Born in Austin, TX and raised in a tiny town in the Texas Hill Country, James Treg Hudson, found his love for music at an early age, through learning to play an old, beat-up piano that somehow found its way to his childhood home. Music has always played an integral part of his life and…
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[streaming] In My Tribe – I’ll Bring You Joy
Written for Joy Choir Collective in Hove, this version has been recorded by Wendy Pickles (of The Perfect English Weather) as In My Tribe, to raise funds for RISE http://www.riseuk.org.uk, a Brighton & Hove based charity which supports people affected by domestic abuse – a vital service, of even greater value during the Covid-19 crisis….
DAVID ÅHLÉN – My Face Will Shine E.P. (Jivvär, 2020) Mai come nei quattro brani di “My Face Will Shine”, si è percepita in maniera esplicita la relazione di David Åhlén con la dimensione di misticismo che ne caratterizza la biografia parallela all’attività musicale. Per tutto il suo quarto d’ora di durata, il nuovo Ep…
[streaming] Emily Keener – Nap
The vulnerability found in Emily Keener’s music traces back to a distinctly Midwest upbringing, characterized by the canopied forests that surrounded her home. It’s here Keener pensively grappled with the rigid qualities of rustbelt spiritualism. And where she experienced the literal and figurative isolation as a homeschooled country-dweller. In this rural area southwest of Cleveland…
DAMIEN JURADO – What’s New, Tomboy? (Mama Bird / Loose, 2020) Scandisce il tempo come un metronomo Damien Jurado, che per la seconda volta consecutiva rilascia un album a dodici mesi esatti dal precedente, “What’s New, Tomboy?” è il quindicesimo di una serie cominciata quasi un quarto di secolo fa, che costituisce una personalissima parabola,…
[streaming] Liebeskid – In Your Eyes I Look Bigger
New single by Liebeskid, out 14.05.2020 on Unperceived Records. Crossing Indie, bedroom music, folk reminiscences, ambient soundscapes and contemporary art-pop the Russian singer & producer with her new release is able to create a magnetic and hypnotical melody in a song as delicate as it is capable of striking at first listen. Liebeskid is a…
[video of the week] Gillian Frances – Lake
Gillian Frances is a multi-instrumentalist based in Anacortes, WA. A darkwave angel with a bouquet of peacock feathers in her hand, Gillian sets gloomy days to electric guitars. So far, she has released the cassette EP “Born Yesterday” in 2018 and is currently working on new music. “Lake” is her first new track since then,…
NATALIE JANE HILL – Azalea (Dear Life, 2020)* Un retroterra tipicamente “americano” presiede all’album di debutto di Natalie Jane Hill: le radici texane, il passaggio iniziatico in quelle Blue Ridge Mountains che tanti musicisti folk hanno ispirato, infine, le registrazioni delle canzoni di “Azalea” nel sud, in Georgia, dove Natalie ha cominciato a introdursi in…
VV.AA. – Love In The Time Of Covid (VeniVersus, 2020) Nel tempo sospeso dei sempredì, dei giorni uguali a se stessi e degli orizzonti rappresentati dalle mura domestiche, è già tutto un pullulare di spunti musicali protesi a sostenere, oltre che gli artisti indipendenti, le giuste cause della raccolta fondi per fronteggiare l’emergenza. Al contempo,…
[streaming] Owen – A New Muse
First track out of Owen‘s new album “The Avalanche”, recorded last winter up in Eau Claire, WI, with S. Carey and Zach Hanson. Out June 19th 2020 via Polyvinyl Records. Owen is the solo project of Chicago’s Mike Kinsella. As a departure from over a decade of work playing in a variety of bands –…
[streaming] Mt Went – The Owls Are Talking
Taken from “Fearful Void Series” preview compilation, featuring tracks from the album planned for release within “Built Upon A Fearful Void”, or “Fearful Void Series” for short, which is Lost Tribe Sound’s latest subscription series. The series will introduce 15 new full-length albums to the roster between June 2020 through June 2021. The line-up includes…
JOHANNA WARREN – Chaotic Good (Wax Nine / Carpark, 2020) Reduce dall’accoppiata di album intitolati “Gemini” e dedicati alla dualità, intesa come combinazione di opposti anche dal punto di vista espressivo, Johanna Warren trova una sintesi della sua ricerca di equilibrio tra contrasti nel suo quinto lavoro solista. “Chaotic Good” rappresenta il frutto di anni…
[video of the week] Ora Cogan – Sleeping
Taken from the new album, “Bells in the Ruins”, out July 13th via Prism Tongue Records. Ora Cogan is a multi-disciplinary artist and singer-songwriter based in Victoria B.C. She is known for her singular voice and cinematic compositions. While migrating between several cities and towns over the past decade, she has released seven albums and…
MR. ALEC BOWMAN – I Used To Be Sad & Then I Forgot (Self Released, 2020)* Pur calcando le scene da oltre un decennio, in particolare nel duo Fornication insieme a Kingsley Ravenscroft, Alec Bowman si presenta per la prima volta con un lavoro solista a proprio nome. Come l’iconografia bucolica della copertina e il…
[streaming] Renée Reed – Out Loud
Renée Reed was born and raised in south Louisiana, spending countless hours on the knee of her grandfather, the Cajun accordion player Harry Trahan. Her parents Lisa Trahan and Mitch Reed are also known Cajun musicians, while her great-uncle, Revon Reed, was a folklorist from Mamou, Louisiana, a town with an even thicker history in Cajun…
NICOLE OBERLE – Sonder (Self Released, 2020) Nel momento in cui queste righe vengono scritte, l’album alle quali si riferiscono sembra scomparso dall’universo digitale: nessuna traccia infatti si ritrova più dell’account Bandcamp di Nicole Oberle, che nel frattempo ha anche cancellato tutti i brani caricati su Soundcloud. Se si eccettua la sua prima uscita ufficiale,…
[streaming] Good Dog – Floating
Taken from the album ‘Creature’, out Friday 22nd May 2020 via Lost Map Records. Good Dog is Suse’s low-key solo project, and we are extremely delighted to announce that we have released her debut single ‘Floating’ b/w ‘Bumblebee’, both as part of our PostMap Club subscription service (info on that below), as well as, for…
[streaming] Skullcrusher – Places/Plans
Skullcrusher is the musical project of LA based songwriter Helen Ballentine. Her self titled debut Ep will be released on June 26th 2020 via Secretly Canadian. Skullcrusher’ is, by all accounts, an exploration of the ways you become yourself when you aren’t looking – and how that feels once you start paying attention. It’s a…
BATS – There’s A River Up High (Citrus City, 2020) Nove tracce dichiaratamente registrate in una varietà di situazioni casalinghe, nel corso di un suo itinerario in diverse città degli Stati Uniti, costituiscono il secondo lavoro di Jess Awh, artista di Nashville che distribuisce liberamente le proprie canzoni sotto l’alias Bats attraverso la propria pagina…
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