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Signature Sounds, Whately
Signature Sounds Recordings was formed by Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer in 1995 to promote the burgeoning acoustic music scene in and around Northampton, MA. Since their inception, they have released more than 50 albums of singer-songwriter, Americana and modern folk music.
At Shop Western Mass, we love the diversity of artists on the Signature Sounds label. Jim and his crew have an exceptional ear for talent (Jim also books the Green River Festival) and their catalog provides a who's who of today's acoustic music scene. We have chosen some of our favorites here. You can find more at SignatureSounds.com.
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
by Joy Kills Sorrow
$12.99
With its bold new brand of acoustic music, Joy Kills Sorrow pushes right through the envelope and out the other side.
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by Patty Larkin
$14.99 for two-CD set
A self described guitar driven songwriter, Patty Larkin has been redefining the boundaries of folk-urban pop music for 25 years with her inventive guitar wizardry...
Some Strange Country
by Crooked Still
$12.99
Crooked Still is an ensemble effort of inspired music making that moves the bands' impossible to pigeonhole style in new directions...
Looking For A Fight
by The Sweetback Sisters
$12.99
Sweetback Sisters Emily Miller and Zara Bode may not be blood relations, but their precise, family-style harmonies recall the best of country music...
Leave the Light On
by Chris Smither
$12.99
Chris Smither's Signature Sounds debut album, Leave the Light On features seven new songs as well as a few choice covers and arrangements of traditional...
Tuxedo of Ashes
by the Winterpills
$7.99
From the very start, Tuxedo of Ashes is vintage Winterpills, a band with a sound described by one critic as "... ghostly, shimmering music, beatific harmonies...
Flower of Avalon
by Tracy Grammer
$12.99
With the release of Flower Of Avalon, Tracy Grammer began a new story while continuing to champion the songs of her former partner, Dave Carter.
Big Old Life
by Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem
$12.99
So, what's a daisy mayhem? Wicked percussion, sublime lead singing, great harmonies, sparkling original songs and a deep repertoire.
Lorraine
by Lori McKenna
$12.99
Lori McKenna's first name is actually Lorraine. She was named after the mother she lost when she was only seven, but whose impact on Lori's life reverberates...
Hello Starling
by Josh Ritter
$12.99
Josh Ritter's songs are a rare gift of natural, intuitive beauty. Maybe it's his Idaho roots or his suitably tousled hairstyle , or maybe it's just the ethereal collision...
Not Far Now
by Richard Shindell
$12.99
Innovative, original and occasionally spiritual, Shindell's songs weave tales that interchangeably champion the downtrodden, exalt the disaffected...
In the Buffalo
Surround by Dennis Crommett
$12.99
Dennis Crommett is a singer/songwriter from Northampton, MA, and also the guitarist in the chamber pop band Winterpills...
Lake Street Dive
by Lake Street Dive
$12.99
Lake Street Dive are at once jazz-schooled, DIY-motivated, and classically pop obsessed. Beginning with catchy songs that are by turns openhearted...
Starlight Hotel
by Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers
$12.99
Whether nailing an upbeat honky-tonk tune or a slow, sad story-song, Zoe Muth’s music is so honest and familiar...
Good Summer Rain
by Erica Wheeler
$12.99
Erica Wheeler is an award-wining singer/songwriter based in western Massachusetts.Erica has headlined clubs from Boston to Berkeley...
Butcher Holler
by Eilen Jewell
$12.99
Boise-born and Boston-based, Eilen Jewell has quickly distinguished herself as one of the rising stars of a new generation of roots musicians.