Basking in understated poignancy, Geoff Gibbons’ Shadow of a Stone EP is a potential sleeper hit on the indie folk scene. Inundated by lush production and lyric-focused arrangements, the Vancouver singer-songwriter’s intimate knowledge of what makes contemporary folk shimmer stands to…
Unlike many acts who bill themselves as a cross between pop, folk, rock, and soul, Julia King has synthesized these genres into something cohesive and trained. Moreover, it’s undeniably her, representing a ‘Julia’ state of mind more than anything. Each…
With his debut album, Scattered Poems, Alex Dunn proudly walks in the footsteps of singer-songwriters who have laid Seattle’s unwittingly roots-laden musical foundation. A gateway of the Gold Rush, Washington has a hefty catalog of warm folk songwriting enveloped in the…
In the end, love is the answer. This philosophy may well be as timeless as love itself as an end-all answer to what has, is happening, and has happened. It’s no wonder that the meditative ponderance is at the center…
On her newest single, Jane Frank lays it out, well, frankly. The San Francisco indie artist revels in musical influences ranging in eras as far back as 1950s rock’n’roll to more contemporary alternative facets. That much is evident from the…
The titular single of Christine Fellows’ forthcoming album, ‘Roses on the Vine’ is every bit as hauntingly poignant and emotive in its sparse, wistful, and warmly-crafted folk as you can imagine. Hot on the heels of a charming craftwork affair…
Four albums deep, James Houlahan is still reveling in the wonder and imagination of the record-making process. His new LP, The Wheel Still in Spin, drifts through varied states of being, musically and lyrically evoking the stillness against constant motion…
For Folk’s Sake is pleased to share Tellico’s newest single, ‘Salsa’, ahead of the release of their upcoming LP, Woven Waters. Embracing the fluidity of life in the album’s overarching, eclectic perceptions and themes, the album is set to feel like…
Never before has a title been quite as apropos as ‘Heavy Like a Brick’. The opening number from off of Jupiter in Velvet’s seventh album, Beautiful New Day, spends little time building into a crescendo. Instead, it’s hefty rock, straightaway, though…
In some ways similar to old-school country, folk, or bluegrass, hip-hop has often excelled when at its most sincere, depicting the realities behind artists whose grit in their stories open the door to actual revolution. For better or for worse,…
