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Monday Morning Video – Ocean Carolina

Monday, January 25, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Ocean Carolina, the musical outlet for singer-songwriter Michael Simone, have released a pair of enthralling albums. Maudlin Days, their most recent, made my list of favorite releases last year. As the title suggests, Simone excels at writing songs that conjure up cloudy days and melancholy daydreams. Here is “All I Can Do,” the leadoff track, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Ocean Carolina

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2015

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2015. All A Man Should DoLucero Maudlin DaysOcean Carolina Adventures in Real TimeDylan Gardner The Firewatcher’s DaughterBrandi Carlile Positive Songs For Negative PeopleFrank Turner The Spirit MovesLanghorne Slim and the Law Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night SweatsNathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats High On […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Andrew Combs, Brandi Carlile, Dylan Gardner, Frank Turner, Galactic, Ike Reilly, Jason Isbell, JD McPherson, Jeffrey Foucault, Jimbo Mathus, John Moreland, Kevin Gordon, Langhorne Slim, Lucero, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Northcote, Ocean Carolina, Paul Kelly, The Dreaming Spires, the Fratellis, Will Hoge

Mea Culpa! A Special Summer Playlist, Part 3

Wednesday, August 26, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Hard Work, Christopher Paul Stelling (from the Anti Records release Labor Against Waste) Count Labor Against Waste among the most powerful albums that you’ll hear this year. Wandering troubadour Stelling uses his songs to offer taut social commentary, peering into human intentions and sharing pointed perspectives on life’s opportunities and challenges. The mesmerizing ballad “Scarecrow” […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Playlists, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Chris Stapleton, Christopher Paul Stelling, David Ramirez, Ike Reilly, Kasey Chambers, Ocean Carolina

Mayer’s Playlist for Feb/Mar 2014, Part 1

Wednesday, March 05, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

I suppose that Lydia Loveless could have gone in two directions after 2011’s outstanding Indestructible Machine…

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: James Maple, Jeremy Fisher, Lydia Loveless, Ocean Carolina, Sad Bastards of Brooklyn, The Grahams, Twin Forks

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