Lost within the hype, attention and brouhaha over the 50th anniversary re-issue of The Beatles “White Album”, is First Collection 2006 – 2009, a retrospective on the early Fleet Foxes recordings.
Country-folk
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : MOLLY BURCH – FIRST FLOWER
There is a pleasing new wave of music artists taking the bold step of making ‘real’ music again. The old-fashioned way, so to speak. Like Texas-based singer-songwriter Molly Burch.
PoP20 | PoP LEGENDS : THE JAYHAWKS – RAINY DAY MUSIC (2003)
Blast from the distant PoP past – 15 years on… THE JAYHAWKS Rainy Day Music (Lost Highway/American) After the greater pop emphasis of Sound of Lies and Smile, the Jayhawks return to the roots rock approach of their earlier albums (especially Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow the Green Grass) with Continue Reading
THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : FERNANDO PERDOMO – “CALIFORNIA MOON” FT. PAT SANSONE
A gorgeous country-inflected slow rocker from Fernando Perdomo featuring vocals from Pat Sansone (of Wilco, Autumn Defence fame).
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : ERIC FRISCH – “WATER INTO GOLD”
Always a joy to discover a new artist that embraces the full potential of rock ‘n’ roll. On his new EP – Water Into Gold – Eric Frisch, digs deep into the well of country-folk goodness to deliver three gorgeous songs.
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : DUSTED – “DEAD EYES” [MUSIC VIDEO]
Dusted releases its video for “Dead Eyes” off the Blackout Summer album.
THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : WHITNEY FENIMORE – “STONES”
Enjoy the stomping new single – “Stones” from Whitney Fenimore’s upcoming EP, Battle Within.
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : NICK BATTERHAM – GOLDEN BOY [REVIEW]
Melbourne singer-songwriter Nick Batterham has a new album – Golden Boy – that is one for the PoP faithful to savour from start to finish.
THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP10 FT. QUIET SLANG, RALEGH LONG, THE DECEMBERISTS, THE MAGIC GANG, SPOOKY RUEBEN, DERMOT KENNEDY, SHELL OF A SHELL, PUNCHLINE, JOUSKA, THE DAHMERS!
Another week, another Spotify playlist where we spotlight new modern rock music that we are confident you have probably never heard of BUT definitely should!
THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : MICHELLE MANDICO – “PTARMIGAN”
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Michelle Mandico has released “Ptarmigan”, her first single ahead of a new album, due in Spring 2018.
PoP20 | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : FLEET FOXES – S/T (2008)
FLEET FOXES Self-titled (Sub Pop) This is probably one of the toughest reviews I’ve ever written. Ever since I first listened to this debut full-length from Seattle’s Fleet Foxes, I’ve been wondering how in the world I would be able to string together a couple (or more) sentences that would Continue Reading
THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : TENDERFOOT – “SEMIPRECIOUS LIFE”
Dreamy folk-rock with a country tinge is Tenderfoot‘s modus operandi.
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : GEOFF GIBBONS – BUFFALO HOTEL
Gotta love Geoff Gibbons’ country-folk vibe on his new album Buffalo Hotel, which was released earlier this year.
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : COURTNEY BARNETT + KURT VILE – LOTTA SEA LICE
Not the “Kurt and Courtney” of the 90s but certainly this collaborative album between Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile is highly evocative of that decade’s alt-rock highs.
PoP RECOMMENDS | JOANA SERRAT – DRIPPING SPRINGS
Spanish singer-songwriter Joana Serrat has channeled one of the coolest alt-country vibes on her new album, Dripping Springs.
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : NIKKI LANE – HIGHWAY QUEEN
The legendary Gram Parsons once remarked that “country rock” was a misnomer and for him, rock ‘n’ roll included country music. Well, that certainly applies to Nikki Lane and new album Highway Queen.
PoP RECOMMENDS | LEGENDS : BRUCE COCKBURN – BONE ON BONE
Legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn is back with Bone on Bone, his first album since 2011 and it’s a cracker!
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : CRISTINA VANE – SENDING ALL MY LOVE
Cristina Vane is a songstress and slide guitarist based in Los Angeles, who has just released a new EP, Troubled Sleep.
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : RYAN JOSEPH ANDERSON – CITY OF VINES
Damn, this is an easy album to get into. Singer-songwriter Anderson has followed up his acclaimed 2014 debut, The Weaver’s Broom, with the stunning City of Vines.
THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : A VALLEY SON – MAD GOD 20/20
We are digging the Southern Gothic approach A Valley Son take towards country-folk-blues. It’s epic, dark and bizarrely personal.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL – COOL GHOULS – GORD’S HORSE
Firmly established PoP favourites return with Gord’s Horse, a cassette (!) of eight new songs.
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD – BAREFOOT IN THE HEAD
Ex-Black Crowe frontman continues his astute retro-rock assault on the senses with an excellent new album that is both funky and rootsy.
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : ELIJAH OCEAN – S/T
In the PoP scheme of things, country-folk-rock music is as much THE NEW ROCK N ROLL as alt-rock so we are happy to recommend Elijah Ocean and his eponymous new album.
PoPTV | POP POWER!!! : EMMA CHARLESTON – DON’T WAIT UP
Check out the impressive music video of a studio rendition (at Berklee College of Music, no less) of Emma Charleston’s “Don’t Wait Up”.
PoPTV | POP POWER !!! : MOONRISE NATION – COMMON FEAR
Self-styled indie folk-pop trio Moonrise Nation released their debut album, Glamour Child, yesterday on Zinc Records, a label formed by Bobby Z of Prince’s band, The Revolution.