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Tom H
- Jun 13, 2019
- 5 min
Common Jack | Canyons in the Dark (new EP)
Brooklyn-based indie folk outfit Common Jack has just released its breezy, retrospective and cinematic travelogue entitled Canyons in the Dark. This stunning four-track EP presents a solid and cohesive musical atmosphere that gracefully weaves itself throughout each of the songs, each one reflecting upon a personal past experience. Common Jack is the musical project of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Gardner, who creates fresh arrangements that blend elements
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Tom H
- Apr 2, 2019
- 5 min
Sophie Colette | Version (new single)
Brooklyn-based indie pop artist Sophie Colette has just released her new single "Version," the latest in a series of impressive single releases over the past few years. Bringing her keen sense of fashion and style to the creative songwriting process, "Version" conjures up cinematic sensations of swirling layers of glistening, cool bluish colors that surround the song's gorgeous musical elements. The song's gently pulsing, down-tempo atmosphere at the onset conjures up hints o
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Tom H
- Oct 26, 2018
- 3 min
Common Jack | Old Faded Flag (new single and video)
Brooklyn-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Gardner formed indie-folk outfit Common Jack several years ago, and released his acclaimed debut album, Bowl, Holland, in late 2015. With a range of musical influences including George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Kevin Morby, Common Jack has been creating fresh arrangements that blend elements of Americana, rock and pop, with solid folk song structures, collaborating with a group of supporting musicians on electric guitars,
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Tom H
- Sep 22, 2018
- 1 min
Ben Rice | Autumn Days (new single)
Following the release of his debut single, "The Getaway", Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and producer Ben Rice ushers the changing of the seasons on this first day of Fall with his reflective new single, "Autumn Days". Teaming up once again with Pete Remm (piano, mellotron), Greg Wieczorek (drums, percussion), "Autumn Days" starts with gently-strummed acoustic guitar, and sparse, well-placed sprinkling of piano to ease the listener into the hope and anxiety surrounding the
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Tom H
- Aug 7, 2018
- 6 min
Ben Rice on Degraw Fest 2018 and new single 'The Getaway'
It's not uncommon for me to plan a weekend getaway or roadtrip around music. Past travels have taken me to destinations ranging from Nashville, Tennessee to Stockholm, Sweden. This past weekend, I found myself in Brooklyn, NY at independent performance venue Littlefield for the better part of a day to take in the second annual Degraw Fest - one of the most memorable independent music showcases I've ever experienced. The event featured ten ridiculously-talented, Brooklyn-based
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