Category: Reviews

Live | Laura Marling @ Colston Hall, Bristol

“I had no identity… I was socially bankrupt,” said Laura Marling in a recent interview. The question of identity is an intriguing one in the case of the chameleonic Marling, who has recently released her sixth studio album, Semper Femina,…

Album | Keston Cobblers Club – Almost Home

Drawing their name from the story of an 18th-century shoemaker in their hometown whose violin performances in the local tavern helped him drum up business, and continuing to record at the home of the parents of band members Julia and…

Album | Tennis – Yours Conditionally

Beginning life as a chronicle of a summer on board a yacht way back in 2011, Tennis, comprising husband-and-wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, return with their forth LP of sun soaked songs tinged with sadness, Yours Conditionally. The…

Video | Roger Jaeger – Elevator

For Folk’s Sake is thrilled to share the latest music video release from Oklahoman singer-songwriter Roger Jaeger. The video acts as an accompaniment to the musician’s latest single, “Elevator”, and perfectly encapsulates the ethereal hopefulness emanating from the song’s soaring…

Album | C.K. Flach – Empty Mansions

At the forefront of the rising indie scene, and yet kept safely tucked away from the shallow eye, are the genre-benders. Bands, duos, and soloists who dare to ride the electric in new and exciting ways by fusing elements of…

Album | Silver Lake 66 – Let go or be dragged

Those not indoctrinated might not realize that the alternative country soundscapes of Americana initially found their roots in the windy city of Chicago, but that they were. Continuing the tradition of down-home sounds emitting from metropolitan staples comes Portland, OR’s…

Live | Benjamin Francis Leftwich @ Omeara, London

Following the successful release of his debut album, Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm, five years ago, Benjamin Francis Leftwich unexpectedly vacated the spotlight. His sudden departure in 2013 to grieve the devastating loss of his father lasted three tumultuous years.…

Album | Real Estate – In Mind

The synth blast, urgent backbeat and whirling guitars that kick off Real Estate’s fourth LP augur well. You’d never accuse the New York band of urgency; they’re more prone to meander down melodic rivers with their jangle pop influences bobbing in their…

Live | Stornoway @ New Theatre, Oxford

The idea of reviewing of Stornoway’s last gig of their farewell tour, in the town where they built their career strikes me as inappropriate. It’s like trying to review any sort of local, natural, beautiful, beloved phenomenon in Oxford. One…