Maja Lena “Birch” Maja Lena is the musical moniker of alt-folk artist Marianne Parrish. The Swedish singer stepped away from the band Low Chimes to pursue...
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3 Stellar Songwriters You Should Know
3 Stellar Songwriters You Should Know: Lady Dan, H. Emily Sloan, + Mega…
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Music Video of the Day: “nobody knows” by Sarah Walk
“nobody knows” comes to us from Another Me; the sophomore recording effort from Sarah Walk. This songwriter, and graduate of Berklee College of Music, carries a haunting voice and a heavy heart into “nobody knows” and the sound sticks with you…
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Music Video of the Day: “Bones” by Grant Pavol
Grant Pavol follows the tradition of alt-folk singer-songwriters like Sufjan Stevens and Bonnie “Prince” Billy. As “Bones” begins, there is a sentimental haze, like the warm fuzz memories take on as they fade, but Pavol disassembles some of the jauntier elements in favor of of a more experimental sound as we continue…
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Music Video of the Day: “Rat” by Mone
Mone comes to us from Berlin’s dark folk scene with her new single, “Rat”. The song is brooding, fierce and subtly threatening, like a madness gleaned in the eye. You can see it in some people, but you don’t know how it’ll manifest when you first meet them. And, even though you know they could be crazy, you still want to hang out…
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Music Video of the Day: “Harpy” by Fair Mothers
Brooding, heavily-textured, alt-folk is definitely my kinda thing and Fair Mothers gets it so right on their latest single. More a smoldering coal that slow-burn because “Harpy” never really catches fire. It just seethes with hidden heat, like a wound not yet healed. Kevin Allan, the musician behind Fair Mothers, delivers lyrics in a gutted voice only to be punctuated by the anguished vocals of Glasgow-based US artist Faith Eliott just before the song comes to its close. Get into the gothic folk of the new single, “Harpy.”
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5 Chill Singles You Should Check Out
5 Chill Singles featuring Mesquite, New Zephland, Willetta, Margaret Chavez, + momoyo | YabYum Music + Arts | your PHX guide to music everywhere
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5 Strange & Wondrous New Sounds
5 Strange & Wondrous New Sounds featuring Dovi, Bandits on the Run, Hēran Soun, Jon Ditty & DJ Hurley, + Hawk Mother | YabYum Music + Arts | your PHX guide to music everywhere
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5 Stellar Songwriters You Should Know
5 Stellar Songwriters You Should Know featuring Lonna Kelly, Anthony Lazaro, Kyle Meadows, Shane Leonard, Mara Connor & Langhorne Slim | YYM+A | your PHX guide to music everywhere
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7 Mellow Music Videos
7 Mellow Music Videos featuring Joe Kaplow, MARBL, Joe Connor Little, Sci-Fi Romance, Juniper Ridge, John-Robert, + Josué Kinter | YYM+A | your PHX guide to music everywhere
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Best Album of 2018: ‘Adversary’ by Blood Feud Family Singers
When it comes to what we love most about The Blood Feud Family Singers, it’s a difficult toss up between the heartbreak in Daryl Scherrer’s voice or his songwriting. Either is libel to kill you with heavy sorrows and second-hand smoke…
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Radio Phoenix Broadcast: Editors’ Recent Favs
Mark and Carly picked some favorite songs as they prepare to pass the host baton to our new team of local music lovers (in training), Anna and Bonnie! Check out the complete playlist below…
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