It’s impossible to listen to Thomas Cohen’s Bloom Forever with out mentioning the death of his wife, Peaches Geldof. The album, nine songs written between 2012 and 2015 are presented in chronological order with Geldof’s heroin overdose in 2014 being…
Though her musical career has been birthed from out of folk roots, Irish singer-songwriter Naomi Hamilton paints a much broader picture than any particular genre could dare to encapsulate in Jealous of the Birds’ Parma Violets. On Parma Violets, Hamilton…
Ex-Woods member Kevin Morby has revisited, upgraded and captured the essence of 70s folk pop music. This 9 track beauty is not only the perfect length for a record but is testament to why Morby felt the urge to leave…
Travis might be a one trick pony- the trick being catchy, jangly, perfect-as-a-backdrop-to-a-memory songs lasting no longer than three minutes and thirty seconds- but it’s a good trick. Sometimes, it’s nice to know what you can expect. Everything At Once…
The last place you’d expect to find an Australian band that combines folk, rock, heavy-metal, and prog, recording would be Daptone Studios in Brooklyn, but that’s where King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard recorded their first release of 2016, Nonagon…
Isaac Gracie – Songs from My Bedroom EP Gracie has had everyone in the music industry in a bit of a tizz. Scavengers, I hear you say? Well, there’s certainly something here to devour. ‘Terrified’ displays a young songwriter, heart…
Sturgill Simpson is on fire on his new record. This 9 track 40-minute record is brimming with confidence, with joy and with a funky country groove that is hard to believe at times. It’s like one giant party for the…
If Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros were to be described in a single word, that word would be communal. Whether considering singalong, clap-along anthems ranging from the seminal “Home” to lesser-known burners like “They Were Wrong”, Alex Ebert’s brainchild…
At the time of the whole Let England Shake album/tour cycle Harvey stated that if her next record took 10 years then so be it. That her ‘next’ record is here after half that time is something of a relief…
The Lumineers 2nd album arrives four years after the band’s debut. It’s an ample period of time between debut and sophomore releases. The band hasn’t reinvented the wheel and has indeed returned with an eleven song collection of wonderfully lively…