folk
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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.
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While the more slow, syrupy side of Beck’s discography appeals to many, it never has to me. Morning Phase shows beck returning to the stomping grounds of albums like Mutations and Sea Change, but with instrumentation and tunes that are far more uninteresting.
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Singer-songwriter Angel Olsen offers a change of pace from her bold, rootsy sound on her last album.
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The eerie Taylor Kirk-led singer-songwriter project Timber Timbre drops a steamy new single titled “Hot Dreams.” The forthcoming album it’s featured on has the same title, too. I love the slow, retro balladry going on here. It’s the perfect setting for Kirk’s voice. He’s always had
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Precession by Alden Penner A short, four-track EP from ex-Unicorns member Alden Penner. The Canadian singer-songwriter dropped Precession late last year, and all of these tracks are set to turn up on his forthcoming full-length LP, Exegesis. The release date: February 4th. Enjoy!
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Beck suddenly drops a folky new single, which teases toward his next LP, Morning Phase. The album is currently looking at a February 25th release date, and I’m not entirely sure how excited I am at this point. While One Foot In The Grave–Beck’s freak folk opus–
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Trickling vibraphone, lithe strings, and a delicate but assertive voice, this new Tara Jane O’Neil track, “Elemental Finding” makes me officially excited for her new LP, Where Shine New Lights. Every note is perfectly placed, and there is a quiet drone that washes underneath throughout, and the song ambles
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Even though she has firmly planted herself as a wonderful, talented indie-folk singer/songwriter, Marissa Nadler’s has not found a larger audience. It’s quite a shame, and her most recent releases attest to that. She has a new record on the way, though, and has just dropped a
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Folkie Josephine Foster has been pretty busy these past couple years, and now she’s releasing the follow up to last year’s quietly great Blood Rushing. It’s called I’m a Dreamer, and here’s the title track. It has a certain timeless quality, sounding as if it
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Good Morning, Sunshine by Shortstraw Shortstraw plays a rough but incredibly upbeat brand of indie rock that could only come from a place like Johannesburg. Their new record even features a song for morning people! As far as “Couch Potato” goes, it’s a winner of an opening track, and
