The title cut from Willie Nile's upcoming LP Children of Paradise is a powerful portrait of the timely and timeless.
On their third full-length release, Kindness, A Rebel, indie Americana outfit River Whyless address important issues by simply acknowledging their overwhelming presence in daily life, circa 2018
In a time of political dysfunction, Xavier Rudd's Storm Boy offers a positive and uplifting perspective while critiquing the global systems that render social injustices.
The invigorating blend of traditional blues, country, folk, and more on Downey to Lubbock shows Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore finding common ground.
After losing her father, Galen Ayers wrote a series of songs that grapple with big questions and provide great comfort.
Texas-based folk artist Little Mazarn uses properties of space to add to the story of "My Love Is All Around You".
Four musicians from various parts of the country with varied influences found a common bond in Boston as Twisted Pine, and take on some heavy hitters as they release a seven-song EP full of spark, light and irresistible force.
Personal, political, and variations thereof emerge on this fascinating new collection of Mike Spine's best music.
Lyman Ellerman tells the story of a father speaking to his drug-addled son in this compellingly tender folk ballad, "Nobody Knows You (Like I Do)".
While household names abound, regional, rising, and obscure talent make the Nelsonville Music Festival a festival worthwhile visit.
New EP Sink reinforces violinist Sudan Archives' cosmic creative vision.
Claude Munson's latest entry to his "impressionist folk" catalog leaves its mark, using washed-out synth and hazy vocal reverb to paint a vibrant picture.
This is a dark album, to put it mildly, with songs that manage, with deft use of language, to cram a whole epic into three minutes.
Pharis & Jason Romero's offering from their upcoming album is a breezy, sweet, and nostalgic folk tune, "Leave the Garden Gate Open".
Ry Cooder's first album in six years exchanges pointed political commentary for spiritual songs of comfort and consolation.
Fatoumata Diawara's know-how, musicality, and sense of self all come together, and Fenfo proves her to be one of the most dynamic voices in Afropop today.
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