NPR FRESH AIR PERFORMANCE/CHAT ON DOM FLEMONS AIRS TOMORROW AS USA TODAY STREAMS NEW ALBUM ‘PROSPECT HILL’ NOW

Tune in to NPR today for Dom Flemons’ long-form interview and performance on Fresh Air.

Stream the new solo album ‘Prospect Hill’ (Music Maker Relief Foundation) now at USA Today.

Raves have come in from the UK and US:

“Exceptional.”
-Robin Denselow, The Guardian (UK), July 28, 2014

“Unforgettable.”
-Clive Davis, The Times (UK), July 25, 2014

“Flemons’ harmonica-heavy, foot-tapping folk makes for the perfect hot summer soundtrack.”
-Dacey Orr, Paste, June 2, 2014

“This is interracial hoedown music, irresistibly delivered with a wink and a strut, and it sounds unlike anything else on the market today.”
-John Morthland, Wondering Sound / eMusic, July 25, 2014

“Dom Flemons satisfied an old-time craving.”
-Chris Parton, CMT Edge, June 4, 2014

“A mix of traditional and original songs that explore different moods and strains of Americana… from both the head and the heart.”
-James Reed, Boston Globe, June 26, 2014

“Flemons is a likeable vocalist and has a style on several instruments that is so natural and adept that he could charm snakes.”
-Wayne Bledsoe, Knoxville News-Sentinel, July 26, 2014

“The new album from former Carolina Chocolate Drop Dom Flemons is all quick hits, nervous fits… It's like flipping through radio stations on a road trip.”
-Chris Vitiello, Independent Weekly (NC), July 16, 2014

“Musically, it ranges from fife & drum, original and traditional folk music, ragtime, hokum, early jazz, blues, proto-rock & roll, and more but they are no museum pieces: they relate to experiences in the 21st century with humor, heart, and life.”
-Woody, HearYa, June 27, 2014

FOR YEAR-END CONSIDERATION: KINGSLEY FLOOD'S 'BATTLES'

KINGSLEY FLOOD CAPS BREAKOUT YEAR WITH OPENING SLOT FOR LUCIUS THIS WEEK

With coverage in the NY Times, Esquire, and NPR, Kingsley Flood has had a breakout year and their album 'Battles' ranks among the year's best:

"Best new music." - Metro New York

"...2013 ought to be the Year of The Flood" - Boston.com

"...best albums of 2013? ['Battles'] will be at the top of our list." - HearYa

Here's a recap of a remarkable 2013 for Kingsley Flood:

+ Main stage set at Newport Folk Festival streamed by NPR Music.

Rolling Stone's James Joiner said, "Kingsley Flood kicked off the main stage, shirking the rain with puddle-splashing, foot-stomping folk rock and their signature high energy."

Billboard's Devon Maloney wrote, "Special props ought to be given to a pre-rain, fest-opening set by energetic Boston mainstays Kingsley Flood."

American Songwriter's Sean Maloney testified, "We had never heard these guys before but we were gobsmacked – GOBSMACKED – by the Boston band’s soulful, folk rockin’ shimmy on the Fort Stage.

+ NPR Music premiere of "Sigh a While" music video.

+ NY Times calls "Sun Gonna Lemme Shine" video "awesome."

+ Esquire posts session.

+ Paste posts session.

+ Opening slots for Josh Ritter.

+ A slot on the Hot Stove Cool Music show in Boston January 11 alongside Joan Osborne, The Baseball Project, members of Buffalo Tom and Belly, and baseball industry greats Peter Gammons and Theo Epstein.

+ Current tour supporting Lucius:

Dec 03, 2013 - Pearl Street Ballroom - Northampton, MA
Dec 04, 2013 - Port City Music Hall - Portland, ME
Dec 06, 2013 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
Dec 07, 2013 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL ADDS FAST-RISING KINGSLEY FLOOD AS ROLLING STONE PREMIERES MP3

THE BOSTON GLOBE: " BLISTERING… ROWDY AND PROPULSIVE… KINGSLEY FLOOD IS READY FOR THE NATIONAL STAGE."

Called "the future of American music" by Esquire, Kingsley Flood are emerging on the national stage in 2013. They've been added to the lineup at Newport Folk Festival and Rolling Stone premiered the song "Down" from 'Battles,' which was released February 5.

From throbbing, fuzzed-filled psychedelic, garage rock to lo-fi folk, Kingsley Flood has been compared to Lucero, Deer Tick, The Clash, Wilco, and Okkervil River. Listen here.

The two-time winners at both the Boston Music Awards and the Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll have upcoming shows in the northeast.

"[KF] crackles with the Spaghetti Western swagger of new-school blues-rock acts such as the certifiably massive Black Keys to recent breakthroughs like Alabama Shakes and up-and-comers such as L.A.'s Vintage Trouble, all rusty mic'd vocals gift-wrapped in barbed wire." - MTV Buzzworthy

"Great live show." – NPR.org

"It’s not too early to declare an album as my favorite of the year right? Kingsley Flood is it." – HearYa

"Kingsley Flood play salt-of-the-earth type of music that doesn't strive for authenticity -- it claims it." - Spinner

"Finger-picked guitar slams into the garage stomp." – Boston Phoenix