Portland, Maine-based guitarist Andrew LaVogue just released his latest on easy-on-the-ears instrumental track, and we think it’s perfect to begin your holiday week.
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Montreal-based songwriter Loryn Taggart has made quite a name for herself north of the border. After leaving home at age 16 to pursue music full-time in Toronto, Taggart has had the good fortune of touring the country, opening for the likes of prominent Canadian folk artist Donovan Woods, and scoring several award nominations along the way.
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As we learned from his single, “Eyes to the Sky,” Walter DeBarr knows a thing or two about perseverance. However, he also knows that no man can go on this journey alone.
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Last week, I took a virtual trip to Toronto, ON to attend the listening party for Holly Clausius’ newest EP, Sunflower. Many of her collaborators were present –including Kyle Gamble, Olivia Guselle, Alex Purcell, and a number of fans (myself included) — to hear an EP packed with brilliantly-told stories.
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I’m back! I took last week to disconnect and camp across the Midwest (largely away from people, as is customary in 2020).
With that, let’s get into a Daily Spinn that veers briefly away from the “indie” world, and features one of my personal favorite acts.
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Summer officially begins on Saturday, which means this week’s UMC20 playlist is here to kick it off!
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On Friday, we brought another vitual installment of the Underground Writers Round to you. Naturally, our quarantined format allows us to bring songwriters from anywhere into the fold — so, we took full advantage of the opportunity, and showcased writers from all over the country!
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Welp, we appear to be ripping right through May. It’s already the middle of the month, and of course, it’s time for another installment of UMC20.
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Even with COVID-19 keeping many of us apart, artists everywhere are still finding ways to put forth creativity and hope.
Watch ‘Home Is You’
“You’ve got nothing, unless you’ve got you.”
That is the empowering message behind “You (Yellow and Blue),” the lead and only single from Spencer Thomas Smith’s forthcoming concept EP, For.
Listen to ‘You (Yellow and Blue)’