Swinging Stars is Mapache’s dynamic and ambitious fifth album, it’s a release of calm, the groups’s breathtaking harmonies and heartfelt sound verges on cosmic West Coast Pop Americana. Clay Finch and Sam Blasucci’s musical outings have grown from being the casual project of two longtime mates to one of the most formidable folk acts around. Essential listening.
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In recent years, Ned Milligan ‘s work has been grounded in recording and playing outdoors, trying to communicate the meaning of being in a particular location and finding meaning in interacting with whatever sounds or elements are equally present. On his latest Considerable, none of these pieces is strictly documentary or one-take in approach or composition, but Ned hopes that the combination of processed and “factual” sounds achieve integrity. This is a special mix of this fantastic release plus earlier works of Ned Milligan.
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One of my favourite releases this year is the stunning effort from Allegra Krieger, She’s a singer, songwriter, and composer living in New York City. Krieger’s striking voice and detailed lyricism paint masterful scenes of day-to-day life over spacious and distinctive soundscapes. Weaving subtlety and power together through her perspective, Krieger effortlessly captures the comforting sounds of Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, and the classic folk songwriters who preceded her. Essential listening.
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Sam Blasucci is best known as one half of Mapache, a Southern California roots-rock duo instantly recognizable for their elegant, intertwined guitar parts. But when Blasucci was writing the songs that would become his debut solo record, Off My Stars, he found himself less focused on the guitar and more gravitated toward a different instrument: piano.
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Danny Paul Grody is a self taught guitarist who creates hypnotic and gorgeous meditations. He returns with Arc of Day -his first ever with consistent accompaniment, with Guitars, percussion, bass, clarinet & pedal steel guitar in sublime interplay. The melodies at the core of Danny’s songwriting bring to mind his love of West African kora, Takoma style fingerpicking and all things minimal, repetitive & beguiling. Essential.
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