Flavor: Acoustic noir, shadowy country, raspy darkgrass
Often dark and moody, usually acoustic. A bit of the sorrow twinged bluegrass or country noir. These can hint at deception, depression, or good old fashioned story-tellin desperation.
RICHARD AND THE PALLBEARERS: Chaste Machine
Beautifully rendered dust covered tales from off the beaten track This is a record with an enormous appeal; the broken fractured heart that drives the songs and the materials that they are built from combine so well together that they prove almost addicti
CD price: $8.00 / MP3 price: $7.00
HUSH COLLECTOR: Flowby
'a slightly dark brand of acoustic-tinged slowcore' - 'sexily hushed vocals' - 'warm, organic, headily addictive & utterly delicious' -'a truly wonderful debut release'.
CD price: $8.00 / MP3 price: $4.00
BLAZE FOLEY: Oval Room
Sixteen previously unreleased songs from this legendary Austin singer-songwriter.
Recommended if you like Townes Van Zandt.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
LAST OF THE BLACKSMITHS: last of the blacksmiths
"Dark, evocative, old time folk music filtered through a college radio mentality." -SFFMC
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV: songs for October
"Beautiful mastery of gritty and haunting songs...a true songcraftsman."
CD price: $13.00 / MP3 price: $9.00
PILGRIM BEWARE: shanghaied and haunted
Haunting and exotic tales of americana set to loungy, smokey rythyms, featuring female vocals with accordian and pedal steel guitar, also some mandolin, harmonica, etc.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
BLOW UP HOLLYWOOD: blow up hollywood
A dark and melancholy orchestration of the subconscious.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
BRET BOYER: Hidden Constellation
Americana, folk, roots, blues, if that means fishing for bullheads in muddy creeks, sling shots made from bicycle inner tubes, learning to sharpen pocket knives on old worn down whet stones, and a harmonica in the pocket of your tough skins.
MP3 price: $15.00
STEVE LATOURRETTE: Tell Me Something
As we like to say: "it's rock and roll with its roots showing". A very Blues based recording from a pure songwriter.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
LIVE AT THE HOTEL CAFE: Volume One
The first in a series of live albums from The Hotel Cafe in LA including favorites like Gary Jules and Alexi Murdoch. From start to finish, there's no down time.
CD price: $12.97
BOCCA: Madame Tinkertoy's Blues Factory
Bocca are smoldering, gloom-drenched intensity, and stuck somewhere between Filbert Street and Filmore West. Desolate vocals and sombre instrumentation - namely spooky keyboards, violin, and sturdy drums - are coupled with swaggering riffage.
CD price: $14.95 / MP3 price: $9.95
THE DEVIL MAKES THREE: Longjohns, Boots, and a Belt
An all-acoustic trio from Santa Cruz take from many traditional old-time music styles -- bluegrass, ragtime, country, and blues and have produced a very unique sound.
CD price: $13.97 / MP3 price: $13.97
SAM LOWRY: Between the Lotus and the Han
Dark Americana Singer/Songwriter
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
ERIC MCFADDEN: Devil Moon
Acoustic, dark, americana gypsy-blues with a carny twist that showcases both his obvious command of the guitar and his songwriting prowess.
JILL TRACY: Diabolical Streak
Featured on the CBS show NAVY NCIS. Her sultry voice, evocative lyrics and signature dark parlour piano-playing have critics hailing Jill Tracy a "Femme Fatale for the Thinking Man."
Recommended if you like Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Nick Cave, Rasputina, Norah Jones, The Dresden Dolls.CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
DAVID WILLIAMS: Where The Dark Road Starts: Songs Of Love
folk-blues, swing, gypsy jazz, and hot licks--all original songs with intelligent lyrics.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
THE WOODBOX GANG: Wormwood
Caustic acoustic cacophony returns on this explosive release.
MP3 price: $15.00
LAURA VEIRS: The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae
Dark indie-folk rooted in traditional balladry with some beautiful experimental effects.
CD price: $14.00
