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Scout Niblett is Nottingham, England’s response to all of the brash, intelligent, and honest woman songwriters who emerged from America through the early 21st hundred years. Continually in comparison to Kitty Power and fellow countrywoman PJ Harvey, Niblett (actual name: Emma Louise) demonstrated her personal merit with a solid, stark …

Although Seattle pop quartet the Crystal Skulls have impeccable indie credentials — they record for the faultlessly hip indie Suicide Press Information and singer Christian Wargo is a previous member of both Danielson Famile and Pedro the Lion — the main of their sound is a resolutely unfashionable strain of …

Toronto native Jason Collett has earned accolades for his solo albums and tenure with a number of different bands — especially Broken Social Picture — nonetheless it was his association with fellow songwriter Andrew Money that first garnered him critical acclaim. After carrying out in the Andrew Money Band through …

With 1998’s Greetings from the medial side, Gary Jules emerged among the most gifted songwriting talents to surface through the decade. The recording was eventually sunk by poor record label managing and, because of this, unfortunately neglected by an unknowing general public. It might be 3 years before he resurfaced …

Whenever a teenage Jason Reeves encountered the works of Bob Dylan and James Taylor, it tripped a string of events. First he started focusing on his personal songwriting, merging the classic vocalist/songwriter style with an increase of modern affects like Radiohead and Sufjan Stevens. Then dropped from college and relocated …

Using a voice that appears like the reincarnation of a vintage gospel preacher in the 1920s along with a desire for sin, death, and redemption to complement, William Elliott Whitmore is among the most unique artists to emerge over the Americana scene in years. The kid of the farmer, Whitmore …

Chris Barth, songwriter, business lead vocalist, and guitarist for the indie rock-band Impossible Forms, formed Normanoak through the recording from the band’s We ENJOY IT Crazy album in wintertime 2002-2003. Documented onto a four-track cassette rig, Blessed a Black Gemstone was created past due during the night after studio room …

Irish singer/songwriter Damien Grain launched his music career in the past due ’90s using the hard-hitting indie rock outfit Juniper. The group authorized to Polygram in 1997 and released two singles, “THE ENTIRE WORLD Is Deceased” and “Weathermen,” which do reasonably well on Irish radio, however when it emerged time …

Appearing seemingly from nowhere, Bon Iver’s debut recording, For Emma, Forever Ago, became among the landmark albums from the past due-2000s indie folk appear. Vocalist/songwriter Justin Vernon’s extra sound and genuine vocals caught the eye of people searching for something folky, however not folksy at all. Further albums refining and …

Originally formed in 2006 simply because Dodobird simply by multi-instrumentalist Meric Longer, unpredictable SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA indie rock duo the Dodos acquired their fresh moniker using the arrival of Logan Kroeber, a fellow Western world Coastline artist whose penchant for experimental drumming and progressive metal melded properly with Long’s …