star. Anna is well on her way with
her strong second studio album
Storyteller. The 12 track CD is
book-ended by the compelling
title track with plenty of persuasive prose in between. LaPrad
herself is a fine storyteller sharing
her tales of life and complicated
relationships. Anna’s voice runs
the range from smoky to smooth
in songs that blend elements of
country and rock. Highlights of
Storyteller also include the wanton
“Wanted Woman” paired with the
fiery “Watch It Burn” and later the
prayerful “Preacher’s Daughter.”
Anna is already leaving her mark
as “Till It Breaks My Heart” a song
Laprad co-wrote was used in the
film Category 5. Keep an eye out
for this rising star.
Matt Campbell is an American,
traveling troubadour who we happened to meet in Nashville at one
of Matt’s stops on his “Back in the
Country” tour. Campbell’s 2013
release No Tattoos captures the
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essence of songs composed on
the road over a three year period.
Some of the sixteen-tracks on this
CD features Matt’s solo on guitar
and/or harmonica singing his vivid
tales in a distinctive voice. Others
songs showcase diverse line-ups
of players who give Campbell’s
tunes a fuller sound. Matt’s travels
begin in a bar with a contemplative country-flavored band ballad
asking “How Can I Love You?” The
journey continues through other
musical landscapes and by track
eight Matt finds himself with the
lonesome “West Texas Blues,”
which he shakes off with the lively
“Can’t Slow Down” punctuated by
a feisty fiddle. Be on the lookout
as this talented troubadour may
be coming to a town near you.
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RELEASES! Church Of Betty, one
of our favorites, returns with
a new doctrine for our Swirled
World. Charismatic frontman Chris
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