If you’re reading this, chances are that you know of Leonard Cohen. Ever since his emergence as an artist over 60 years ago, he has garnered respect from the folk world for his poetic and evocative songwriting. It would be…
Like many artists, Greg Jacquin’s musical origins are steeped in family history. Growing up in Tarrytown, Jacquin was first exposed to the likes of the Beatles and Cat Stevens alongside his grandparents. As a result, he took on his stepfather’s…
For native Californians, hearing that a notably psychedelic outfit calls Berkeley its home might be a lot like saying that Michael Jackson’s Thriller was a hit record, or that the sky is blue. The city is, after all, San Francisco’s chill stoner…
At its core, Lord Nelson is a band deadset on producing rock with a heart. Their music not only rolls, but it beats with palpable feeling from its opening moments on. The brainchild of brothers Kai and Bram Crowe-Getty, this…
If you’ve been wondering where acid folk went, we think we’ve found it. Iuliano’s brand new music video for his single, ‘Who Knows’, is all sorts of trippy. Featuring the artist singing against all manner of weird and wonderful backdrops,…
As listeners, we are all too prone to consider any new artist who pops up on our iTunes hub as an overnight success story. Little do some know, though, that most of these folks have been putting in their dues…
Eric Frisch is a songwriter who is capable of consistently producing one of the most poignant literary devices in his music. That would be nostalgia, which the heartstring-pulling antics of lo-fi indie charmer ‘I Can’t Sing With a Broken Heart’…
Going in blind with Keith Morris & the Crooked Numbers’ Psychopaths & Sycophants, this writer could’ve sworn he was going to be taken on an idiosyncratic death metal journey with a title such edge. What Morris and his crew have to offer…
Rooted in the same vein of contemporary folk as early Blind Pilot or Okkervil River, Planes on Paper produce music that is occasionally grand and always intimate. Composed of Jen Borst and Navid Eliot, their artful debut album Edge Markings is…
As it continues to grow, Americana’s sound becomes less clearly defined. Evolving from the alt-country movement of the 80s and 90s, this genre was initially known for its soulful roots sound. For many, it was revolutionary, given its very conscious…