Cass McCombs has existed just beneath the radar for the last decade or so – and he seems comfortable that way. His last album, 2013’s Big Wheel And Others, both delighted and befuddled with its 22 tracks which included some…
Of the lengthy amalgam of folk acts claiming to be eclectic in the world these days, Daudi Matsiko has found his own winning formula of proof in a sense that casts his individualistic stylings above your run of the mill…
When he’s not working on late-night misadventures with ex-Arab Strap frontman Aidan Moffat, prolific pianist, bassist and arranger Bill Wells is knee deep in fascinating projects like this one. It’s a simple idea – get a roomful of avant-garde artists…
If you’d asked me a couple of years ago which bands I most wanted to hear tackle a Christmas record, the Smoke Fairies would have been top of the list. There has always been something about their beautiful, ethereal music…
From winning the ‘Walk the Beat’ summer series in their home state of Michigan and working on a sophomore EP with sound engineer Bill Chrysler (Paul McCartney, John Mayer), the past year has been good to up-and-coming folk rock outlet…
You have to admire Ethan Johns. Here is a man who could very easily have spent his days in the producer’s chair, enjoying regular work from regular collaborators such as Ryan Adams, Laura Marling, Kings of Leon and Ray LaMontagne.…
Marry Waterson is aiming to sing us all into her tune with her latest, Two Wolves, featuring collaborations with Big Eyes guitarist and composer David A. Jaycock. This isn’t Waterson’s first co-operation with a fellow singer-songwriter across a full album’s…
Darren Hayman decamped to (you guessed it) Florence to record this charming collection which, surprisingly for such a prolific writer, is his first strictly solo album, finding him home alone in his hosts’ Firenze flat. Opener ‘Nuns Run The Apothecary’…
You can’t blame Emilie Kahn for becoming tired with the barrage of articles constantly comparing her to one certain Californian folk artist; she’s one of arguably two acts in the entire modern industry that are centered around an instrument so…
When it comes to versatility, it’s hard to beat out a tried and true, dedicated career artist like Neko Case. Wherein her 1997 debut release, The Virginian, would indicate that she was another strong inclusion to the blooming alt-country showcase…