Category: folk
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Jump Back :: The Week In Review
This week we broke out with The Chain Gang of 1974…and I just now got Thurdeen’s reference in the title. How sad is that? I am sharp! Regardless, “Matter of Time” is a great tune and definitely worth a listen from their MySpace page. DMitch pimped some of OT-musicboy’s new tuneage…and…uh…I have to agree, that cat…
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Philly's Got Chandeliers…who knew?!?!
artitst: Summer Fiction | genre: indie, folk, rock | label: unsigned [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/chandeliers/id405502447?uo=4″ title=”Summer Fiction”] At first listen it was almost as if these cats were channeling The Jam…but ’tis not so. I checked…no channeling. Good song though. “Chandeliers” from Summer Fiction‘s self-titled, debut release is a folky/indie-pop ditty that waxes a bit retro…but in a…
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Britain's Rocketclover Gettin' Viscious
artist: Rocketclover | genre: indie, folk | label: Criminal Records Our friends at Criminal Records have turned us on to some great music since Froglix launched almost a year and half ago! The Kut, The Exits…cutting edge alternative rock bands with plenty of indie attitude…and then there’s Rocketclover. These blokes are hilarious, wonderfully talented musicians who have…
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Sunflower and the Seeds
listen nowSweet Escape :: Rain or Shine Folk/rock from New Jersey? Really? The one summer I spent on the Jersey Shore (Seaside Heights…to be exact) all I ever heard was club music and hip-hop. Musically, it was the worst three months of my life! Not that there is anything wrong those genres, I actually dig…
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New Release from Andy Hawk and the Train Wreck Endings
artist: Andy Hawk and the Train Wreck Endings album: Another Roadside Attraction genre: rock | blues | folk listen now… My, My Wheel Like the Wind I’ve listened to all of Andy Hawk’s albums including his latest release entitled Another Roadside Attraction, which, if you’re counting is his 6th studio effort overall and his 2nd…
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Casper the Indie Rocker
artist: Casper Jones :: genre: rock|folk|alt-country :: album: Delicious Creation :: label: unsigned listen now… Bleeding Heart :: Better Man To be quite frank, I really didn’t think I would dig this one all that much as I am just not very fond of alt-country/indie/add your own adjective here. As I pressed play on the…
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Double Down on Kirsten DeHaan
genre: folk | rock label: SirLady Records With her commanding yet earthy/folk voice, strong melodies and gift for writing incredibly honest lyrics you can’t help but like Kirsten DeHaan. What’s even better is that all of the aforementioned elements come together perfectly on her latest album entitled Thorns On a Crown. “I’m Coming Home“ is…
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Alternative Folk Funk From the Far East
Oliver Benjamin Thayer delivers a truly eclectic indie sound with selections from his most recent release, 12 Women
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West Coast and the Hawk
The groovy sounds of California’s The Autonomous Region and Virginia’s Andy Hawk and the Train Wreck Endings make their debut on Froglix Radio.