Outside of seldom few this side of Lennon, McCartney, and Cohen, Bob Dylan is, among other things, often considered to be the greatest songwriter of modern times. Though his gritty, offbeat vocals may be seen as less than preferential by…
In the ever-expanding world of indie records that are far better than their cover art may imply comes Jay Regan’s Wash Me. Developed with an admittedly rather captivating swirly, 70s-inspired psychedelic center, Regan’s pasted-on logo and Arial font title prove…
Don’t let the authoritarian hype fool you: we live in an era of inclusiveness, one where transgender artists like Shawna Virago are finally able to receive the attention that they’ve arguably always deserved. Shamefully, from the time that Virago first…
It is difficult to believe that we are already through a quarter of 2017. Already, in the opening four months of the year, there has been a gluttony of outstanding musical releases, and it seems likely that we can add…
It is a rare moment where a band presents themselves as being an ensemble performing expansive chamber-pop, yet, back with their third LP of such music, San Fermin return with Belong. Primarily a construct by Ellis Ludwig-Leone, who has previously…
Seven years have passed since Karen Elson’s debut record first wowed audiences with its blues-tinged ballads of murder and desolation. Unfortunately, this was a time where Elson met celebrity not for her music, but rather for the one she was…
Joan Baez is an artist who needs no introduction. Often lauded as the greatest folk artist to ever grace our planet Earth—and often sparking debate with Cohen and Seeger diehards who would argue otherwise—Baez has made a name for herself…
A growing trend of the modern folk music era has been albums wildly introspective in their craft to the point that their aural cosmetics are best described as something that has strayed far into the realm of melodic experimentation. We…
Folk and rock singers have strummed their way through this common theme through eras come and gone for so long that it’s become a timeless sentiment: the working class are underprivileged at best and oppressed at worst. Such has been…
Long past are the days of the outlaw, or so it had seemed. The country and Southern rock music scene have seen a revival of that respective subset of the genres recently, characterized by bluesier, grittier, and altogether more substantive…