BLAZING AMERICAN-FOLK SONGSTER JONAH TOLCHIN RELEASES DEBUT FULL-LENGTH ALBUM
http://jonahtolchin.bandcamp.com/album/criminal-man
Jonah Tolchin, a 19-year-old folk-music force, has put the finishing touches on his first full-length record. But the Providence, Rhode Island kid didn’t go it alone. With help from Joe Fletcher, as well as members of The Low Anthem and Brown Bird, Tolchin split his time tracking between the Columbus Theater in Providence, and the analog Dirt Floor Studio in Chester, Connecticut.
Criminal Man consists of 10 original songs, as well as a tune by Texas legend Blaze Foley, whom Jonah considers an influence. “He is my man,” Tolchin says simply, “so damn good.”
YOUNG, HONEST AND HARD-WORKING CONNECTICUT FOLK OUTFIT POOR OLD SHINE RELEASE HANDCRAFTED EP
Poor Old Shine, a Roots/Americana band from Storrs, CT, joins forces this week with New Wheel Music to release a new EP, “Treadless Soles.” The four original bluegrass-tinged folk songs were written by lead singer Chris Freeman and recorded at the analog Dirt Floor Studio in Chester, Connecticut. Alongside the band’s banjos, saws, and pump organs, the recording features Morganeve Swain of Brown Bird on fiddle.
listen here: pooroldshine.bandcamp.com/album/treadless-soles The CD is available for purchase from the band’s website, and is shipped to fans in homemade packaging that is stenciled and hand painted by the band members. The music can also be purchased as a download from iTunes. visit: pooroldshine.com for tour dates and other information
Adam Kurtz Writes/Records Concept EP Overnight
According to Kurtz, I’ll Explain Tomorrow was conceived on a Valentine’s Day bike ride.
“I thought, well, tonight I’ll write and record a 5 song EP. And so I did,” he explains.
Thoughtful and bare, the EP consists of single vocal takes with fingerpicked guitar accompaniment, spaced out by a haunting reverb.
The tracks are available as a download from bandcamp. Click the album cover above to listen and buy.
Elijah Ocean dropped this demo into the social media space. Have a listen.
written and recorded on 2/10/12
Please Be Ours release debut self titled EP
This artful EP contains 5 tracks of smart pop music with lush vocal harmonies and orchestral brass and woodwind arrangements. Think Beach Boys meets Crosby, Stills and Nash meets Pink Floyd. Offered up as a pay-what-you-want download from the band’s website. Don’t miss the Moonglows-influenced video for Booty Call.
Some photos from last weekend’s mini-tour with Grimis, basement band, and Elijah Ocean. We’ll be posting more as they come in! (If anybody out there has any shots, please send ‘em to newwheelmusic@gmail.com thanks!)
"July" EP available for download now
New York City’s very own basement band has released their long-awaited followup to 2008’s Until the Evening Came. Download it here, or pick up a copy at the CD release party at The Living Room tomorrow night (7/22).
Elijah Ocean and his band: what they look and sound like…
(Source: vimeo.com)
