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Ethan Crump – Hellfire and Amazing Grace

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It’s well past 3am, but there’s enough time for one more tonight. It’s Ethan Crump from Hartwell, GA and his debut EP Hellfire and Amazing Grace that also came out last Friday 3rd of June. I don’t know too much about this 19-year old folk/country singer-songwriter, but the kid is definitely very talented. I like each and every song on this 5 song EP, but let’s go with the excellent title track. Hellfire and Amazing Grace is a song inspired by his grandparents. It’s a well-crafted song and a story beautifully told. I love it. You can listen/buy the whole thing on his Bandcamp page.

Ethan Crump Website

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Suomen Zorro – Muistan sinut Maria

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Yesterday also brought us a great Finnish album. Sound of Finland released the new Suomen Zorro album Muistan sinut Maria. This is a big deal for me, because I hold Suomen Zorro and their songwriter Petri Vähäsarja in very high regard. Muistan sinut Maria is a success and further proof of their talent. I was a little bit worried that the label might try to turn them into something far more common, far more radio friendly and far more boring. Thankfully this doesn’t seem to be the case (at least not to an extent that it would be any kind of an issue) and the world of Suomen Zorro is still a little bit weird and blissfully twisted albeit often delivered in beautiful harmony. Even though the album title gave it away, I was pleased to find out that the album also contains a big old favourite song Kuusi syliä. Still love that song and it’s good to have that song officially available.

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Kalispell – Printer’s Son

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Kalispell’s wonderful album Printer’s Son came out yesterday on Cartouche Records. I’ve loved this record for about a year now, because I took part in the Kickstarter project. However, the bond I’ve created with this beautiful recording isn’t showing any signs of weakening and Printer’s Son is something that I still listen to on a regular basis. The man behind Kalispell is Shane Leonard, a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Eau Claire, WI. He has worked with great acts like Field Report, J.E.Sunde, Stray Birds etc. Hopefully Printer’s Son will turn him from liner note wizard to a head line artist. This is a magnificent song called Gary, IN from the new Kalispell album.

Kalispell Website

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Brian Wright – Cafe Rooster Sessions Vol 1.

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Brian Wright’s latest release (and a couple of older ones) Café Rooster Sessions Vol 1 is name-your-price deal over at Bandcamp. I’m not sure will the songs appear later in other shape or form, but I think they are gorgeous as they are. So it was a good decision to throw a few bucks in the jar and put these into the iPod. Brian Wright is an excellent songwriter. This is the opener Tarantula.

Brian Wright Website

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