With The Rusted Hearts, Miles Nielsen has honed his sound to an ideal pop/rock state: a knack for catchy melodies, shimmering guitars and flawless production, as well as quite a few nods toward his musical forerunners. The album opens with…
Author: For Folk's Sake
Album | Memoryhouse – The Slideshow Effect
It must get boring being constantly compared to another, bigger, more successful band, so let’s get it over with quickly. Yes, Memoryhouse sound a bit like Beach House. They’re both ‘dream pop’, they both have female singers with defined, droney…
Interview | Diagram’s Sam Genders
Sam Genders isn’t a man to stay in one place too long. Best known as co-founder of electro-folk band Tunng, he’s also been a member of folk super group The Accidental and is now back with solo project, Diagrams. The…
Album | Alex Highton – Woodditton Wives Club
Alex Highton’s debut album Woodditton Wives Club is a stark portrait of what modern day Britain is really like. Released at a time when spirits are low and community spirit is almost non-existent, Highton manages to create some light-hearted relief…
Album | Peter Broderick – It Starts Here
The style of Peter Broderick’s new album will be familiar to anyone who’s heard Efterklang, yet he has developed a compelling style of his own, particularly in the piano playing and overlaid instrumentation. Ticking percussion and quiet keyboards emerge softly…
EP | Lianne La Havas – Forget
You may have noticed the name Lianne La Havas on the BBC’s Sound of 2012 longlist at the turn of the year, but please don’t hold that against her. That particular barometer of cool has been malfunctioning for some time…
Live | King Creosote & Jon Hopkins @ Shepherds Bush Empire
There are a lot of different reasons for going to see some lovely music. You might want to see a band live because they’re perky enough that you can sing along without being ashamed. You might go in the hope…
Album | Jim White – Where It Hits You
In the circles I generally move in, the name Jim White refers to Sky Sports News’ rabid transfer-window hype-klaxon and professional Scotsman. In contrast to his namesake’s transfer deadline-day rabble-rousing, though, this Jim White is a musically understated southern American…
Album | Lambchop – Mr. M
Despite announcing its arrival with a wave of lush waves, the latest album from Americana veterans Lambchop delivers understatement as a theme. From the descriptions of the banal realities of relationships (cleaning the coffee maker and avoiding ‘talking about seagulls’…
Album | Perfume Genius – Put Your Back N 2 It
Perfume Genius seemed to emerge from nowhere in June 2010 as debut LP Learning made a quiet but marked impact on those who heard it. Mike Hadreas’ stark and revealing lyrics came from an unsettling, dark place, and were coupled…