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Cinder Well has always had a knack for making beautiful music, but her latest is exceptional in how beautiful it is. "Beyond the Pale" somehow captures the vibe of her current home in Los Angeles and the doom folk she made while living in Ireland. It has some aspects and elements of a Southern California sound mixed with the beauty and dreariness associated with Ireland. It's a hard sound and feeling to describe, but once you listen to the song you'll understand. "Beyond the Pale" is immediately striking upon its start, and only draws you in deeper as it goes on. Cinder Well is one of those artists who always seems like she should be much more well known than she is, and songs like her latest could very well propel her to the next level. Cinder Well says of her latest single: "A hangover, a break-up, a migraine, a confessional, this song features the legendary Greg Cohen (Tom Waits, John Zorn) on bass, alongside my dear friend Phillip Rogers (Hayley H...

Photo by Chelsea Moosekian Cinder Well, aka multi-instrumentalist Amelia Baker, returns with a powerful new single. "While the Womb Screams Silently" is a stripped down and bare single. Baker's vocals are the main focus, while string instruments hold the song down musically. Haunting is a term that gets thrown around in the world of music quite a bit, but "While the Womb Screams Silently" is the definition of that description. Folk is most likely the genre that best fits this song, but that's mostly because of the acoustic instruments being used. The song certainly isn't traditional folk, but Cinder Well has never exactly fit into any specific genre. Amelia Baker says of her latest single: "This song is inspired by the movie "Portrait of A Lady On Fire" from director Céline Sciamma. In the film, a woman is arranged to be wed, and because of her intense resistance to the situation, a painter is commissioned to secretly paint her wedding por...

Sunny War was born in Nashville but has been in Los Angeles for a while now. Those two cities truly flavor her music. Her latest single, "Lucid Lucy," has all of the Americana/folk that you would expect from Nashville, but covered in LA sheen. What's amazing about the sheen on the track is how minimal it is. The song is just Sunny War's vocals, guitar, and cello. Even with such minimal instrumentation, the song is lush and full sounding. The song is about someone who lives such a dull life that they master the art of lucid dreaming and begin enjoying their dream life more. It's a beautiful and compelling song, and a perfect introduction to Sunny War (if this is your first listen to her music). You can watch the video for "Lucid Lucy" below. Simple Syrup is due out on March 26 via Hen House Studios. You can pre-order a copy on Bandcamp . For more on Sunny War, check out the artist's website .