Category: Folk

• Animal Collective: “Isn’t It Now?” Album Review – the defining experimentalists hit their twelfth crescendo..

  Sep 29

  Defining the experimental rock scene of the 2010s – and providing their sounds to many-a soundtrack – Animal Collective return with their eclectic jibe of Isn’t it Now? OVERVIEW From… more ›

• Hozier: “Unreal Unearth” Album Review – an emotive third

  Aug 23

  Andrew doubles down on his Irish roots with a folk-infused pop record denoting visionary landscapes of his Wicklow hometown through hauntingly beautiful vocals. overview When Irish solo singer Andrew Hozier-Byrne… more ›

• Darlingside: “Everything is Alive” Album Review – Baroque folk-pop quartet put on a harmonious display

  Jul 30

  Boston-based quartet take us into gardens once again with their slice of baroque folk-pop on fourth: “Everything Is Alive.” It’s felt like only yesterday since Fish Pond Fish was released… more ›

• Grian Chatten: “Chaos For The Fly” Album Review – A tender debut for the Fontaines frontman

  Jul 17

  A timeless airy debut filled with traditional folky fruits, Chaos For The Fly is Grian’s floating thought bubble of introspection. Rare moments of respite, retrospection and an awful lot of… more ›

• Ben Howard: “Is It?” Album Review – an album full of reflection…

  Jun 22

  Nestled in the old pine forests Bordeaux and biarritz, south france, howard rekindles his experimental fire with fifth album. Along with it – came about a near-death experience. Rooted in… more ›