The Feathered Groove
Volume 4 - November 2024
For our Fall Volume we dip into the folk/americana/cosmic country world. We hit stops in Australia, Canada and even Norway before touching down all across the US.
Check out each album below or hit play and enjoy them all in our 8-hour, all-day Amazon Music Playlist curated by Mr. Bird here:
Birds Nest
The Bures Band
The debut album from this 5-piece band from Perth. This albums pays respect to some of the best late 60's and early 70's folk with some amazing flowing melodies and riffs.
Body of Light / I Am A Cloud
The Dead Tongues
"Across the last 15 years, Ryan Gustafson of The Dead Tongues has emerged as one of modern folk’s most distinct voices. As idiosyncratic and spectral as the songs have sometimes been, Gustafson has always tied his visions and verses to the kinds of hooks you tuck away like talismans, pulled out in case of emergency. The latest edition to The Dead Tongues’ catalog, the song-centric and magnetic Body of Light and the discursive and wonderfully elliptical I Am a Cloud, is 16 complete tunes split across interweaving and disparate albums."
The Santa Ana
Sugarfoot
The Norwegian band's 4th album from 2017. Grabs a little from folk, pop, psych, surf and desert rock. Even more intriguing is the fact they recorded the album in less than 2 weeks.
Land Lines
King Cardinal
King Cardinal's 2024 Release showcases an excellent balance between folk and americana with some touches of funk and blues with a gentleness that leaves you wanting "MORE".
One of my favorite albums of the year!
Grab a copy of the vinyl on their site: HERE!
Tethers
Minor Moon
The 2021 release from the Sam Cantor. Tethers seems to be tied equally to both the acoustic folk and cosmic rock sides of the genre with some hidden gems deep in the layers found in each listen.
Garden Party
Rose City Band
A wonderfully happy, almost nostalgic, psych country rock album from 2023!
"Garden Party is a celebration of summer and all it brings: communal gatherings, the respites offered by nature, and an appreciation for even the simplest beauty, from 12-foot sunflowers to a contorted carrot planted in the spring. Freedom, contentment, and joy were the sources for the songs."
Wide Ranging Rider
Golden Brown
Gorgeous acoustic instrumental folk americana with enchanting melodies and blasts of cosmic country.
Into the Wild
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
The EP that follows the 2023 Grammy-winning album, City of Gold, with 3 new tracks, an alternate version and 2 blockbuster covers including Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit!
Steel Saddle
Steel Saddle
"The six-piece band from Montreal offer an authentic representation of the pioneering country-rock style along with a heapin’ helpin’ of Southern soul to forge a truly original Americana roots sound."
Endless Skyways
Bobby Lee
Endless Skyways is Bobby Lee’s third full album and second release on Tompkins Square. The name “Endless Skyways” is borrowed from a line in Woody Guthrie’s This Land Is Your Land, one of the cornerstones of American music...cosmic americana...split between deep-fried rural rock and ambient country. Dusty boots but third eye open."
East Coast Cosmic Dreamscape
Seawind of Battery
Hauntingly beautiful instrumental ambient americana and cosmic psych folk. This project from Mike Horn of NY, NY seems to grab you off the edge of darkness and surround you with a soundscape of soothing atmospheres.
Secret Stratosphere
William Tyler & The Impossible Truth
One of my favorite albums of 2023.
Recorded live at Yellowhammer Brewing in Huntsville, Alabama, May 29, 2021.
"Backed by a killer band of Nashville musicians, the guitarist electrifies and expands his inventive blend of Southern rock and space rock." - Pitchfork
Listen on Bandcamp: HERE