Tag: folk
The Vespertine Kind: “Hang Me Oh Hang Me” generates a powerful empathy
The Vespertine Kind is a recent project by Buckinghamshire based musician Graham Iddon. The project began as an interest in creating an unusual fusion of [more…]
Annie Fitzgerald: “You & Me & the Sun” combines fantastic vocals with charming tunes
The tone of Minnesota singer-songwriter, Annie Fitzgerald’s, latest album “You & Me & the Sun”, is set between folk, pop and rock strains, in an [more…]
Bulat: “Still So Far Away” – resonant and powerful
Bulat is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor who was born in Russia, raised in England, and is now based in California. His music mixes [more…]
Happy Curmudgeons: “Meant 2 Be” is a wonderfully complete, meaty listen!
From the artwork to its threadbare closing track, “Meant 2 Be” is a wonderfully complete, meaty listen. It is also absolutely brimming with killer hooks [more…]
MIIKØ: “Waves” – delivering meaning beyond the confines created by simple language and sound
It’s not often that a song comes along which is so resolutely more significant than the relatively restrained sum of its parts. “Waves”, is one [more…]
Ann Paul: “STAY” – Nuanced, intensely hued, and from the heart
It’s not easy to find really excellent singer-songwriters anymore, but in Ann Paul the talent has been found as she’s an amazing artist. Her arrangements [more…]
Phillip Broussard: “Wavelength” – a masterful work of humble art
Phillip Broussard’s music cuts right to the soul and surprises profound thoughts running inside my head each time I listen to a new composition. Mixing [more…]
Chaz Hearne: “Rise of the Voluminous” points its creativity in quite a few different directions
The very first thing I learned while listening to the album “Rise of the Voluminous” by eclectic folk artist, Chaz Hearne, is that the defining [more…]
Russell Esby: “Post-Sentiments” – cool, calm and collected!
Russell Esby is a 17 year old multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, from the European island of Malta. Russell says that writing songs and playing music is [more…]
Will Diehl: “Give It Time” – work that hits close to home for so many people
Will Diehl’s latest EP release, “Give It Time” beautifully walks the line between strong acoustic melodies and folk rock tendencies which capture the emotion Diehl puts [more…]
Roddan: “Bleed 432” – There’s craft here in the way he revisits themes and images
“Bleed 432” is Roddan’s follow-up EP to his 2016 debut release of “Music House”. This sophomore EP from the American singer-songwriter from Seattle consists of [more…]
Jim & Mandy: “The Lion and The Fox” – a master-class in lush vocal sensibilities and perceptive storytelling
If only one thing becomes clear after listening to the EP “The Lion and The Fox”, by Jim (McGee) & Mandy (Johnson), it is that [more…]
Liam Merrigan: “Broke Beyond Tomorrow” – homespun originality that’s hard to come across
Liam Merrigan is 29 year old singer-songwriter from Kintbury Berkshire UK. The 10 track album of original songs, “Broke Beyond Tomorrow” deals with Liam life [more…]
Lyrics Of Two: “Let’s Make This Earth From House To Home” – a potential utopia
In a seemingly indefinite era of violence and indifference, philosophers can prove to be radicals by simply telling us what we should already know. The [more…]
The Mumford Music Experience: “On the Way Home” – passionate and joyful!
Mumford & Sons took the world by storm using their raw mixture of acoustic melody, percussion, and that catchy little banjo to compliment the ensemble. Then [more…]
The Hopeful Giants: “Hawthorne EP” – tracks that go straight to the heart!
There are two types of people in this world – those who enjoy music and those who like music as a background noise. The Hopeful [more…]
Shellee Coley: “Story Like This” finds the timeless and universal in common experiences
Shellee Coley is a Texas-based singer-songwriter that has released three full length albums. Her current focus is a 5 song book of musical meditations called The [more…]
Sarantos: “First 5 Seconds” to love!
The single “First 5 Seconds”, is a fine showcase of Sarantos’ maturation as both musician and a human with heart and soul. Beautiful poetic expression [more…]
Inactive Spaz: “Who’s Knockin?” – atmospheric and spontaneous sounding
“Who’s Knockin?” is an intimate, stripped-down song that highlights Inactive Spaz’s instantly recognizable voice, incisive songwriting, and rustic acoustic guitar work. Inactive Spaz is a one [more…]
