On “These Days,” Matt Menold of Brittany Howard’s THUNDERBITCH and Brooklyn’s Clear Plastic Masks plays guitar alongside “Little” Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs on bass. This song embraces the grittiness of garage rock productions and also the bittersweet timelessness of Roy Orbison.
The single is part of a new album, The Mean Days, to be released for the first time on digital platforms August 13 on Baby Robot Records. The album is the bands’ sophomore release and was their final recording before the death of frontwoman and primary songwriter, Meghan Galbraith. READ MORE…
Congratulations to Gypsy Outfit today on the release of their new album 1969! Here’s what the music press is saying…
“A sound reminiscent of The Flying Burrito Brothers or The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo … evoking a feeling of deep loneliness on an infinite and cosmic highway.” – VENTS MAGAZINE
“Hummable hooks forging an Appalachian pop sound that combines the worlds of Elephant Revival, Old & in the Way and The Avett Brothers.” – GLIDE MAGAZINE
“A labour of love.” – AMERICANA UK
Streaming now on Spotify and Apple Music. Available for purchase as a digital download here.
Billy Keane is a founding member of indie-rock group The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow, a collective of singer-songwriters backed by Wilco’s Pat Sansone on bass and ex-Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman. His new release “Never Give Up” is a beautiful and bittersweet song, inspired by and released under quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Never Give Up” was written and recorded at home in a flash of inspiration just as the nation was ordered to shelter in place. This dreamy, folk-styled anthem combines a simple figure on acoustic guitar with an instantly infectious melody and Keane’s gritty, emotional tenor. With the subtle additions of percussion, piano, and synthesizer, The Real Billy Keane delivers a sense of community, in the laid-back, pop-friendly musical space between Iron & Wine and Luke Sital-Singh. In this heartfelt and uplifting ode to strength, solidarity, and perseverance, we fight for a hopeful future, even as we learn to lean on each other in times of stress. READ MORE…
Stephie James has found hers and is sharing it with the world today. “These Days” oozes with sentiment and is universally relatable—it may end up being the melody that keeps your heart from giving up. Inspired by the constantly changing neighborhoods of her hometown in Detroit, James uses melodic guitar picking to convey an ambiguous longing.
Billy Keane is a founding member of Americana group The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow, a collective of singer/songwriters backed by Wilco’s Pat Sansone on bass and ex-Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman. With his band and as a solo artist, Keane has been featured previously in Rolling Stone, American Songwriter and No Depression, and he has shared bills with Kris Kristofferson, Trampled by Turtles, Steep Canyon Rangers, Los Lobos & more.
New single “Never Give Up” is a soulful, anthemic ode to strength and solidarity created against the backdrop of the Covid-19 crisis. The song was written and recorded in a flash of inspiration just as the nation was ordered to shelter in place.
The “Coffeehouse | Chilled Acoustic” playlist from Mahogany has amassed more than 57k views since it was posted on May, 24.