Album Review: Conor Oberst – Ruminations
Conor Oberst’s unique, masterful, vocal croaking’s are back for another solo album. Ruminations is Oberst in his rawest, purest, most acoustic and honest moments...
Live Review: Phil Cook – Rough Trade, NYC
If you have not seen Phil Cook live yet, whether he’s playing alongside Mike Taylor in the dominant Hiss Golden Messenger lineup or solo...
Review: London Folkfest – Day 3 At The Bedford, Balham
Folk festivals in pubs have come a long way from the hands-on-ear, Vin Garbutt and Martin Carthy folk clubs of the 1970s. These days you'd...
Review: Bushstock
It had come to that time of year again where hundreds of music lovers braced the streets of Shepherd's Bush to experience Bushstock. A...
Album Review: Norah Jones – Day Breaks
Norah Jones is very good at being Norah Jones. That is not to say Norah Jones isn’t a good thing, but she most definitely...
Album Review: Lord Huron – Vide Noir
LA indie-rockers Lord Huron have presented a fresh batch of new songs and titled the project Vide Noir. From the very introduction of the...
Album Review: Lucy Rose – No Words Left
Excitement built up on the morning of January 9th when I received a letter. It was a...
Album Review: Strand Of Oaks – Eraserland
Timothy Showalter, AKA Strand Of Oaks, is nothing if not a wearer of hearts on sleeves. Previous...
Review: Peasant – Bound For Glory
Peasant, the musical alias of American singer-songwriter Damien DeRose, made his name as a solo, home-recording specialist with his bedroom-made debut album Fear Not...
Album Review: Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
This time next week, folk fans up and down the country will be embracing their new haul of sensational albums, including records from Slow...