Brownderville’s blurry soundscapes create a feeling of heartache and loneliness. Kenney adds his touch by dressing up a simple acoustic guitar arpeggio with programmed drums, dreamy background vocals, and twinkling synths. Everything is combined to create a beautiful picture of emotion and atmosphere.
This effort starts pensive & folky but then by “Rose Colored Glasses,” Megan Baskerville’s pipes really start to percolate. The song is superb & her vocals are like Benedictine & Brandy. The duo of Megan and Shane Baskerville is a bit country-based in a Gram Parsons-Emmylou Harris style.
Originally conceived as “a b-side style tune,” Clark says, the song morphed into something wholly different and cosmic. “We reworked it and recorded it live with minimal overdubs. Once the band felt it, it took on a life of its own,” the singer-guitarist tells B-Sides & Badlands. “It gave us this early ’90s alternative sound a bit, like an old R.E.M song but with a Tom Petty/Fleetwood Mac spin on it. It was much more a folk song in its original draft, and we might have cut this three times total — but the first take just had a certain charisma that we loved.”
Prepare to be captivated by the heartland rock sounds of Austin-based musician Rick Hornyak, and his new single, Continental Queen, from his highly anticipated sophomore LP titled Dandelion, set to be released on July 21. This track serves as a shining example of heartfelt americana, with Hornyak’s warm and soulful vocals leaving a lingering impact that resonates for days.
The journey of forming The Helltones has been a long one for guitarist/vocalist Darwin Siegaldoud. Raised in Santa Barbara, CA, he spent a year in Israel on a Kibbutz, where two Canadian neighbors taught him how to record music and how to make guitar playing a way of self-expression. After moving to Oakland and the collapse of his first band, he formed The Helltones with drummer Paul Bowman. Since forming, the group has released two albums and an EP, and are really starting to find their sound on their latest single “Every Time You Pick a Fight” from their upcoming LP Medusa.
“Featuring a spooky Beethoven-inspired piano, Brett’s eerie whooping creates a jingle for an increasingly desperate business. ‘Call us anytime at night,’ Brett sings. ‘Call us day or night.’