Angela Autumn - "Mountain Stream"

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Photo by Avery Norman

Angela Autumn was one of our favorite discoveries at this year's Green River Festival, and now the Nashville based musician is back with a new single. "Mountain Stream" contains everything that won over the Backporch Stage crowd last weekend. It bridges the gap between folk-pop and a more traditional, Appalachian style. The song has this interesting almost electronic element to it, kind of like an indie rock meets trip hop vibe to go with the banjo. Despite such non-folk elements, "Mountain Stream" is a folk song. Plus, the whole thing has a certain sense of psychedelia, giving Autumn a fully unique sound we're now fully invested in.

Angela Autumn says of her latest single:

“The song ‘Mountain Stream’ is a slack-tuned anthem about escaping something. It came to me one night when I was on a medicine journey and felt very otherworldly. I began singing words that did not feel like my own. But I think I was unearthing something deep inside of me. The mountain is a powerful image to me in my healing. It represents new heights and accomplishments, something monumental that is not easily perceived by the senses, but is felt internally. When making the video I wanted to show feminine power through dance. We collaborated with a few dancers and musicians and I made up some choreography. The song was entirely tracked live, minus the banjo and the loud primal hollers me and Isaiah added. I love that he had the faith in me to record it and it turned out to be the last song of six we tracked during our studio day. It had rained all day, so we really got to drop in and turn it up.”

You can watch the video for "Mountain Stream" below. Believer is due out September 11 on Gar Hole Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Angela Autumn, check out the artist on Instagram and Facebook. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


Aug 1-3 - Canmore, AB - Canmore Folk Festival

Aug 13 - Nelsonville, OH - Creekside Stage Summer Series (free outdoor concert - trio)

Aug 29 - Bloomington, IN - Secretly 30th

Sep 13 - Evanston, IL - Evanston Folk Festival

Oct 3 - Leipzig, DE - UT Connewitz ^

Oct 4 - Leipzig, DE - UT Connewitz ^ *Roll Date*

Oct 5 - Prague, CZ - MeetFactory ^

Oct 7 - Krakow, PL - Hype Park ^

Oct 8 - Warsaw, PL - Progresja ^

Oct 9 - Poznan, PL - 2Progi ^

Oct 11 - Copenhagen, DK - Pumpehuset ^

Oct 12 - Hamburg, DE - Grosse Freiheit 36 ^

Oct 13 - Bremen, DE - Modernes ^

Oct 15 - Berlin, DE - Metropol ^

Oct 16 - Berlin, DE - Metropol ^ *Roll Date* 

Oct 18 - Munich, DE - Muffathalle ^

Oct 19 - Innsbruck, AU - Treibhaus ^

Oct 20 - Vienna, AU - Arena ^

Oct 22 - Salzburg, AU - Rockhouse ^

Oct 23 - Budapest, HU - A38 Ship ^

Oct 24 - Zagreb, HR - Mocvara Club ^

Oct 25 - Zurich, CH - Kaufleuten ^

Oct 27 - Milan, IT - Magazzini Generali ^

Oct 28 - Rome, IT - Monk ^

Oct 29 - Bologna, IT - Locomotiv Club ^

Oct 31 - Lyon, FR - Transbordeur Club ^

Nov 1 - Frankfurt, DE - Zoom ^

Nov 2 - Esch-sur-Alzette, LU - Rockhal ^

Nov 4 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso ^

Nov 5 - Den Haag, NL - Paard ^

Nov 6 - Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje ^

Nov 8 - Zwolle, NL - Hedon ^

Nov 9 - Brussels, BE - Cirque Royal ^

Nov 10 - Paris, FR - Elysée Montmartre ^

Nov 12 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2 ^

Nov 13 - Bristol, UK - Electric ^

Nov 14 - London, UK - Electric Brixton ^

Nov 16 - Cologne, DE - Stadthalle ^

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