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Mayer’s Playlist for January/February 2019, Part 1

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Full Moon Goodbye, Michael McDermott (from the Pauper Sky Records release Orphans) Orphans is notable in that it is made up of songs that were written for but didn’t make the cut for McDermott’s recent albums. Orphans they may be, outcasts they are not. This collection of songs more than hold their own in the […]

Filed Under: Playlists, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: John Kilzer, Jon Fratelli, Liz Brasher, Michael McDermott, Nikki Hill, Reed Foehl, The Band Of Heathens, the Fratellis, Trapper Schoepp

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2018, Part 2

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2018 back in July (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the second half of the year. Right On Time, Kevin Gordon (from the Crowville Media release Tilt and Shine) A […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Cut Throat Finches, David Ramirez, Glorietta, Jaimee Harris, Jeffrey Foucault, John Calvin Abney, John Hiatt, Kevin Gordon, Kirby Brown, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Lucero, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, The Bottle Rockets, The Wolff Sisters, Vanessa Peters

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2018, Part 3

Friday, December 14, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Little Red Hen (With Apologies to Chicken Little) , Kirby Brown (from the self-released Uncommon Prayer) A sense of restlessness permeates Kirby Brown’s Uncommon Prayer. The album documents a quest to find happiness and one’s place in this world, a topic that brown tackles with music that is intoxicating and lyrics that are both creative […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: 7 Horse, Bob Walkenhorst, Eli Paperboy Reed, Erik Oftedahl, Erik the Viking, Kirby Brown, Paul Kelly, the Pollies, Una Walkenhorst

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2018, Part 2

Thursday, December 06, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Bleach Blonde Bottle Blues, Larkin Poe (from the Tricki-Woo Records release Venom & Faith) Although The Lovell Sisters hail from Georgia and now live in Nashville, their latest album is mostly steeped in Mississippi blues. And by that I mean some down-home, dirty blues. They make an immediate – and powerful – musical statement with […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Adam Faucett, Adam's House Cat, Antonio Lulic, Brother Brothers, Creamer, Drive-By-Truckers, Glorietta, John Hiatt, Larkin Poe, The Bottle Rockets, Will Hoge

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2018, Part 1

Thursday, November 29, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Snow White Knuckles, Jaimee Harris (from the Ruby White Records release Red Rescue) Music can be a powerful thing. At its best, it not only meant to entertain, it strives to provoke an emotional reaction in the listener. Red Rescue, the debut album from Austin singer-songwriter Jaimee Harris, is a welcome reminder of music’s potency. […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Bird Streets, brett dennen, Eric Bachmann, Escondido, Face to Face, Fruition, Jaimee Harris, John Howie Jr., Nobody's Girl, Ryan Culwell

Sweet Caroline – A Special Boston Playlist

Friday, November 09, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

By Degrees, Mark Erelli & Friends (from the benefit single By Degrees) Several of Mark Erelli’s longtime friends and collaborators join him for a special song written in response to the tragic gun violence in America. While the artists are an impressive group – Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Lori McKenna, Anais Mitchell, and Josh Ritter […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Abbie Barrett, Anais Mitchell, Andrea Gillis, Bean Pickers Union, Bob Bradshaw, Charlie Marie, Honey Talk, Josh Ritter, lori mckenna, Mark Erelli, Roseanne Cash, Sarah Borges, Sheryl Crow, Tad Overbaugh, The Wolff Sisters

2 Shrinks & 3 Ex-Girlfriends Can’t Be Wrong – a Premiere from Leland Sundries

Monday, October 15, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

There are worse ways to start the week than with a drinking tune. Brooklyn-based Leland Sundries unleash a fun one with “If You’re Gonna Drive, I’m Gonna Drink” a digital single scheduled for release this Friday (with an equally entertaining cowboy folk song cover as the b-side). The song is a welcome addition to the […]

Filed Under: Indie, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Leland Sundries

Tanked Up on Elm Street – a Special Dallas Playlist

Thursday, October 11, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Polite Conversation, Cut Throat Finches (from the Hand Drawn Records release Polite Conversation) The best music offers a thoughtful, and often marked, point of view. In that context, the Cut Throat Finches latest hits pretty hard, lambasting the social upheaval that grips our world today. The make their point quite clearly on “New Age,” the […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Cut Throat Finches, Frenchie's Blues Destroyers, Heart of the City, The Buffalo Ruckus, Vanessa Peters

An Album Premiere from Brett Newski

Wednesday, September 05, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Brett Newski is a glorious enigma. His albums are rooted in pop, bursting with hummable melodies and sing-along choruses. Yet a closer listen finds them spiked with anxiety and the struggle to find one’s way in life. It’s a topic that he approaches it head-on, more often than not offering some pearls of wisdom in […]

Filed Under: Indie, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Brett Newski, Frank Turner

Mayer’s Playlist for Summer 2018, Part 2

Thursday, August 30, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Immortal Americans, Austin Lucas (from the Cornelius Chapel Records release Immortal Americans) Immortal Americans feels like the album that Austin Lucas was destined to make. The road there certainly wasn’t easy as he overcame a series of challenges, both personal and professional, along the way. It ultimately led him back to his roots in Indiana […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Cody Canada, Dan Israel, Jeffrey Foucault, Shooter Jennings, The March Divide

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