Amber Dust – two albums

From the first refrain of the first song by Amber Dust, you know this is going to be a mellow affair. The trio, now a duo, is well steeped in the alt,country scene but also exhibits a smooth folksy style that will repeal to those who like their alt. a little less country. Their first full album titled Without Windows is a calming collection of well crafted songs in the folk / pop region. “Sunset Comes” and “From The Balcony” are just two of the excellent songs on the album. “Steady as a Leaf” is a nice example of musical storytelling. Throughout the album, Mike Harvey’s keyboards acts as a reliable glue to the guitar and drums of Jesse Nickerson and Shayne Greene. [...]

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Free Albums Galore » Menhirs of Er Grah – Different World

by Marvin

British musician Thomas Carter doesn’t stay in one genre for very long. His project March Rosetta has two albums out on the Clinical Archive netlabel which are quite different from each other. One is a pleasant and mildly avant-garde instrumental effort of electronic music while the other is a more mainstream pop outing.

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Free Albums Galore » Johnny Hoodoo – Country Blues

by Marvin

Listening to Johnny Hoodoo’s Country Blues is like taking a time machine back to the 1930s, sitting on a old back porch in Mississippi, and enjoying the traditional blues singing and guitar playing by legends such as Blind Blake and Reverend Gary Davis.

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