Arrah & the Ferns

If you have any taste at all for country-inspired indie rock, or even if you just like good music, give Arrah & the Ferns a listen or two. Based in Philly (via Muncie, Ind.) these guys combine country, folk, and alternative rock for a sound that's a little bit of a throwback but with a contemporary spin. Country beats and Southern rock guitar work underlie Arrah Fisher's warm, country-girl-turned-city-vixen kind of voice.

You can download their album FOR FREE here:

http://arrahandtheferns.bandcamp.com/album/soldier-ghost-ep

The songs "Wake Up" and "Soldier Ghost" are particular favorites. In one of them Arrah sings about sending her fingernail clippings to the wife of her lover....whoa dude.