Listening to Wye Oak’s third full-length release, one conclusion among many confusions is apparent: when they’re good, they’re great. For a so-called indie-folk duo, though, it’s maybe surprising that the key component of Civilian is its unrelenting tautness. It offers…
Matrimony
Matrimony are an Irish man and an American woman that left their respective bands to make ‘indie-folk triumphant heart music’ together – the panel stepped in to see what that means, exactly… Gemma Hampson: Ooh, someone likes the Fleet Foxes.…
Album: The Unthanks – Last
While rustic music of an epic thrust becomes ever more popular, sending the likes of folk pretenders Mumford & Sons all the way to the Brit Awards, the Unthanks remain something of a niche outfit, maintaining a high standing among…
Caitlin Rose on tour next week, spawns mini-me
The brilliant Caitlin Rose is over in the UK next week for a string of tourdates kicking off with a sold out show at London’s Borderline. Tickets are still available for the rest of the dates in Oxford, Exeter, Glasgow,…
Agathe And The Little Things
Agathe is a Paris-based student with an album out on iTunes and a ukelele in her hand. The Panel took a virtual trip to France to check this little lady out… Alistair Mason: In the Big Top Gear Book of…
Album: James Vincent McMorrow – Early In The Morning
Be warned: the rise of smokey-timbre’d troubadour James Vincent McMorrow will be littered with Bon Iver comparisons. Certainly the breathy vocals, haunting harmonies, and woodsy themes in McMorrow’s debut invite such characterizations, but Early In The Morning is no brooding…