folk rock
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David Berman’s wryly depressive (or depressively wry) songwriting seems to have only gotten sharper during his decade away from music.
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Though an improvement on his previous solo effort, Kurt Vile’s new album could have used some trimming.
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Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters applies the politically charged spirit of his past work to the political landscape of today on his latest release.
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2017 keeps the strong singer/songwriter releases coming with Feist’s Pleasure.
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UK singer-songwiter Laura Marling releases one of her most upfront albums yet.
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Unlikely Mothers by Big Blood Psychedelic and prolific folk rock outfit Big Blood have recently released their second album this year, and you can stream it via the widget above. The title of this thing: Unlikely Mothers. It’s a double album that features a series of long, patient, and
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https://soundcloud.com/drag-city/jessica-pratt-back-baby With a voice like Janis Joplin minus the cigarettes and guitar playing like an angel with problems, Jessica Pratt seems to be a rising contender in the folk rock world. Pratt’s original and peculiar approach is simple, but allows her to enter a completely
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No holds barred on this new Sharon Van Etten track. With some elongated, expressive vocal melodies, I think she’s delivering some of her most straightforward lyricism yet. The spacious instrumentation complements her confident vocal delivery fantastically, and the chorus on this thing flourishes beautifully with vocal harmonies bright, shimmering
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New York psych folk outfit Woods drops the title track to their forthcoming album coming out on April 15th. It’s a 9-minute odyssey that starts off like any ol’ woods track, but eventually expands into one of the most enthralling jams in the band’s discography. Watch a review
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The new War On Drugs album is a winning combination of psychedelic rock, krautrock, folk, and Americana–just like the band’s last album, but better.
