Browsing: Folk
S. J. Tucker “Bad Business (in memory of Brennan de Soto)” S. J. Tucker sounds like no one else out there. I’m not sure if…
Chamomile & Whiskey “Nelson County” Sweet Afton What do you get when you cross Appalachia with Irish folk music? You get Chamomile & Whiskey, which is…
Adam Ostrar “Spare Me” Brawls In The Briar Adam Ostrar has one of the voices that haunts you. Even though he inhabits the world of the…
Brad Byrd “1000 Pink Balloons” Highest Mountains You know how sometimes a video just adds so much to a song? That’s what it’s like with Brad…
Mr. Byrd “I’ll Never Let Go” Steel Cold Train Welcome to Jeremy Byrd, or Mr. Byrd, from Cold Water, Alabama. What a gorgeous voice, full of…
Noah Kahan “Young Blood” Noah Kahan has one of the voices, like Angel Olsen, in which it sounds like his heart is singing rather than his…
Paula Boggs Band “Get Together” Songs Of Protest Finally, someone who’s been there in the trenches and gets it. Songs of Protest is Paula Boggs and…
The Wilder Society Lion’s Den EP What a great EP this is. Think of Mumford & Sons with a harder beat. Hailing from LA’s famous folk…
Sivan Talmor (סיון טלמור) “I’ll Be” Fire We all care about the environment and mother earth, correct? Especially in the summer when we’re out and about.…
The Way Down Wanderers “Dead Birds” The Way Down Wanderers This is the most interesting band I have heard for a long time. Austin Thomspon and…
Echo Bloom “Leaving Charleston” Red Echo Bloom was originally formed in 2009 (formerly Rosemont Family Reunion), headed by lead vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Kyle Evans. Red is the second…
El Tryptophan “Guilt Vacation” Guilt Vacation I LOVE EL TRYPTOPHAN. He is one of my heroes.…
Peter Kelly “Don’t Let Me Be” Don’t Let Me Be Another great example of the rise of a new generation of Americana singer/songwriters, Peter Kelly is a trained…
Supersmall “Riot” Silent Moon Supersmall is composed of singer-songwriter, Colin Dempsey, and drummer, Daniela Schiller. Dempsey is an Irish writer and storyteller based in New York.…
Frank Turner “The Next Storm” Positive Songs For Negative People Frank Turner named this album for me. I am one of those negative people who needs…
Joanna Newsome “Time, As A Symptom” Divers Joanna Newsome has found her voice on this album, literally. I’ve always loved Newsome’s voice, but she has founded…
Wicked Man “Cry For Once” Terranean Tremors Here is another great band coming out of Oakland (it must be the bay or something). Anyway, Wicked Man, consisting…
Casey Dubie “Motion Sick” Strangers Casey Dubie is one of those singer/songwriters that most of the genre want to be. “Motion Sick” displays her songwriting talent…
Pete Lanctot & The Stray Dogs “Could’ve Been Good” No Singing of Love or Farewell I love Americana, I love those songs that seem to have…
Three Thousand Rivers “Between Two Stones” Body Aha I haven’t heard anything like this for a long time. I totally love this song. Three Thousand Rivers…