Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
The Pew Playlist once again benefits from the international reach of Americana music as we add songs from Norway and Iceland. Those tracks are paired with a couple others that highlight classic Nashville and Texas country sounds. We also get to hear how a classical music upbringing is put to work on a folk rocker.... Continue Reading →
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”—no one knows that better than Matt Lorenz, a.k.a. The Suitcase Junket, who has taken trash to make musical treasure, and beautifully displayed it in his forthcoming album, Pile Driver, out April 21st. Lorenz has assembled 12 tracks showcasing his bluesy, fuzzed-out guitar—also a dumpster find—along with a host of... Continue Reading →
As a youngster growing up in rural Vermont, Matt Lorenz liked taking things apart—not fixing them, rather dissecting and inspecting the inner workings of useful household items. His exasperated, yet patient parents decided to let their son bring home something from the dump whenever it was time to take a load of trash. ”I took mostly... Continue Reading →