Had Stevie Nicks ditched Fleetwood Mac and joined Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers circa Damn the Torpedoes, this heartland-rock anthem might’ve found a home on Side A, sandwiched between “Even the Losers” and “Shadow of a Doubt.” A flashback to the glory days of Seventies pop-rock, “Standing in the Shadows” lights up with coed harmonies, electric-guitar jangle and California cool…
Archives for January 2019
PopDust Spotlights New LP From Michael McArthur
The latest EP from Michael McArthur isn’t quite folk, or pop, or even strictly soul–it’s unheard of combination of all three…
PopMatters Premieres New Single From Michael McArthur
In the midst of a burgeoning career, Michael McArthur did what many singer-songwriters may find unthinkable—he took a break. Requiring respite after years of constant writing, touring, and performing, McArthur spent some time away from his musical passions to focus on repairing his relationship with his spouse and himself. Ever Green, Ever Rain is the result of the folk artist’s return to it all after taking what restful moments he had self-prescribed…
Wide Open Country Adds Charles Wesley Godwin to “Artists to Watch”
West Virginia-based singer-songwriter Charles Wesley Godwin tells the real stories of his homeland of Appalachia on his forthcoming album Seneca (out on Feb. 15). With a voice and pen as mighty and enthralling as the Blue Ridge Mountains, Godwin is one to watch…
Wide Open Country Shares New Song from Grand Canyon
Los Angeles-based folk-rock band Grand Canyon deliver an ode to the open road with “Kansas City.” The song celebrates getting back to your roots over a ’70s rock groove that would sound at home on a mixtape between Fleetwood Mac and Jackson Browne.