singer-songwriter
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MP3 Solo artists Thao–of Get Down Stay Down fame–and Mirah released a nice little record on Kill Rock Stars this week. It’s filled with co-written songs built on strummed guitars and breezy vocals. The two of ’em actually brought on tUnE-yArDs to co-produce some of the material
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When Sea Oleena dropped its first few releases, the quiet and understated songwriting of Charlotte Oleena was pretty decent, but nothing to write home about. But now, with a cleaner recording and some extra instrumentation, the project has matured a lot. Sea Loeena’s latest album, Sleeplessness, is both gentle
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Anna von Hausswolff is a Swedish singer-songwriter whose 2010 album, Singing From the Grave, went painfully unnoticed on our side of the pond. There was no physical release over here, so PR was probably limited. Anyway, there’s a bit of press fodder on the website of Anna’s label,
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One of my trusty Needle Drops turned me on to this very pretty music from singer-songwriter Lia Ices. She’s got a new album coming out on Jagjaguwar on 1/25, and you can dig on two tacks from it below. Bon Iver actually supplies guest vocals on the track
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Video from the Tallest Man On Earth for the track “Love Is All.” It comes from the album the Wild Hunt, which is out now via Dead Oceans. –
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“Only Existing Footage” is the latest single from John Darnielle’s side project, the Extra Lens. Think “Day For Night” done over in an acoustic retelling. The lyrics are as sharp and, well, detailed as ever. The lighting glare and runaway script girl will make you glad you aren’t
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Canadian singer-songwriter Sea Oleena released and album of self-recorded demos back in April, and titled it Smudges. The acoustics on the recording are a little rough, but the vocals and serene songwriting stand past any restrictions the recording might have put on them. The music on Smudges has now been
