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Kacy + Clayton and Marlon William’s Plastic Bouquet Grows Between Familiar Strangers

We caught up with Kacy Anderson (Kacy + Clayton) and Marlon Williams to discuss the release of their debut album Plastic Bouquet. Learn how this album “melds hemispheres,” creating songs that bring us beauty during a bleak and lifeless year.

Tagged americana, canada, Collaboration, Country, Duet, folk, Kacy + Clayton, Marlon Williams, New Zealand, Traditional

Premiere: SLDG MUSC Benefit Comp Features Anjimile, CAMP BLOOD, Carol, LAVAGXRL & More

sldg musc eclectic change

Sludge Music is releasing a totally stacked benefit compilation featuring some of Boston’s best talent, including Anjimile, CAMP BLOOD, Sidney Gish, and more.

Tagged Anjimile, Boston, camp blood, carol, eclectic change, Electronic, Experimental, folk, Hip hop, indie pop, Indie Rock, Lavagxrl, Massachusetts, national bail out, pop, Rap, Rock, sidney gish, sldg musc, sludge music, tranz tenderz

Premiere: Sam Moss Reshapes Himself On New Album

sam moss shapes

Sam Moss is a local folk troubadour whose album release and touring plans were waylayed by the COVID pandemic. Now, he’s back with new LP “Shapes.”

Tagged americana, Atwoods, benjamin burns, Boston, Cambridge, fingerpicking, folk, Indie Folk, Lizard Lounge, michael siegel, morgan rose ford, Sam Moss, shapes, Somerville, stephen ambra

Eleanor Elektra’s “Exquisite Corpse” & the Spiritual Crisis of Climate Change

“Exquisite Corpse” is an exhumation of a ruined world. Eleanor Elektra peels away layers of modern life to reveal the forces that are destroying it.

Tagged album release, Ben Bonadies, Eleanor Elektra, environmental, exquisite corpse, folk, folk-jazz, Jazz

You Oughta Know: Chrissy Stewart

This week’s You Oughta Know features Providence production powerhouse Chrissy Stewart, who just dropped her first LP, House of Christina.

Tagged americana, Blues, Chrissy Stewart, folk, Good Will Engine Co., indie, interview, local artists, mira kaplan, providence, PVD Live, Singer-Songwriter, soul, you oughta know

You Oughta Know: Hawthorn

This week, our hearts ached for warm, familiar folk tunes. Luckily, local folk duo Hawthorn is prepared to fill that void with music that You Oughta Know.

Tagged Anjimile, Eleanor Elektra, folk, Hawthorn, Indie Folk, interview, local artists, local band, Naomi Westwater, you oughta know

Premiere: Mike Morrissey Summons “Courage” On New EP

mike morrissey courage

Local singer-songwriter Mike Morrissey has dropped a new EP that explores folk, blues, jazz, as well as the acoustic activism that persists through Americana’s subgenres.

Tagged ACLU, americana, Bandcamp, black lives mater boston, Blues, Boston, courage, Dan Moffat, environmental defense fund, EP, ep premiere, everytown for gun safety, folk, grant bloom, Jack Johnson, johnny cash, mike morrissey, norah jones, premiere, Somerville

Club Passim’s Iguana Music Fund Supports Artist Voices Like Naomi Westwater

AP chats with Club Passim’s Iguana Music Fund grant winner and local indie/folk artist Naomi Westwater about her new EP and how Boston can support artists.

Tagged acoustic, Club Passim, folk, Iguana Music Fund, indie, mira kaplan, Naomi Westwater, Singer-Songwriter

Music Video: Jake Swamp + The Pine on “Chapstick & Change” and Quarantine

Jake Swamp + The Pine

Jake Swamp + The Pine are sharing their music video for “Chapstick and Change,” featuring homemade footage of friends having fun during quarantine.

Tagged andrew bourque, Boston, chapstick and change, covid-19, drew zieff, folk, folk rock, harpoon fest, Jake Swamp + The Pine, jake swamp and the pine, live stream, Massachusetts, music video, stuart babcock, video

PREMIERE: Ryan Montbleau and Tall Heights Cover “Helplessly Hoping”

But it’s not just a cover. Ryan Montbleau and Tall Heights, two forces in New England’s folk scene, revive and breathe new life into “Helplessly Hoping.”

Tagged Crosby Stills & Nash, folk, Helplessly Hoping, Indie Folk, mira kaplan, ryan montbleau, Song Premeire, Tall Heights, Tracy Chapman, Woodstock Sessions

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