Azniv Korkejian is a woman of substance. At the advanced age of 32 she is releasing what is effectively her first, captivating album under the name Bedouine. Channeling everyone from Astrud Gilberto to Joni Mitchell, along with Nick Drake and…
Until last week, I hadn’t heard of ‘The Last Dinosaur’, the moniker of London based Jamie Cameron. When a track from the PR came into my inbox, what I heard stopped me from what I was doing; a rare occurrence…
The stark finger-picked opening on Robin Elliott’s new EP tells you everything you need to know about the record. Here is a bold yet stripped-back collection of songs from one of the purest songwriting talents in music today. This is…
After releasing a rather excellent set of songs under his own name alongside Jesca Hoop (Love Letters for Fire) in 2016, Sam Beam is returning with a new Iron & Wine record, Beast Epic, in the summer of 2017. With 11…
Cigarettes After Sex is more than just a habit, it’s a band that trades in relationships and intimacy. Founded in 2008, but only now releasing their first LP, Cigarettes After Sex have used the time well, developing a mature sound.…
For Folk’s Sake is privileged to showcase the latest music video by West Virginian roots rocker Jeff Ray. A heart-searing dedication to his lost friend, James, Ray soars through his rendition of James’s self-penned song to raise awareness for mental illness…
Melancholia gives way to the slightest glimpse of hope on Such A Sky, the surprise new EP from BBC Folk Award winner Josienne Clarke and former Mercury Prize nominee Kit Downes. Though the pairing of Clarke’s voice with a virtuosic…
The music of The Unthanks defies description and labels. Technically they could be considered a folk band, but when’s the last time a folk band covered King Crimson? Their albums fall into two categories: releases featuring their own music along…
Chalk/Flint offers an interesting soundscape, and an insight into the creativity of Isobel Anderson. Vocally, Anderson shares many similarities with Laura Marling, and on this, her forth release, she delivers a paean to the ethereal nature of world. It is…
As someone who’s followed New York-based folk-soul duo Overcoats for much of the past two years, listening to Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell’s full-length debut Young is a tad bittersweet. On one hand, Elion and Mitchell’s sound differs slightly from…