Video Premiere: Sarah Jarosz, Brian Wright - Live from the Americana Music Convention
Every year, the Americana Music Association descends upon Nashville, Tenn. for a music festival to celebrate the accomplishment and further the creative spirit of the genre. Vanguard Records and Sugar Hill Records had several of their artists sit for a series of intimate performances at Minutia Studios while they were in town for the event. You can watch two clips from the series exclusively in the players below: one with 21-year-old bluegrass sweetheart Sarah Jarosz and one with Los Angeles singer-songwriter Brian Wright. If you like what you hear, you can head over to the project’s Noisetrade page for a... read more
Song Premiere: Bill Carter - "That's What I'm Doin' Here"
Austin-based singer-songwriter Bill Carter is somewhat of a mainstay in the music industry after writing for several other artists. Now, though, the time has finally come for Carter to release a full-length album of his own. His first solo release, Unknown, is set for release on Jan. 15. Although one track, “Anything Made of Paper,” has already garnered critical acclaim for its inclusion in the upcoming Peter Jackson documentary about the Memphis 3, there is plenty left to hear from this release. You can listen to"That’s What I’m Doin’ Here," the latest single from the album, in the player below.... read more
Song Premiere: Ron Sexsmith - "Snake Road"
Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith began honing his skills in the music industry at 14, forming a band and taking cues from legends like Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello. Now, 12 albums and several decades later, Sexsmith has proven himself to be a storyteller and musician worthy of the praise he’s received. His latest release, Forever Endeavour, is due out on Feb. 5. You can listen to a new track from the album, “Snake Road,” in the player below.... read more
Song Premiere: Hayden - "Rainy Saturday"
Since 1995 and the release of his iconic Everything I Long For, Toronto singer-songwriter Hayden Desser, known as simply “Hayden” has played most of the instruments on his albums, has almost always mixed and engineered them and even self-released albums on his own Hardwood Records label. Since his beginnings in Toronto’s alternative music scene, he’s been known as a natural and introspective storyteller, and his upcoming album is no exception. But one difference from his earlier works is that he’s simplified his sound a bit by using fewer instruments. Desser’s seventh full-length album, Us Alone is set to be released... read more
Live @ CMT: Grace Potter - "Stars"
Grace Potter had a whirlwind of a year in 2012. Known for her high-energy performances with the Nocturnals, their non-stop touring schedule and acclaimed release The Lion The Beast The Beat has catapulted Potter and the Nocs into genre-crossing fame. When the tour stopped in Nashville, Tenn. for a two-night run of sold-out shows at the Ryman Auditorium, Potter took time out to stop in the CMT studios for an unplugged performance. The performance is available on CMT.com, but for her standout track “Stars,” Potter performed two takes. You can catch the acoustic guitar version exclusively in the player below.... read more
Live from Newport Folk: Apache Relay
For the second year in a row, Paste joined forces with Sennheiser at the legendary Newport Folk Festival to record unique performances with some of our favorite artists. To top off the intimate atmosphere and high-quality sound, we stepped it up in 2012 by giving fans wireless headphones to enjoy these sessions as they were happening. Nashville band Apache Relay made an appearance at the Paste Ruins for a performance of “American Nomad,” the title track for their 2011 full-length album. Watch them play live from Newport Folk Festival in the player below.... read more
Song Premiere: Big Harp - "Waiting for Some Drunk"
Big Harp is the musical partnership of real-life married couple Chris Senseney and Stefanie Drooten-Senseney. Although the two met in 2007, they played in various other musical projects until they formed Big Harp in 2010. Their forthcoming album Chain Letters is a grittier take on influences ranging from old country to 70s folk. Check out “Waiting for Some Drunk,” the newest single from Big Harp, in the player below. Chain Letters will be released on Jan. 22, and you can pre-order the album here.... read more
Live from Newport Folk: Deep Dark Woods
This year at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, we teamed up with our friends at Sennheiser to record intimate performances with some of our favorite artists. We stepped things up a notch this time around by providing fans with wireless headphones to listen along, making each performance from the Paste Ruins an even more special experience. In this installment of the series, we’ve got a video of Deep Dark Woods performing “Virginia,” a track from their 2011 album The Place I Left Behind.... read more
Live from Paste: Rubblebucket
Rubblebucket, whose latest EP Oversaturated was one of our best EPs of the year, recently dropped by the Paste office for a live set of their characteristically dancey tracks. The performance features the seven members playing seemingly-divergent parts that end up layering together effortlessly, giving this Brooklyn-based troupe a unique sound that sets them apart. The band isn’t finished playing shows for 2012 yet. You can still catch them on their New Years Eve run. Watch Rubblebucket’s performance live from Paste, and be sure to check their upcoming tour dates below the video.... read more
Live From Paste: John Roderick & Jonathan Coulton
With Christmas just around the corner, Roderick and Coulton brought some much-welcomed holiday spirit to the Paste office. read more
Video Premiere: Melpo Mene - "Ain't Gonna Die While Sitting Down"
Sweden’s Melpo Mene has garnered acclaim far beyond his country of origin with his unique brand of indie pop and the vivid imagery evoked by his sound. Mene has now released a video for “Ain’t Going to Die While Sitting Down,” a track from his summer release Behind the Trees. You can check out the excellent music video for this track in the player below.... read more
Song Premiere: Yellow Red Sparks - "Yellow Red Sparks"
Joshua Hanson, Californian by way of Idaho, originally began performing under the name Yellow Red Sparks as a solo artist. After self releasing one EP via iTunes, he took on new members and is now set to release their debut self-titled full length on January 29 via Org Music. The band has already given fans an idea of what to expect on the album by releasing their first single, “Monsters with Misdemeanors,” but they’ve now released another song from the album. You can listen to the title track “Yellow Red Sparks” below.... read more
Live from Newport Folk: Dawes
For the second year in a row, Paste teamed up with our friends at Sennheiser to record exclusive live performances at the legendary Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. This year we stepped it up by distributing wireless headphones to festival-goers, allowing fans to listen to these intimate sound sessions and interact with the music in a new way. You may have already watched Dawes play the Paste Ruins in their performance of “I Dig Love” with Ben Sollee, but they were kind enough to grace us with an additional set. This time, watch Dawes play “So Well” live from... read more
Song Premiere: Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite - "Get Up!"
Ben Harper has released the first single off his forthcoming album with Charlie Musselwhite, Get Up!.... read more
Video Premiere: Hello Echo - "Why Are We Waiting?"
After releasing their debut LP Hello in 2011, Los Angeles trio Hello Echo have spent the fall touring in support of their follow-up EP Coffee Cups. The band’s latest video reveals some creativity outside of music, too. Guitarist and vocalist Sean Aylward created this charming stop-motion video in the band’s practice space with his own tools and props. Watch the video for Hello Echo’s “Why Are We Waiting?” below.... read more
Video Premiere: Ron Sexsmith - "Nowhere to Go"
Musician and acclaimed songwriter Ron Sexsmith is set to release Forever Endeavour, his latest full-length, on Feb. 5 via Cooking Vinyl. The album will feature 12 original tracks and was produced by Mitchell Froom. This will be his first release since last year’s Long Player, Late Bloomer. The first track from the album, “Nowhere to Go,” takes a lighthearted approach to the down-and-out feeling of being stuck in a rut. Check out this exclusive live performance video, which begins with Sexsmith explaining the songwriting process behind “Nowhere to Go.”... read more
Video Premiere: Samantha Crain and Daniel Foulks - "Tell Me Why" (Neil Young Cover)
Oklahoma singer-songriter Samantha Crain teamed up with friend and fellow musician Daniel Foulks for an impromptu performance outside The Womb Gallery, an art space owned by Wayne Coyne in Oklahoma City. It’s a simple yet beautiful rendition of Neil Young’s “Tell Me Why.” Check it out in the player below.... read more
Song Premiere: Dog Bite - "Forever, Until"
After touring as Washed Out’s keyboardist, Phil Jones recruited members of Balkans, Mood Rings and Red Sea as well as Washed Out’s touring drummer Cameron Gardner to form Dog Bite. Like Washed out and Toro Y Moi, who Dog Bite is currently touring with, Jones’ new project features reverberating vocals, watery guitar lines and the general dreamy expansiveness that has come to define the “chillwave” sound of his contemporaries.... read more
Song Premiere: Wake Owl - "Gold (Noah Hyde / Magic Sword Remix)"
Wake Owl’s newest single “Gold” has gotten the remix treatment.... read more
Song Premiere: Sleeping At Last - “Overture”
Sleeping At Last, the musical project of Ryan O’Neal, recently announced a project called Atlas, an ongoing series of EPs inspired by the origins of all life. There is no end date for the project in mind. Rather, Atlas will take place over the next few years, with each year featuring a certain amount of songs and EPs.... read more
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