Children. Where: Portland, Oregon Why: I’m biased here just because I love the genre – especially lately, I [...]
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Who: Ivan & Alyosha What: Truly stunning indie-folk Where: From Seattle Why: Oh, so lovely. It’s soaring but feels, at the same time, very earthy. The layered vocals on “Glorify”, at least) are incredibly delicate but weighty – I actually want to listen to what these guys have to say. I’ve only had the chance [...]
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Who: Lost In The Trees What: Very large, sweeping indie “orchestral folk” (as described by group founder Ari Picker). Where: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Why:Because this is really something special. It might not grab you on the first listen, but it’ll definitely get you to come back for more. There is something incredibly intriguing that [...]
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