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The Miller Tells Her Tale Presents...
Tori Sparks - The Scorpion in the Story
Tori calls Nashville home, but spends most of her time on the road in the U.S. and Europe. Called “a knockout” by the Village Voice, her dynamic live show is equal parts eye-popping soul-singing, and zany stand-up-style humor. Tori’s third album, The Scorpion in the Story, was co-produced with indie rock veteran David Henry (R.E.M., Ben Folds, Josh Rouse, Widespread Panic, Cowboy Junkies) , and features players such as Steve Bowman (Counting Crows), Will Kimbrough (Rodney Crowell), Viktor Krauss (Lyle Lovett, Mindy Smith, Allison Krauss), Fats Kaplin (Mark Knopfler, Kevin Welch), and Barry Walsh (Gretchen Peters).
Katy Lied - Echo Games
Second release from acclaimed English band Katy Lied.
This is an immense release, featuring a wide range of content and some marvellous musicianship that often focuses the record on Katie’s vocals, and the lyrical content that is impeccably toned and well-crafted. Echo Games proves that Katy Lied could re-invent themselves time and time again and it would just keep getting better – not to be missed, my album of the year! Maverick Magazine
Grant Peeples: Pawnshop
Brand new CD from North Florida's Grant Peeples, the follow up to his 2008 album "It's Later Than You Think".
"Grant is on a roll here, painting evocative pictures of the New American landscape. Writers like this are hard to come by". - Gurf Morlix
High Horse Records: New Albums from Wyatt Easterling & Carolyn Currie
Two new albums from Nashville label High Horse Records.
Wyatt Easterling "Where The River Goes" is already making a noise in the US:
"Wyatt Easterling's album is like a hymn about struggle and perserverance summed up with the outlaw mood of early country." - Country Song Roundup / Top 21
Wyatt brings years of success, intricate guitar work, and a smooth voice together with sensitive lyrics to produce this album of simple truths, timeless down the ages.
Carolyn Currie: Waves of Silence
Following on the heels of the multi-award winning CD Kiss of Ghosts, Carolyn Currie's new recording, Waves of Silence proves to be yet another songwriting gem from this Maine-based artist. The first of Carolyn's four CDs to be released on Nashville's High Horse Records, Waves of Silence explores a range of emotions and lays them raw with a combination of insightful, penetrating writing, masterful lyrics and beautifully crafted music. Yet even as Carolyn addresses intense emotional subjects, the music is infused with soothing beauty and a haunting quality that has become the hallmark of her work.
Josh Harty : A Long List of Lies
"Josh, Josh – where have you been? We’ve been waiting for you. We need someone with songs that help us heal. At last you’ve arrived and thank the Lord for that." Americana-UK.com.
Josh Harty began playing music in his hometown of Kindred, North Dakota when he was six years old. From the beginning his music was marked by a love of gospel, country, and blues, and over the years Harty’s sound has mellowed into a catalog of original songs that is at once greater than the sum of its parts and most assuredly rooted in its origins. In a career that has spanned 24 years, Harty has graduated from playing nursing homes and Lion’s Clubs with his father, to opening for music legends such as Iris Dement, Kelly Joe Phelps, Robert Cray, and B.B. King. On his second solo outing, Long List of Lies, Harty delivers on the promise of his immense and singular talent.
Tokyo Rosenthal : Mister Tell Me 'Bout The Great Depression
Singer Songwriter Tells The Tale of Great Depression 2
February 2, 2009 - Chapel Hill, NC - Picture it's 2040 and a young kid is asking an old geezer, "What happened back in '09 when you lost your house and job and why?" That's what Tokyo Rosenthal's new single "Mister Tell Me 'Bout The Great Depression" is all about.
"We spent it all on war and oil, put our heads in the mortgaged soil"
Rock & Sock Records recording artist Tokyo Rosenthal, fresh off the critical acclaim of his last CD, "Love Won Out" is now taking on the economic woes of the U.S. with his latest recording. "Like most boomers I heard the tales of the 'first Great Depression' from my Grandparents but never thought we?d see another," said Rosenthal recently. "So I wondered what it was going to be like if I'm asked the hard questions 30 years from now, assuming I live that long(lol. Next thing I knew I put it all to song."
Tokyo Rosenthal : Love Won Out
"Love Won Out" is the brand new album from North Carolinian Tokyo Rosenthal. This album has already reached no 14 in the Free-Form Americana Chart, and no 11 in the Euro Americana Chart and received a glowing 8/10 on Americana-uk.com
“Love Won Out” contains ten finely crafted songs including the highly acclaimed single “St Patrick’s Day” While Tokyo duplicates his feat of playing most of the instruments as he did on his last CD "One Score And Ten", he is joined by guest artists as well including famed steel guitarist Al Perkins (Manassas, Flying Burrito Bros, Jim Lauderdale, Kevin Montgomery), legendary bassist Chris Stamey, and flautist Jeff Taylor. "The Master of the electric bass" Alex Little returns to back Tokyo on most tracks. The CD is produced by Rosenthal with assistance from Chris Stamey.
This review, from Music Tap, perfectly describes the CD:
"... a very polished and well-executed slice of Americana. While the Byrds' influence is buried (this is primarily an acoustic effort), I was surprised to hear some very distinctive Gene Clark phrasings and textures. ...this is a SOLID effort that can be a breakthrough disc for this artist. If you had to apply a label to TR, it might be in the progressive country real. I picked up a sense of Townes Van Zandt and Willie Nelson in the tracks for this album. There’s some damn fine work on this release 'Word for You' and 'Goodnight Carrie, I’m coming Home' are just pretty tunes and feature some great mandolin work. I’m giving this a **** ½ star rating and have no hesitations in recommending 'Love Won Out' to our readers." - Music Tap
Ted Russell Kamp : Poor Man’s Paradise
Released in the UK 8 December 08, distributed by Proper.
No matter the title, TED RUSSELL KAMP is quickly becoming one of the most talked- about new performing artists and in-demand songwriters in Americana. His 2007 release, Divisadero, that No Depression called “…terrific,” and “…an impressive record…,” earned widespread praise across the board from press, radio and retail in both the U.S. and Europe.
Kamp’s musical stew roils with the sweet soul sounds of Memphis, New Orleans and Muscle Shoals; and the marinated roots rock of the Southwest. His lyrics and vocals bring to mind the gritty eloquence of Willie, Waylon and Kris, the style of Texas greats Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt and the yearning melodies of tunesmiths such as Gram Parsons and Jackson Browne.
Some of the top names in alt-country recorded with Ted in Los Angeles including guitarists Tony Gilkyson and Kenny Vaughan (Marty Stuart’s Fabulous Superlatives, Rodney Crowell, Patty Loveless, Lucinda Williams), drummer Don Heffington, Marvin Etzioni on mandolin, Waylon Jennings/Highwaymen pedal steel player Robbie Turner, and Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash front-man Mark Stuart. Kamp’s own instrumental prowess is heard on guitar, mandolin, bass, keyboards, lap steel, accordion, trombone and trumpet.
When he’s not in the studio creating his own blend of country-tinged roots rock, Kamp plays bass alongside Shooter Jennings as part of Jennings’ celebrated band, The .357s.
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