folk
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Quatorze/Quinze Ans by Ô Paon Drone, ambient music, folk, and more come together on this new shyly voiced Ô Paon EP, which was recorded in the magical land of Anacortes, Washington. There must be a lot of rough, noisy textures around those parts, because that’s what this EP
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Slow Dance in the Cosmos by PORCHES. New York’s Porches. delivers songs that blend folk and indie rock with a hefty dose of melancholy. If pained vocals and dreary chords aren’t your thing, you might wanna steer clear. However, if they are, bon appétit!
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With “Take Me,” Sufjan Stevens intimates that even his unused demos are wholly worthwhile. Stevens shared the “repetitive lo-fi pop” song to his Tumblr Ghetto Soundcloud page upon happening across it on a hard drive under his desk. He went on to describe it with a couple of sly quadruple
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In lieu of her upcoming string of live shows, Icelandic folk songstress Ólöf Arnalds (formerly of múm) has dropped a free four-track-long EP of previously unreleased material. Above, give a listen to “Af stað,” originally written by Arnalds for Björk and Sigur Rós’ 2008 Náttúra concert in Reykjavík. You can
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Earlier this week, Canadian folk artist Basia Bulat dropped her third studio album, Tall Tall Shadow. Give a listen to the LP’s dynamic title track above. The song opens with plinking organ keys and Bulat’s sober croon, but this quickly gives way to a propulsive drum beat and
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The latest full-length from singer-songwriter Bill Callahan is a wonderful display of adventurous, tender folk instrumentation and poetic lyricism.
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Willis Earl Beal has shared another cut from his upcoming sophomore album Nobody knows. “Coming Through” is a passionate, relatively ebullient blues tune featuring an understated vocal contribution from Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. Nobody knows. is scheduled for release on September 10 on HXC Recordings.
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A lovely little track from the forthcoming Lake album, The World Is real. The album is looking at a September release on K, and “Dog In the Desert” is one the cuts from it. With some folky instrumentation, a simple groove, and some gentle vocals, Lake lays out a soundscape
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From the Wells by Preterite Some dark and haunting guitar, strings, vocals from this new Preterite track, “From the Wells.” The duo’s new, sophomore album is coming out on September 22nd via Union Finale. Enjoy!
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Canadian experimental rock outfit Yamantaka // Sonic Titan has dropped a new psychedelic, hard-rocking single with “One,” which features heavy guitars set against some dreamy lead vocals and foreign-flavored chants. While the cavernous reverb does take a bit of the “beef” out of Yamantaka’s instrumentation, the band still comes through
