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Roundhouse
Founded in 2000 as a traditional string band, Stockholm's Roundhouse has evolved its approach to include pop-folk vocals, while still keeping a banjo at the heart of the sound, and a subtle acoustic guitar for warmth. The group was right to showcase singer Joseph Vila Garcia, whose gorgeous, empathetic vocals set Roundhouse apart from the pack.
Question the radar
If the artists in this set are flying under the radar, it may be time to question the equipment. The names here--Kathleen Edwards, I See Hawks in L.A.--are, or ought to be, some of modern country's most noteworthy. And speaking of names... notice anything interesting about Justin Townes Earle's?
"South Georgia Sugar Babe" by Justin Townes Earle: ''The Good Life''
filed under: Country » Alternative Country"Faraway In Another Town" by Justin Townes Earle: ''The Good Life''
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Justin Townes Earle
The biological son of Steve Earle and the spiritual child of Townes Van Zandt, JTE offers a mean sort of country on new CD The Good Life, jumping back to the gritty roadhouse style of an earlier generation.
Kathleen Edwards
Whether it's a gutsy road song or a dark-corner ballad, Canadian singer-songwriter Edwards's latest, Asking for Flowers, cuts deep and isn't afraid to leave scars. Finely honed with a crack team of players, song fans, alt or otherwise, will find plenty here to embrace.
Sugarland
Shimmering hooks, swooping fiddles, and strong vocals sum up a pristine country-pop album from the CMA's current Duo of the Year, who are topping charts again with the ballad "Stay."
Taylor Swift in Studio C
We were lucky to catch Taylor Swift while the country star was on the rise to fame. During this special 2006 Studio C podcast, she gives a live performance of her hit single "Tim McGraw" from her platinum-selling debut album.
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