Kelly Oliver’s songs are full of clear traditional folk melodies; fans of The Staves and The Unthanks might want to give her debut EP a whirl. Title track ‘Far From Home’ features voice, guitar and the odd flourish of accordion,…
Right from the off Angel Olsen has a style all of her own. The hazy opening of Burn Your Fire For No Witness sounds like a woman strumming and singing while she dreams of a love she has lost. It’s…
Shonna Tucker & Eye Candy – A Tell All Jason Isbell’s Southeastern is one of the great undersung albums of 2013 – just ask Bruce Springsteen. Now his ex-wife Shonna Tucker is the next to try her hand at a…
In an ideal world, you’d want to allow an artist – particularly one of the quality of Rosanne Cash – to stand on her own terms rather than constantly link her to her famous parents. Cash, though, is making it…
For fans of the band the sound is familiar. Tinariwen’s Emmaar sounds as gutsy and confrontational as ever. It is both symbolic of the band’s culture and its in your face, whilst also being soulful, gentle and offering a sense…
Recorded in April of last year at the legendary Ryman Auditorium, Band of Horses’ latest offering feels very much like one following in the footsteps of Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged in New York. Having released and toured their fourth record, Mirage…
July is Marissa Nadler’s sixth full-length album release since 2004 and is arguably her most compelling work to date. The slow-paced melancholy style and subject matter are familiar, but the delivery is now more certain and sure-footed. Opening track ‘Drive’…
Five years and two months have fair rattled by since the first and last time your reviewer witnessed a Let’s Wrestle live show, supporting the tour-raw Vivian Girls in a Leeds upper room, their fiery art-rock assault pointing persuasively to…
‘I’ll start with a scale pattern… and once I’ve found the stride, I simply close my eyes and drift away, simply leave the work to my fingers. And somewhere along the line a kind of notion will prick my ears.’…
Snowbird, the project of Simon Raymonde and Stephanie Dosen, create music lush instrumentation, with an abundance of echo, both on guitars and vocals. Electronica fused with a strong folk song-writing style gives Moon a distinctive sound, and makes for an…