Rufus Spencer recommends:
Fire on the Vine
by Bryan John Appleby
These songs are beautiful and well arranged with loads of acoustic instruments. The sound itself is worth lending your ears to. Give them a listen!
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Jens-Ulrik Kleemeyer - EP
by Jens-Ulrik Kleemeyer
Jens Ulrik has an amazing talent for vocal harmonies, while also pulling out some super piano arrangements. And currently the download is free!
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Troubles Of The Brain EP
by The Veils
The Veils with Finn Andrews in front are able to channel both a broadside of songwriters and bigger modern rock into an always melancholic universe. No shame in saying they've inspired us in many ways
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Zed For Zulu
by Those Pretty Wrongs
Jody Stephens of Big Star and Luther Russell of the Freewheelers team for a radiant LP packed full of slide guitar and pop smarts.
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24th Street Blues
by Tom Heyman
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance.
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Downey to Lubbock
by Dave Alvin
Soulful guitar interplay form the heart of this lovely Americana collaboration from Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore.
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