Thursday, February 26, 2015
Zach Winters
This guy is the most recent amazing discovery I've had on noisetrade. I actually haven't listened to anything other than the "Monarch" album, but I see that there is a lot more available to stream on his bandcamp. It took me a few listens to get into the music, but after once through the album I was decidedly intrigued. The sound is really mellow and acoustic, but also occasionally intense and quite powerful. Here's a live version of a song that's representative of his style. His music reminds me of Bon Iver the most, although his melodies are significantly easier to follow, and make way more sense. Also the lyrics actually are reasonable, which is more than can be said for Bon Iver. At times his music also reminds me of Josh Garrels, although he has a tendency to be more quiet and contemplative, less beat-driven than Josh. In any case, I highly recommend giving at least "Monarch" a listen.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Amy Stroup
Here's another singer/songwriter-type out of Nashville: Amy Stroup. I really like the style of her music. Not too poppy or country, but a nice in-between. She also has a really cool voice...it actually sounds sort of like a female version of Andrew Belle. I guess there are also similarities with Katie Herzig, except that the tunes are much better. Check out this live video. There is also some good backing instrumentation on most of her songs. You can listen to all her stuff for free on her bandcamp page.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Jacob Hudson
I came across this guy on noisetrade recently, and he sounds literally indistinguishable from William Fitzsimmons. Not sure what the deal is with that (whether he's ripping Fitzimmons off), but the music is undeniably really good. I guess his voice is slightly different from Fitzsimmons', but the overall sound and style is super similar. It's extremely chill. If you're in the mood to relax, or be really depressed (you can achieve either, depending on your outlook), this is well worth a listen. Here's a link to the noisetrade site; looks like he doesn't have a bandcamp site.
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