This weekly Earvolution feature highlights up and coming artists we think you should get to know. We are always on the lookout for emerging talent, so if you have any recommendations, or if you would like to submit your own music for review, contact us at hilltownmedia@gmail.com.

This week's batch of "Artists to watch" has a little something for everyone. Enjoy.


Justin Jones

Justin Jones is a brilliant new singer song-writer from southern Virginia. He has an easy-like-Sunday-morning sound reminiscent of Gram Parsons and early Tom Waits. Whether you call it alt-country or hillbilly soul, his debut Blue Dreams is a heartfelt collection of story-telling songs delivered with a stunning authenticity. What distinguishes Jones from the bevy of singer song-writers of today is his ability to tune out the world, to lose himself in his craft. While others are busy proving themselves radio-worthy and struggling with the weight of their own self-consciousness, Jones delivers his haunting stories with the poise of someone who will be content with his music whether he becomes a star or not. Because of this, he is much more poignant and heartbreaking than those other guys who are trying too hard to capture something that comes to Jones naturally. Check him out here and get on the bandwagon before he explodes.

The Joggers

These days you don't get more hipster indie-rock than Portland, Oregon and Star Time International Records. The Joggers hail from both. The band is art-rock more in the style of 80's college rock than the other indie-darling bands on their label, such as the French Kicks and The Futureheads. What sets these guys apart and makes you say "whoa," is their four-part harmonies. Who does that? Well no one, not since the 1800's anyway. Check them out here. These guys are smart, but they are also fun.

The Teeth

Appropriately, The Teeth, complete with a pair of twins sharing lead vocal duties, come to us from the City of Brotherly Love. Their sound is experimental and quirky, earning references to Pavement and the Talking Heads. At times they are piano-driven and airy, but they can also be guitar-based and frantic. Either way, they are refreshingly interesting and worth checking out. Discover them here.