Take a listen to Home, the brand new album from indie-folk singer-songwriter Josh Garrels (released this past Tuesday), and you’ll hear the soulful, vintage R&B layer that he’s added to his already impressive eclectic sonic palette. For our newest NoiseTrade One-on-One, we chatted with Garrels about the writing and recording process for Home, his new backyard studio, and his two cents on the ever-evolving “free music” discussion.
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Welcome to the weekend, NoiseTraders! First things first, if you haven’t downloaded Josh Garrels’s stunning brand new album Home yet, stop what you’re doing and remedy that immediately. Seriously, you need to hear this album. To make things even easier, HERE is another link to it. Now there are no excuses. I’ll wait… Alrighty, you back? Good! Now, if you try to tell me that “Heaven’s Knife”, “Leviathan”, and “At the Table” aren’t some of the best songs you’ve heard this year, I will freely arm wrestle you Over the Top backwards cap-style in the back parking lot. Also, be sure to check out my in-depth interview with Garrels to get an even deeper picture of what went into the writing and recording of Home, as well as his thoughts on the ongoing “free music” discussion that continues to be debated within the artistic community. But that’s not all, folks! I’ve also got your lovingly-curated weekly music and book recommendations waiting for you as well. Don’t say I never gave you nothing! Alrighty, get into all the things! – WILL HODGE, NoiseTrade Music Editor
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 The Choir The Loudest Sound Ever Heard Even after three decades of crafting some of the richest sonic genius that has ever come out of the Christian alternative music scene, The Choir continues to show they have no knowledge of even the existence of a brake pedal. The Loudest Sound Ever Heard was released in 2012 and is currently being offered here in its entirety to help celebrate their upcoming tour, unquestionably their biggest tour in decades. Running April 17 through June 14 (with more shows continuing to be scheduled), their Circle Slide 25 Year Anniversary Tour will commemorate the release of their landmark 1990 album Circle Slide. If you’re new to The Choir, I recommend starting with “After All”, the dreamy closing track to The Loudest Sound Ever Heard which is a duet with the incomparable Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer. | |  Into It. Over It. Twelve Towns As a brand new resident of the Windy City, my eyes have quickly become accustomed to being drawn towards anything with the Chicago flag on it. Such is the case with my attraction the artwork of Twelve Towns by Into It. Over It., the solo project of my fellow city-mate Evan Thomas Weiss. The entire Twelve Towns project initially consisted of 12 songs named after various cities (notwithstanding the exclusion of Chicago) which were released over a series of split EPs with other bands. Presented here is a sampling of the album with two of those tracks, “Portland, OR” and “Augusta, GA”. If you enjoy the emo-influenced, introspective songs of Into It. Over It., we’re also offering “Summerville, SC” (another Twelve Towns track) in its originally released state as part of the Snack Town EP split with Castevet as well. | |
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 Marc Cary Hit the Rhodes Masterfully layering electro-jazz structures with drum-and-bass grooves and putting a Fender Rhodes into the forefront of the mix, Marc Cary has created a unique musical project that is overflowing with creativity, improvisation, and genre-less versatility. Hit the Rhodes features three standout instrumentals from Cary’s 20-year career, including the frantic “Astral Flight 17” from Rhodes Ahead, Vol.2, the bubbling horn-led “Running out of Time” from Cosmic Indigenous, and the space-lounge bounce of “The Spectrum” from Four Directions. | |  Jeremy Cowart The Photographer’s Toolkit (eBook) If you’re interested in photography but don’t exactly know all the ins-and-outs of what you’re looking for gear-wise, Jeremy Cowart’s The Photographer’s Toolkit is exactly what you’ve been waiting for. Cowart has shot for a wide variety of well-known celebrities and humanitarian projects and his book details the specific gear he uses, from free to not-so-cheap, in his real-world, day-to-day sessions. No matter your level of engagement with photography, The Photographer’s Toolkit will help you get to the next level of what you’re looking to achieve. | |
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When writer Will Hodge isn’t chasing the kangaroo, you can find him running off at the keyboard about music, concerts, and vinyl at My So-Called Soundtrack .
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