This edition of LITM Singer-Songwriter Picks brings to you shades of country music and indie folk tracks that will warm your heart. The list features artists Mitchell Broodley, Ezra Briggs, Foxy Leopard, and more.
Mitchell Broodley - Overtime Again
Country music wrapped in genuine emotion and honesty is what awaits you when you listen to ‘Overtime Again’ by Mitchell Broodley. Instrumentation takes on a quintessential country sound, offering a relaxed and yet powerful groove. Broodley’s vocals are rich, and filled with a kind of depth that is hard to come by lately. The guitar solo section towards the end is truly the cherry on top and elevates the track further. The lyricism is beautifully woven with image heavy storytelling, which feels like a peek into someone else’s life while offering you contexts through which you can look at your own life.
Ezra Briggs - Giant Tree
An absolutely delightful guitar riff opening up the track, ‘Giant Tree’ by Ezra Briggs feels like a momentary escape into simpler times and simpler spaces. The instrumentation leans towards an indie-folk sound, with beautiful layered guitars majorly driving the track. The textures added to the song through the harmonizations are simply soul touching and convey a beautiful sort of warmth to your heart. The lyricisms are riddled with imagery and take on a tone of nostalgia and the desire of return. The song might remind you of Fleet Foxes’s discography, owing to similar indie-folk sounds. An auditory delight through and through, this song needs to be on your playlists.
Foxy Leopard - I Haven’t Seen Enough
‘I Haven’t Seen Enough’ by Foxy Leopard is what comes to life when one makes use of tools provided by technological advances and the steering provided by the human heart. The instrumentation choices in the song offer a melancholic, reflective tone, and a tone of determinance. The vocals created in the song are hauntingly beautiful, with a seething power that surprises you when it emerges in the chorus sections. The lyrics are the human heart’s creation and are beautifully done, and offer great character to the song. All in all, this song is definitely one that will surprise you with everything that it is.
Alexander Joseph - Heading Home
Bringing to you a different take on folk music, ‘Heading Home’ by Alexander Joseph feels like a blanket of warmth and comfort. Instrumentation is exquisitely crafted, with a gentle building of blending of layers as it makes its way towards peaks in its musicality. The lyricism is characterized by an interweaving of metaphors and grounding storytelling. Joseph’s vocals hold immense depth and vulnerability, besides of course incredible skill that comes through in the manner in which he drives the song. In its gentility and carefully crafted musicality, this song should definitely be on your list of songs to check out.
Tyler McGinnis - Geronimo
Vibrant, bright and real to the bone, ‘Geronimo’ by Tyler McGinnis offers you a different perspective of country music. The instrumentation leans towards an alt-country sound, bringing to you a groove that is impossible to be taken over by. There is not a single moment of stagnancy in the song, with constant steering and progression of the song, bringing in a wonderful dynamicity. McGinnis’ vocals capture the vibrancy of the instrumentation perfectly. The bridge section of the song will have you wishing to learn it by-heart as a way to show-off to your friends, because man it takes skill to it the way that McGinnis does it. Play it right this second, for without a doubt you are going to love it.
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