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Tchiya Amet – Celestial Folk Music (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZKY3R1MIQ&w=500&h=305] Tchiya Amet creates this interesting subtext, weaving a mystical tapestry of stories, myths, legends and spells through a varied rhythmic landscape. But even if you aren’t familiar with the source material, Celestial Folk Music charms. You May Also Like: The Immediate Family, “Cruel Twist” (2020): One Track MindRead More

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The Mickey Finns – Prayers and Idle Chatter (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_OJTMD20OI&w=500&h=305] It’s easy to pigeon-hole the Mickey Finns as a New York City-based Celtic band. You’ve got the fiddle, the drinking songs, a reel and a jig on Prayers and Idle Chatter. But there is a lot more going on here. You May Also Like: Mickey Stephens and theRead More

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George Woods – Heartbeat (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4bsFH9UXFM&w=500&h=305] From the quiet affirmations of this album’s opening stringed overture, George Woods sets a mood of heartfelt expectancy. Don’t get too comfy, though. You May Also Like: Robert Randolph & the Family Band – Got Soul (2017) For ELO’s Jeff Lynne, Meeting George Harrison ‘Was Like a DreamRead More

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Emily Hurd – Any Given Day (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahFgXoyoCIQ&w=500&h=305] With the average Christmas album, you dig it out sometime around Thanksgiving, then stuff it back in with the tinsel and garland sometime around New Year’s Day. Singer-songwriter Emily Hurd may have broken that pattern with Any Given Day. You May Also Like: I-Ten – ‘Taking a ColdRead More

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The JAC – I See Things Differently: Greatest Xmas Hits Vol. 1 (2012)

It’s that time of the year again, when holiday songs are beamed from every nook and cranny conceivable, be it chestnuts roasting over an open fire at a taco joint, or dreaming of a white Christmas in a dentist office You May Also Like: Elton John – Greatest Hits 1976-1986Read More

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The MiCKS – The MiCKS EP (2012)

THE MiCKS -“FINISH ME” LIVE @ MAXWELLS CD RELEASE 11/16/12 from Hannah Wylie on Vimeo. An analog recording from Dreamland Studios, this converted West Hurley, NY, church, The MiCKS — raucous, randy, ready to fight — sounds like it could have been made 40 years ago, back before TV singing-contestsRead More

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Kalen – Falling from the Sun (2012)

Even as so many singers today seem to be reluctant to give themselves over to the lyric, more concerned with histrionics than connecting on an emotional level, Kalen’s new EP cuts a different path. You May Also Like: Rusty Young – Waitin’ For The Sun (2017) David Torn with TimRead More

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Serapicos – Serapicos is a Town (2012)

Gabriel Serapicos sounds like what would happen if the Magnetic Fields starred in a film by Wes Anderson. But even that’s not completely right. You May Also Like: The Wood Brothers, “River Takes the Town” from One Drop Of Truth (2018): One Track Mind How I Belatedly Learned to LoveRead More

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Beth Duncan – Come the Fall (2012)

Amazon.com Widgets Beth Duncan’s Come the Fall isn’t the purpled and foreboding project that its title might suggest. If anything, it’s exactly the opposite You May Also Like: Tom Tallitsch – Gratitude (2016) Susanne Ortner Trio – ‘Last Stop Sehnsucht’ (2020)

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Mayday Radio – Don Quixote (2012)

In an often numbingly disengaged world bereft of protest songs — from the left, right or center — Don Quixote is welcome, indeed. As Mayday Radio, singer-songwriter Jeff Ting pushes buttons, and boundaries, that have grown dusty from inattention. You May Also Like: Barista – ‘Open Sesame Vol. 2: PressRead More