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…
As hushed and diminutive as their music is, so has been the tone of the announcements of The Sea and Cake’s new record. A brief note indicating that Brian Wilson’s flutist would be playing in the record, and that this…
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…
Robin Bacior left a mark in listeners’ heart with her album Water Dreams, an evocative collection of jazzy chamber-folk songs that do sound as the album title suggests. Robin will be releasing a new record called Light It Moved Me…
Released in late 2017, Taivi’s new album Rising Tide is the culmination of a long journey for the Toronto singer/songwriter, while at the same time serving as her formal introduction to the wider folk music community. Thirteen songs deep and…