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Guitarist/songwriter/producer Emily Wolfe has been making waves with her powerful vocals and dynamic guitar skills and has no signs of slowing down in 2023. Not only is Epiphone/Gibson releasing a second Emily Wolfe Signature guitar, the “White Wolfe”, but Wolfe also recently wrapped up the self-produced follow-up to her 2021 album “Outlier” for release in late-summer/early-fall. She’s been out on the road headlining, and supporting The Gaslight Anthem and will continue touring throughout the rest of the year.
“I’ve spent 10 years building a foundation for my career and this year feels different. It feels like the momentum is finally picking up and I’m ready to take off. With new music coming out, another signature guitar with Epiphone and touring being back to normal after the pandemic, I am filled with nothing but excitement and gratitude.” - Emily Wolfe
Wolfe’s music combines elements of classic rock, blues and modern alternative rock, creating a unique and energetic sound. Emily Wolfe has garnered attention for her passionate live performance and has been recognized as an emerging talent in the rock music scene. Her work and live show have been praised as transcendent, sticky & sweet, bad-ass, and provocative, with a “blazing guitar that runs balance against compellingly melodic vocals that range from scorching to soothing.”
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Sailor Down
The debut full length from Massachusetts based Sailor Down opens by asking, "What's that word for letting go? Two magnets getting close..." as if needing help completing the Sunday crossword puzzle. And though lead songwriter Chloe Deeley weaves intricate alternative tunings between many questions like these - it’s like the answers are already filled in. Both letting go and getting close are repeated themes throughout the record. Having recently relocated from Northampton back to her hometown on the Massachusetts North Shore for a middle school teaching position, Deeley is able to look back and ahead at the horizon with varying levels of optimism.
Sailor Down leaves behind lo-fi bedroom recordings on Lookout Park and expands into full band studio versions featuring everything from early Saddle Creek pedal steel to electronic programming by way of an op1 synthesizer. The latter being showcased on the impossibly catchy lead single “Bat Signal” accompanied by poignant affirmations like “I’m taking a break from falling down. I’m gonna learn how to follow myself around”. Whether getting close or letting go, Deeley finds new ways to use introspective hooks to help appreciate both.
“…spare but lovely with gently-strummed guitar and double-tracked vocals, that should appeal to fans of Phoebe Bridgers and confessional, lo-fi singer-songwriters.” - BrooklynVegan
"a sonic pallet of processed beats and languid acoustic guitars like the middle ground of Frankie Cosmos and Digital Ash-era Bright Eyes." -ForTheRabbits