March 12, 2010
The shortest of these three themed singer-songwriter cruises may go down as the best one to date. We heard a lot of music and witnessed amazing performances in our five day journey through song.
What a bountiful crop of new releases this fall. I can’t recall the last time, at the end of a decade, when I’ve had so many quality CD’s to listen to.
There was quite the buzz at the recent CMJ music festival over newcomer and Denver based singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel. His first recording with his band ‘The Wheel’ hasn’t quite started yet, but I’m more than excited about it’s Spring 2010 scheduled release.
Comparable to Grant Lee Phillips, Martin Sexton, Iron & Wine, and Ray Lamontagne this recent youtube discovery for the song “Hanging Surrender” has me eagerly anticipating the new release.
I’ve been excited about seeing One Eskimo since first hearing the single ‘Kandi’, which includes a sample from an old Candi Staton soul song. One Eskimo is a 4 piece indie band from London and toured with Tori Amos in 2009. Check out their animated video for ‘Kandi’ and tune in or sign up to be part of the November 18th studio session at WYEP.
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