With imagery based around memories of flying kites at night, Heartstrings reflects on finding the right balance in a relationship, noting how, like a kite on a string, it can only soar when given enough slack to climb.
Americana
Introducing a raw and rather audacious take on a classic Nina Simone hit, Texas-born artist and experimental performer Konrad Kinard brings a twist of neo-jazz and Americana, to the instantly recognisable I Put A Spell On You.
Backyard blues rock, funk and punk with a country twist of knees-up high-octane escapism – a live band with a brilliantly refreshing fusion of genres at their disposal. The Something Ain’t Rights let story and vibe guide, for the nine original songs of Rotten In The Brain.
Honouring the charm and escapism of great songwriting, Thom Bishop blends six originals with six creative reworkings of classic songs, for the acoustic warmth of his new album Train Leaving Dallas.
Simple, snappy and satisfying acoustic blues music with a crisp, intimate and alluring live sound. Croatian artist and musician Les Ortegas proves that live acoustic skill and passion combined can easily captivate, inspire and uplift listeners, far more quickly and naturally than anything automatically generated or programmed.
Celebrating the freedom and excitement of travel, Desert Road features slick and distorted blues-rock guitar lines, and a beautifully passionate and catchy hook resolve, as we’re led into a realm inspired by the crossover points between seventies blues-rock and pop.
Beautifully uplifting, organic pop-rock and country-fusing songwriter and artist Paul James releases an earworm of optimistic energy this summer – a universally relevant dose of gratitude and grounding motivation, in the form of the timeless warmth and wonder of Shortcut To Nowhere.
Releasing in perfect harmony with the 4th of July, A LOVE LETTER TO AMERICA celebrates freedom, Faith, sacrifice, neighbours, forgiveness, family, and hope. The idea is to remind listeners that people need each other, that we always find our way back to one another, and that the values we share are what ultimately make for a unified and joyous community and life for us and our children, from now until forever.
An eclectic and high-quality repertoire with tens of thousands of monthly listeners already speaks volumes, but this year New Jersey songwriter and artist Dave Vargo takes things to greater heights still, with the release of his beautifully crafted and performed album of heartfelt nostalgia Ghost Towns.
Southern rock is alive and well, and Taxman is a must-hear for the live-band fanatics and working class heroes of our time.
Indie’s Hemingway of the Highway returns with a fiercely poetic Americana rock single this month – the mighty Mat D brings through his most raspy and impassioned vocal presence, amidst a soaring arrangement of distorted guitars and quicker, softer indie riffs to counter underneath. Something like Springsteen with a faster-pace and deeply provocative, even profound … Continued
DownTown Mystic have long-since been a rock and roll force for a good, and their latest EP features the iconic rock’n’roll hall of fame rhythm section from Bruce Springsteen’s own legendary E Street Band.