by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | Tanya Gallagher – One Hand on My Heart
Tanya Gallagher’s music speaks to generations, and her newest album is the greatest indicator of the singer-songwriter’s multifarious appeal yet. As much a supplement to the 60s and 70s folk ushered in by Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez as she…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | Eric George – Where I Start
While Eric George’s songwriting has previously been described as between early Dylan and Appalachia, his eighth release in only half a decade subverts expectations by paying homage to 60s-era rock’n’roll. Where I Start is an album meant to reawaken what…
by Bob Fish • • Comments Off on Album | The Soft Cavalry – The Soft Cavalry
Some albums take a lifetime to come to fruition, The Soft Cavalry is definitely one of those. Steve Clarke has spent most of his life in and around the music scene, including a stint in the Ricky Gervais/David Brent band…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Single | Annamay – Grandpa (feat. Tom Kimmel)
Oftentimes, the power of folk music lies in its apparent simplicity. Traditional folk isn’t necessarily revered for its groundbreaking melodies or fanciful chord progressions, but for the stories that they tell. Swedish singer-songwriter and engineer Annamay’s latest single is an…
by Mark Buckley • • Comments Off on Album | Fruit Bats – Gold Past Life
If ever an album was tailor-made for a road trip (and this road trip has to have the words ‘great’ and ‘American’ in its description), it’s Fruit Bat’s latest record, Gold Past Life. Eric D. Johnson – the project’s singer/songwriter –…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | Kevin West – Story of My Life
In his time, Los Angeles singer-songwriter Kevin West has run the gamut on performance style. Starting somewhere around the blues, West’s nomadic studying habits saw him investing in the structures of hard rock, metal, jazz, and hip-hop along the way.…
by Bob Fish • • Comments Off on Album | Bedouine – Bird Songs of a Killjoy
Coming in on the first breeze of summer, Bird Songs of a Killjoy by Bedouine marks the second chapter in the recording career of Azniv Korkejian. Fittingly, the summer solstice is the perfect time to discover her music. As refreshing…
by Chloe Mogg • • Comments Off on Album | House and Land – Across the Field
Creating a flowery aura that blossoms our airwaves, House and Land are a North Carolina based duo. Complimenting each other with their bold folk tapestry, multi-instrumentalist Sarah Louise and banjoist/fiddler Sally Anne Morgan are here with their second instalment. Beautiful…
by Lorenzo Righetto • • Comments Off on Album | Matthew Milia – Alone At St.Hugo
This is a lovely sophomore album by Matthew Milia, former Frontier Ruckus frontman. Frontier Ruckus might not be a “thing” anymore but it’s alive and kicking in Alone At St. Hugo, easily the most carefully arranged and produced album in…
by Bob Fish • • Comments Off on Album | Jamestown Revival – San Isabel
After four years on the road, Jamestown Revival needed some time off. They spent that time writing and reflecting on what they felt was important. Realising what they loved more than anything was harmonising led them down the road to…