The River Gorge Guild
Category: The Record Shop
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As a life-long lover of stories, I’ve recently become captivated by the art of the album opener. Any good album is a story, and the album opener is a songwriter’s answer to this question: how do you want your story to begin? I’ve compiled my favorite album openers in the indie folk and indie rock…
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We aren’t just climbers and outdoorspeople. We’re also neighbors, artists, and humans. Often, we’re counter-cultural, sensitive, and socially aware, too. Either way, we’re all currently living through violent times in which we and our friends are in danger. Here are some songs in the indie genres we all love that capture how we’re feeling about…
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As a life-long classically trained musician, I’ve encountered and dealt with plenty of adversity in the music industry. High-pressure auditions, long and grueling rehearsals, fiercely competitive peers–the works. Perhaps one of the most unfamiliar and daunting challenges, though, was quitting my orchestral career altogether, leaving everything behind, and picking up songwriting instead. Being a beginner…
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If you need a soundtrack for your melancholic wanderlust, you’ve come to the right place. As a child of the suburbs with a heart that belongs in the mountains, I’ve spent a lot of my life yearning out that open window and seeking out art that matches. Here, I’ve compiled for you some of the…