Time is relative to Astralingua. Their debut LP Safe Passage follows the release of their debut EP ten years ago. Understanding how they record helps to explain the long gestation period of their new effort. They record everything themselves, taking…
We’ve not heard from Golden Fable since 2017’s In The Aerie, but it turns out they’ve been away working on something special. A new record is on the way on 2019, and early signs point to something epic. What are…
After excelling themselves with 2018’s Awake, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage are returning with a trilogy of singles written on the road and inspired by their relationship to the spirit of place. Here we bring you the premiere of the…
Darkness and light is a theme on Mara Simpson’s excellent new album 285 Days, and the themes are to the fore on the shimmering ‘Keep You In Light’. As she heads out on tour in Germany this week, Mara has…
Last year, For Folk’s Sake was proud to premiere the earthen Americana of DocFell & Co.’s ‘Tough’. The tune was from off of their forthcoming compilation of bonafide dust bowl numbers, which we now know as the recently release Heaven, Hell or…
Hailing from Los Angeles, yet with roots in post-punk and Britpop, Dear Boy’s infectious sound worms its way inside your ears and won’t let go. Comprised of four longtime friends, Ben Gray (vocals, guitar), Keith Cooper (drums), Austin Hayman (guitar)…
Italian duo She Owl have had the camera out again and return this week with a new video for ‘War Within’, taken from their engrossing Drifters EP. Feeding off the pulsing rhythms of the song, the video – directed by…
2018 was a big year when it came to break-up songs. In the pop world, Ariana Grande preached self-reliance and empowerment in Thank U, Next. So fucking grateful for her ex, Ariana suggested break ups are manageable if you can…
Denver’s Astralingua are here to explore some pretty deep questions. “The journey to the afterlife does not begin at death but rather at birth,” songwriter Joseph Thompson said when outlining the ideas behind their new album Safe Passage. “Death is…
If you’ve never heard of The National Lights you are not alone. In 2007, they recorded The Dead Will Walk, Dear – a song cycle about a Midwestern murder. And then nothing. Jacob Thomas Berns, Chris Keihne, and Sonya Cotton…