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Pen Pals (band)
The Pen Pals are an indie folk music group composed of artists Jetty Rae and Heath McNease. The group is known for its minimalist style and layered vocal harmonies. To date, they have released 2 albums: 'Gold' (2016) and 'I Disappear' (2017), the latter of which is said to have 'introspective lyrics of loss, sorrow, perseverance and hope'. The group itself has been cited as a 'gentler, more harmonic version of The Civil Wars'. Discography The Pen Pals have released 2 albums in their career: Gold (2015) Released on September 17, 2015 described by one reviewer as "folk pop". The album spent 5 days as the most downloaded on NoiseTrade NoiseTrade is a global online audio and book direct-to-fan distribution platform. It is based in Nashville, Tennessee. It enables its users to upload original music and books and give away for free without digital rights management to anyone w .... The theme of the album is a romance that begins and ends with summer. I Disappear (2017) Rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jetty Rae
Jetty Rae (born January 13, 1987) is an unsigned indie folk American singer-songwriter (also part of the group Pen Pals) whose career began in Kona, Hawaii but now resides in Michigan. Notable appearances include Lilith Fair 2010, CMJ Music Festival, Ann Arbor Summer Festival, The Red Jacket Jamboree, and a number of CFA festivals including Agapefest, Big Ticket, and Fandana Festival. Jetty Rae's music has been used by companies such as Microsoft, Petco, Amazon.com, and Ben and Jerry's to promote their brands. She is known for "taking lyrics and adding a depth that few artists can.". Jetty Rae's album ''Drowning in Grain'' peaked at No. 130 on the CMJ Top 200 Radio charts. Personal life Jetty Rae was born in Springfield, Oregon on January 13, 1987. She was raised by her parents, Tyvin and Kathleen, in an art-friendly family near the mountain town of Happy Camp, California before moving for a short time to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her parents were missionaries which required ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heath McNease
Heath Daniel McNease is an American Christian hip hop and folk rock musician who is primarily a worship musician in the Christian music movement. He released four albums with 7Spin Music, two of those hip hop releases, ''The Heath McNease Fanclub Meets'' in 2007 and ''The Gun Show'' in 2010, while he released two folk rock roots releases, ''The House Always Wins'' in 2010 and ''Shine On'' in 2010. The remainder of his albums have been released independently. He released four hip hop albums, ''Straight Outta Console: The Nintendo Thumb Mixtape'' in 2011, ''Thrift Store Jesus'' in 2012, ''Jesus Shuttlesworth: The Mixtape'' and ''The Weight of Glory: Second Edition (A Hip Hop Remix Inspired by the Works of C.S. Lewis)'' in 2013, and ''Among Thieves'' in 2014, while two were folk rock roots releases, ''The Weight of Glory - Songs Inspired by the Works of C.S. Lewis'' in 2012, and ''Fort Wayne'' in 2014. Early life McNease was born Heath Daniel McNease in Colquitt, Georgia. His parent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars were an American musical duo composed of Joy Williams (singer), Joy Williams and John Paul White. Formed in 2008, The Civil Wars won four Grammy Awards prior to their 2014 breakup. History 2008–2010 Both Williams and White had solo careers prior to meeting at a songwriting workshop in Nashville in 2008. Williams had recorded several moderately successful albums and was signed as a songwriter to Warner/Chappell; White had independently released ''The Long Goodbye''—which was originally set to be released through a deal with Capitol Records—and was writing for EMI Music. At the workshop, approximately 25 songwriters were assembled by music publishers to write hit singles, radio singles for an unnamed band later identified as the country group Gloriana (band), Gloriana. Williams and White were randomly paired to write together, and quickly discovered an affinity. In a 2012 interview, Williams said that "when he started singing it was like I knew where he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NoiseTrade
NoiseTrade is a global online audio and book direct-to-fan distribution platform. It is based in Nashville, Tennessee. It enables its users to upload original music and books and give away for free without digital rights management to anyone who provides at least an e-mail address and zip code. It was established by Derek Webb and artists he knew after he became one of the first major label artist to give his digital album away. Over 80,000 free copies were downloaded."‘FREE DEREK WEBB’ CAMPAIGN CLOSES WITH OVER 80,000 DOWNLOADS OF MOCKINGBIRD CD."' Press Release. Retrieved December 31, 2006. He used those mailing addresses to book shows. After attendance at his shows had increased dramatically he decided other artists could benefit from the same idea. He decided that the data would be more valuable than money made selling digital albums. Artists upload music with their free account, and then anyone can download ZIP files of mp3 and album art, only requiring an e-mail addres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
