Reviews

Imagine that you have a friend -- let's call him Will, Will Kommen -- who has exceedingly rich parents that live in a mansion...

Gritty gritty grit grit. I like you, Peggy Sue. With a significant shift in mood and instrumentation from their first record Fossils and Other Phantoms, this second...

The histories of some of rock music’s finest outfits have been beset by feuds, rotating line-ups and gradual transformations. From The Byrds to Motorhead...

It is testament to a good songwriter when their songs can remain relevant even decades after they were originally written and recorded. Yet, equally,...

Slow Club's debut album, Yeah, So, is indie-pop perfection. It's just the right mix of sincerity and whimsy; sweet without being cloying, heartfelt without...

Blitzen Trapper’s new album, American Goldwing, their third released on Sub Pop Records and their sixth in a list of critically acclaimed LPs, holds...

This year saw the sixth incarnation of EOTR, and my fourth year in succession. This festival offers a nicely relaxed vibe at the tail end...

Paper Aeroplanes hail from the west-coast of Wales,  a country soaked in fine folk talent. And at the forefront are Sarah Howells and Richard Llewellyn, the...

Genre hybrids can be a worrying thing. Think about funk-metal. Or jazz-metal. Or anything-metal. But when it’s done correctly you can have a unique and exciting beast...

This time next week, folk fans up and down the country will be embracing their new haul of sensational albums, including records from Slow...