Juni Habel Presents the Perilous Beauty of Nature
Juni Habel presents the perilous beauty of nature as both metaphor and fact, to enlarge and reduce emotions and inhabit a liminal space wherein poetry resides.
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Emma Harner’s Debut ‘Evening Star’ Is Remarkable
Emma Harner’s Evening Star is a remarkably assured debut. She knows that technical mastery means nothing without emotional weight to anchor it.
Dorea’s Second Album Is Vulnerable and Seaworthy
Dorea draws on his experience as a lifelong resident of Salvador, on Brazil’s Atlantic coast. He sounds like the sea: alternately gentle, rough, and unpredictable.
Irish Shoegazer Maria Somerville Makes Waves on Tour
Irish dream pop artist Maria Somerville kicked off her US tour in Burlington, Vermont. On 21 March, she played to an intimate, captive crowd at Higher Ground.
Shawn Colvin’s ‘Whole New You’ Is a Revelation at 25
Shawn Colvin knows who she is, and she wasn’t about to start chasing someone else’s pop dreams. That’s what makes Whole New You so captivating still.
Joni Mitchell’s Turbulent Indigo and Taming the Tiger
Joni Mitchell’s Turbulent Indigo and Taming the Tiger show an artist in full command, at home in herself and her work, replacing 1980s gloss with intimacy.
José González Gently Rages ‘Against the Dying of the Light’
José González preaches to his audience like a folksinger, but his music shares more in common with chamber pop than with other Dylans due to his polished stylings.
Carolina Chocolate Drops Bring the Past to Delight
Carolina Chocolate Drops’ third album is still revolutionary and lays out a singular vision that’s traditional, innovative, scholarly, and fun.
Pat Kelly Creates Another Low-Key Folk Gem
Pat Kelly creates songs inhabiting a distinctly low-key vibe, and the eloquent lyrical passages and his knack for “hooks” make for an irresistible combination.
Ora Cogan Is a ‘Hard Hearted Woman’
With Hard Hearted Woman, Ora Cogan showcases that, in a patriarchal world, you have to be literally and figuratively ready to fight, body and soul.
Indie Folk’s the Lowest Pair Embrace Challenges
The Lowest Pair’s new record is steady and confident. It sounds like both a journey and its end point, and in finding peace within turbulent seas.
Fågelle Finds Melancholy Release in Glorious Gloom
Glorious gloom permeates the musical catalogue of Swedish singer-songwriter Fågelle, and her album Bränn min jord overflows with it.