Podge Lane – The Dregs
Podge Lane is an alt country artist who makes comforting and heartfelt acoustic tracks. His music is pastoral and picturesque, makes you nostalgic and fills the mind with imagery. So the listening experience always has a way of feeling alive and refreshing. His latest release is ‘The Dregs’, a storytelling track that contemplates on the human experience. The folk presentation is right out of the 60s. Think Bob Dylan. The harmonica is nicely rooted into the emotion of the song, drawing out the raw energy in the theme. It also speaks to the spirit and style of the artist and the soul that he gives to his songs. All laid bare, for the listener to gorge on. To take in and perhaps reflect on the melancholy that he explores with this track.
Foxy Leopard – Same Old Sermon
Foxy Leopard is an explorative moniker who blends original songwriting with modern tools to create a fresh sound. As a former DJ, he has a charisma and a presence that he brings even to his new found style and project. His latest release is ‘Same Old Sermon’, a rustic and rolling country track. It is not hurried, but saunters through emerging from somewhere deep. The song is beautifully accentuated with thoughtful melodies. Banjos, harmonicas and acoustics that cultivate a mood of reflection and evocation. Builds a landscape of old southland, filling up with faith, rolling hills and an archaic American spirit. Like an old spell, it travels underneath all the elements. Despite the AI use, the track comes off as so layered and full of human sentiment.
Brandon Bing – Sparks In This Town
Brandon Bing is a singer-songwriter and a country artist. His latest release is ‘Sparks in This Town’ featuring the vocals of Fionn Camp. The song has a nostalgic, feel-good style. Cultivated with a small town energy that really comes together beautifully. Made with lilting and buoyant acoustics, the atmosphere is made to cast a romanticism in the air. As it progresses, there’s luminous notes and molten chords that add to this mood. Fionn’s and Brandon’s storytelling vocals elevate the listening experience with their imagery and effortless emotion. It feels natural, like it’s second nature. The two vocal worlds collide and share a camaraderie as the song lifts into a chorus. An old school format that feels comforting and fits right into their brand of warmth and country coziness. Listen Now!
Sour Bridges – Big City
Sour Bridges is a country band based in Austin, Texas. Their sound revives styles like bluegrass, rock and Americana in the modern context. Especially in their latest single, ‘Big City’. It is dynamic, colorful and seems to literally come alive as you’re listening to it. If you like artists like Coldplay, Owl City and FUN, then you’ll love the lively spirit and atmospheres of this band. This track is like a slow burst of beautiful music. It’s happy and exciting. And at each point, they show these emotions with music. It’s present and potent, growing into the veins of the song and uplifting its spirit. The vocals are mellow and grounded, sailing through the euphoric drift of the soundscape. It is vivid but free in ways that make you feel the same way.
Prem Byrne – When The Honeymoon Is Over
Prem Byrne is an explorative singer-songwriter and alternative artist. There are always many dimensions to his music. Like in his latest release, ‘When The Honeymoon Is Over’, a blues track that is sparked with jazz, Latin grooves, and soft pop. It explores the aftermath of a honeymoon or the honeymoon phase in love. A blend of melancholy, romanticism and resignation to present the complexity of the experience. The best part however is how the artist is able to spin Asian classical features like tabla and flute into yarns of blues and bossa nova to create a nuanced perspective. He handles the theme with so much compassion and delicateness, allowing the tale of the situation to flow out without the cynicism.
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