For Polly Jean Harvey repetition is the scourge of creativity. During the process of making her last album, 2016’s The … More
Tag: Folk
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #75 Midlake – Roscoe
Released: 2006 It’s pretty hard for Europeans to contemplate the sheer size of Texas. In comparison the Lone Star state … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #11 Nick Drake – Hazy Jane I
Released: 1971 One of the most surprising aspects of Nick Drake’s lasting posthumous success is that there is so little … More
Gwenno – Tresor review
Whilst – rightly – nobody ever thinks or cares much about the writers, it’s still worth pointing out that Tresor … More
The Fernweh – TORSCHLUSSPANIK! review
To save you looking it up, TORSCHLUSSPANIK! is a German term which loosely equates to fear of missing out. Or … More
Review: The Weather Station – How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars
For most artists the experience is rare, if indeed it they ever experience it; the opposite of writer’s block, where … More
Los Bitchos – Let The Festivities Begin! review
Ok, so in introducing Let The Festivities Begin! it’s unavoidable to talk about an indie musician finding by chance an … More
Jamie Webster – Moments review
Jamie Webster’s soaring debut album We Get By was released less than eighteen months ago, but it feels like it … More
Novelty Island – How Are Coping With This Century? review
Similarly to those from it’s near neighbour Manchester, musicians from Liverpool face a choice early on; embrace your home city’s … More
Will Stratton – The Changing Wilderness review
If folk was one of the original forms of storytelling, some of it’s charachter was leeched away in the last … More