With an album title like it’s from a big box home improvement retailer, music fans might not realize it’s actually a complicated, rich album full of a variety of styles. It’s most generally “folk” music, but it does so with stripped down acoustic …
Category: Folk
Album Review: Jesse Lafser–the southwest for the adventurer in your soul.
My favorite librarian is retiring. I love her because whether she is running toddler story hour or talking about her upcoming trip to New Zealand, she is a top shelf storyteller. I want to be her when I grow up. I’ve been drowning …
Brandi Carlile – “Wilder (We’re Chained)”
Often times we forget about or choose not to cover bands and artists that are a little higher profile. It’s the risk we run in our niche, but sometimes, you can’t ignore pure, incredible talent. Brandi Carlile is an incredible artist. Her newest …
Shore Thing – A well-crafted love letter to nature
Coming from Ontario, Canada, Shore Thing are a unique and refreshing blend of folk, soul, and indie rock. With a rush of creative bands coming from the great north, Shore Thing stands out as a relevant mix of earnest but carefree talent. Their …
Album Review: Pacific Gold – Sing My Welcome Home – A soulful, harmonious journey
A few years ago when I ran across Wayfarer’s album The River on bandcamp I was totally blown away by their conceptual style – a revisioning and repurposing of hymns with a sort of vintage 1960s rock flavor. It was so rich and …
Artist Interview: Handsome and Gretyl – Creative pop folk duo
Handsome and Gretyl are an acoustic folk duo releasing a unique concept album, with one track per month all year in 2015, and the full album releasing on 12/12/15. They are extraordinarily talented. I was excited to ask them some questions about their …
Guest Review: Hannah of rockmycommute on Audrey & Chris
Looking for something folky but not too bluegrass or country? This is the perfect album. I loved every precious second of the seven short tracks on this self-titled debut from charming duo Audrey Snow and Chris Gillin-Schwartz, known simply as Audrey and Chris. …
The Bros. Landreth – Let It Lie and I Am The Fool
The Bros. Landreth are making some phenomenal country tinged folk north of the border and their debut album, Let It Lie, is one of the best I’ve heard this year. Instead of running down the whole album, I’m gonna hit you with the highlights. …
Band of Lovers–a romantic, adorable roadtrip
I grew up in upstate New York. It’s pretty well known that they host a pretty good underground metal scene (at least they did when I was a metalhead teenager). Folk music–not so much. I was very actively surprised and pleased when Band …
Album Review: The Orchardist – Dirt on Your Hands
Some artists have this incredible ability to sing every lyric as if it has eternal significance and the Orchardist is one of those bands. If you want some indication of the caliber of humans involved in this endeavor, check out their purpose from …
