by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Album | Gill Landry – Gill Landry
Gill Landry’s self-titled third album is a collection of tales from someone who has learned proceeding with caution might be best for survival. The Louisiana native and long-time Old Crow Medicine Show member has created one of those go-to records…
by Dominic J Stevenson • • Comments Off on Album | Ryan Adams – Ten Songs from Carnegie Hall
Ryan Adams’ output over the last 15 years of his solo career has been nothing short of prolific, with a string of albums complimented by an array of one-off singles and side-projects. Perhaps it’s no surprise then that when he…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Album | Dawes – All Your Favorite Bands
The fourth album from Los Angelas based foll-rock band, Dawes, proves to be a phenomenal addition to their discography. Produced in Nashville by David Rawlings, All Your Favorite Bands features nine new original recordings written by guitarist and vocalist Taylor…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Album | Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin
Of Monsters and Men is taking over the indie pop rock scene – and rightfully so. Their epic second studio album features 13 powerful, bellowing, and memorable tracks. Immediately upon pressing play, the listener is surrounded by drums with a…
by Joe Sweeting • • Comments Off on Album | Keston Cobblers Club – Wildfire
A band with a larger-than-life backstory (the ‘cobblers’ part of the name is said to come from a cobbler in the town of Keston, who, alongside other townsfolk, made music to make people dance, which in the process would ruin…
by Dominic J Stevenson • • Comments Off on Album | Daughn Gibson – Carnation
Daughn Gibson has made a name for himself by marrying country and Americana to electronica, but his third record Carnation feels like more of a homage to the sounds of the 80s than his previous work. At times it feels…
I first stumbled on Frances Quinlan through her song ‘Bruno Is Orange‘ back in 2006, becoming slightly obsessed with it. It felt innocent, risking tweeness, but there was an articulate strangeness to these playful yet dark lyrics and their sing-song delivery. Nine years and several releases…
by Dominic J Stevenson • • Comments Off on Album | Sun Kil Moon – Universal Themes
Mark Kozelek is an artist like no other. With his odd spats with other musicians (most recently a public slagging match with Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs, including an acidic attack song on his last record), his bizarrely…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Box Set | Johnny Cash – American Recordings I-VI
Though it may seem impossible to believe now, with his legacy assured as one of the greatest performers of the 20th Century, the legend of Johnny Cash and his irreversible dent on pop culture was nearly never cemented at all.…
by Dominic J Stevenson • • Comments Off on Album | Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard – Django and Jimmie
Putting two ageing legends such as Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard together cannot help but grab your attention. With more than a century’s cumulative experience in music, they know exactly what they are doing and they deliver their sixth collaboration…