Jamie Webster’s soaring debut album We Get By was released less than eighteen months ago, but it feels like it … More
Tag: Folk
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
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Superwolves review
Not everything the world waits sixteen years for ends up being worth the anticipation: Godfather III springs to mind, but … More
The Best Albums of 2020 #14 Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
Beautifully chaotic second album from grungy folk punk icon. Read about it here. Ket tracks: Moon Song, Garden Song, I … More
50 Best Songs of 2020 #40 This Is The Kit – This Is What You Did
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This Is The Kit – Off Off On review
Recently there was a very huffy piece run by a British newspaper about the re-emergence of folk as a grassroots … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #34 XTC – Senses Working Overtime
Released : 1982 At it’s obvious end, punk and new wave bands responded to it’s demise in many differerent ways; … More
Fleet Foxes – Shore review
Right about the time that Fleet Foxes third album, 2017’s Crack Up was released, front man Robin Pecknold appeared to … More
Iron & Wine – Our Endless Numbered Days reissue review
Appropriately enough for a movement birthed around a campfire, the angsty, check shirted strain of American roots music that went … More