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.