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Interview – Homestead Records: Keeping in mind what matters most, “we love making music, we love the music our artists make”

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By Kelsey Simpkins

After I first heard LOTT perform in early 2014, one of my initial coherent thoughts was, “if I were a record label, I’d sign her.” Everything Leah Ottman and her music embodies is pure magic, and as someone in the music industry, it would be an honor to represent someone so talented and genuine. But alas, I do not run a record label at the moment. However, in a stroke of luck for all involved, there exists a local entity known as The Homestead Records, who had the same idea. You might have heard of them. [Read more…] about Interview – Homestead Records: Keeping in mind what matters most, “we love making music, we love the music our artists make”

Review – A.M. Stryker – The Lion’s Share

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By Brandon Henry

Rising out of the debris of life’s wreckage is AM Stryker’s The Lion’s Share, a gorgeous collection of songs that are as comforting as rain on a Sunday. The record is a lush, contemplative album that soaks to the core of your consciousness and lures you in for quiet reflection. With sparse instrumentation and a less is more approach, A.M. Stryker delivers nine powerful songs of pain, loss, grief, and eventually letting go. [Read more…] about Review – A.M. Stryker – The Lion’s Share