Humor Risk, the second Cass McCombs album to be released this year, juxtaposes itself against April’s Wit’s End; where the first was harrowing and gloomy, this is, at times, surprisingly buoyant and hopeful. And as the album’s title suggests, Cass…
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Album | Dan Michaelson – Sudden Fiction
Lord knows where the Coastguards disappeared to. He had them earlier this year, tumbling out low musical rumblings in the tunnels beneath Charing Cross station. He kept them by his side for the first two albums, the devastatingly sad Saltwater…
Album | Laura Veirs – Tumble Bee
Laura Veirs’ eighth studio album, Tumble Bee, carries the subtitle ‘Sings Folk Songs For Children’. So we at For Folk’s Sake could think of no better idea than asking some kids to review it. We turned to twins William and…
Album | She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
A Very She & Him Christmas was one of those projects that, the moment you heard of its existence, was right. A band who trade in understated beauty and unironic nostalgia seem perfect to cut through the histrionics, clichés and…
Album | Eleanor Friedberger – Last Summer
The clocks have changed, the frost has arrived, and we’re gearing up for a bumper crop of Christmas albums. Not the most predictable time of year for the UK release of Eleanor Friedberger’s debut album Last Summer, but it’s a…
Album | The Whiskey Priest – Lost Wages
The Whiskey Priest is the solo project of the Sad Accordions’ Seth Woods, who uses the alternative moniker as an outlet to showcase disused songs, enjoying a degree of success already with Wave and Cloud in 2010. Now he’s back…
Album | Joker’s Daughter – May Cause Side Effects
Greek singer/songwriter Helena Costas’ second album was always going to come under scrutiny immediately upon release. Following up a debut produced by none other than man-of-the-moment Danger Mouse inevitably brings its own pressures, putting aside the expectation of an audience…
Album | Dark Captain – Dead Legs & Alibis
There could be any number of reasons why, since releasing debut LP Miracle Kicker in 2008, Dark Captain, Light Captain have decided to ditch the second half of their name, bringing us follow-up Dead Legs & Alibis under the simple…
Album | Los Campesinos! – Hello Sadness
Here’s a confession: it’s half two in the afternoon and I’ve listened to Hello Sadness by Los Campesinos! three times today already. Now I’m onto my fourth. Like their last three records, Hello Sadness is ridiculously addictive, as addictive as…
Album | Neal Casal – Sweeten The Distance
Neal Casal, a prolific singer-songwriter and long-time collaborator with Ryan Adams, as part of his backing band The Cardinals, returns to the fore with his tenth solo album Sweeten The Distance. Much like Adams’ latest effort, Sweeten The Distance lacks…