Country, Americana, Folk, Power Pop, Indie Pop
Some new Finnish indie folk or finamericana. Tragic Van has just released their debut EP Paper Thin and you can stream/buy it at bandcamp. The man behind Tragic Van is Henri Seger. Pretty much all I know about him is that he made those Elliot Smith cover concerts a few years ago. Tragic Van’s debut EP shows that this young man can also write excellent own material. This is the title track Paper Thin.
I don’t really know anything about New Jersey born singer-songwriter Joseph West, but this guy seems to be a rather fabulous new americana/country/folk singer-songwriter. I found him from Brett Detar’s mailing list and I’ve been really enjoying Joseph’s new EP Three Thieves. Available as name-your-price download from his bandcamp. All three songs are gorgeous. This one is the opener Movin’ On.
The new Paul Otteson & Faux Fawn EP Prairie du Chien almost flew under my radar, but thankfully I was searching what other’s had bought from bandcamp and found this little treasure. It’s not as magical as last year’s Robin Red (#4 on my albums of the year list), but it’s certainly another great release. This one is The Battle of Prairie du Chien. Stream/buy the whole thing on his Bandcamp.
I’ve also been very much into the new Jay Woodward album Letters We Told. Here’s one great example Garden In The Sun, but you really need to listen to the whole thing from first note to last word to fully understand the beauty of Letters We Told.
Hold your horse and stop galloping towards the post office to submit your ballot for the best Finnish albums of the year. You will need to hear this one first. A new Devil Box album Ceci n’est pas une guitare will arrive in December 2013. The first song Réunion Pacific just got into our headpiece 15 minutes ago and has not left the office since. Very addictive. Réunion Pacific goes like this.
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Devil Box Website
The new Richard Buckner album Surrounded has also gone by without even a mention on this blog. Another reason to think that maybe I should just quit, if I don’t have the time or energy to do this thing properly. But I’m kind of stubborn and I just won’t quit. Anyway, Richard Buckner is one of the best singer-songwriters and he doesn’t really need an introduction. I’ve been a fan since that devastating break-up album Devotion & Doubt back in 1997 (well I heard it probably a couple years later). Dents and Shells is another big favourite from the past, but there’s no need to be stuck in his glorious past. This songwriter is still in mighty fine form. These last two albums Our Blood (2011) and Surrounded (2013) are both great records. This is Mood from the new album.
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Richard Buckner Website