Mood: Dreamy and Country: Alt-Country
THE HIDERS: Penny Harvest Field
Harmony driven psychedelic/folk/country rock. Think John Lennon meets Husker Du and you are almost there.
CD price: $12.97
ROMA DI LUNA: Casting the Bones
Modern folk and alt-country rock with a tinge of gypsy flavor.
Recommended if you like Cat Power, The Be Good Tanyas.CD price: $12.00
BACKWORDS: Factory Angels
This band blends modern psychedelics with folk rock and other sonic firecrackers. Based out of Brooklyn and Philadelphia, they take a gulp of harmony, a sip of melody, and a big old swig of that universal experimental noise tonic.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
D. BRAXTON HARRIS: Deep Dark Black
Southern Gothic Narcotic Country. "music that's so beautiful, it doesn't matter who or what the reference points are. Spare, intimate, and invariably winsome, Deep Dark Black makes for perfect late-night-driving music" - The Onion
MP3 price: $12.97
MON ELECTRIC BIJOU: If Blood Could Speak
Pre-punk, garage rock like the MC5 or the Stooges.
CD price: $10.99 / MP3 price: $10.99
SAM MELLON AND THE SKYLARKS: Sam Mellon And The Skylarks
Cosmic/Twang/Americana/Country/Folk Rock straight out of northeast Los Angeles. A band who have developed a reputation as a unique hybrid of the styles that capture the essence of American music.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
JAN BELL AND THE CHEAP DATES: Songs for Love Drunk Sinners
Alt. Country Album of the year Independent Music 'People's Choice' Awards. Produced by Samantha Parton of The Be Good Tanyas.
CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $14.97
THE BLACK100S: Strike Up The Band
This is for the outcasts: The notes play, sad and bent, deliberate, as long spider fingers move slowly over the frets and a strange country/blues song takes shape.
CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
KRIS KEHR AND STONE POETS: Notes From The Crossroads
Rather than being the typical blues metaphor, 'Notes From The Crossroads' lilting country-soul Americana succeeds as the journal of a man who’s done a bit of traveling, both physically and spiritually and has faced many a crossroad along the way.
CD price: $15.00
BIRCH BOOK: S/T
Mellowed Outsider Country Folk of Psychedelic Lineage.
CD price: $13.47 / MP3 price: $13.47
THE KARG BROS.: What We Do To Ourselves
We are a duo based pop/rock/country act that write our tunes. If you like good melodies and even better harmonies, than check this CD out.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
BEL AIR: Pole to Pole
The amalgamation of country with 60's British Invasion and 90's alternative rock elements makes for a compelling and addictive listen that somehow moves beyond the classification of Americana into something wholly new.
CD price: $10.00
SOUND OYSTERS: In That Garden
The ingredients include: a wallop of pathos, 4 cups of Beatle juice, a pinch of jangly guitars an ample amount of psychedelic pop, and a dash of Indian spice.
CD price: $12.00
DOUG STEEDMAN: Dreams Come True
Haunting songs that bullied their way from dreams to reality.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
PAUL LABRISE: Star Delight
A reverberating chiaroscuro of pronounced outlines and deep shadows, alt-country twang and big-city heartache.
CD price: $11.00 / MP3 price: $7.00
ANDY MARTINEZ: Race The Buzzard Home
Whiskey soaked tales of love and long nights, describe the nine songs that comprise “Race the Buzzard Home” that are sung with Andy’s distinctive growl of a voice and straight to the heart lyrics.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
WENDY CONRAD: More
Effortlessly moves from country-rock and country, to AC, rock and jazz. NOMINATED FOR "Best New AC/HOT AC Artist Of The Year" 2006 NEW MUSIC AWARDS
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
I SEE HAWKS IN L.A.: I See Hawks In L.A.
Best Country Artist, L.A. Weekly Awards 2003 "The Hawks have updated Southern California country rock. Sinewy yet poetic." --Richard Gehr, Village Voice "The finest cosmic cowboy music since the Burrito Brothers." --Michael Simmons, L.A. Weekly
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
STEVE HILL: Rockstars & Cowboys
Indie rock with a punk attitude. Music is Dynamic, Energetic & Melting. Lyrics are what we all feel & think but never dare talk about,Suicide. If this music doesn't change your life, U can keep the 1 you've got.
CD price: $12.98
