Ahead of new LP, Crooked Love, Ike Reilly gives listeners a glimpse into his fast-moving mind with "She Haunts My Hideouts".
Both Ways is a collection of recondite ruminations on love and life. Donovan Woods is an exquisite songwriter who captures the extraordinary aspects of everyday life.
On his fourth album under the moniker Amen Dunes, Damon McMahon wraps some unpleasant stories in pleasant sounds.
The first, double-disc, multi-label anthology of the sometimes overlooked singer/songwriter Eric Andersen tells a compelling tale.
Two genre-bending duos with a western folkabilly flavor and a firm commitment bring their kindred spirits to Denver for a couple of shows that would make a mother (and father) proud.
Icelandic outfit Árstíðir continues breaking new ground with "While This Way", which is poised to introduce a new range of fans to the veteran group.
Not being confined to any particular genre allows Ben Miller and company to get wonderfully weird on Choke Cherry Tree.
In the wake of the Parkland shootings, Kellen of Troy valiantly protests America's current gun climate with his latest single, "Just a Couple More".
Familial folk-rock collective the Underhill Family Orchestra is at it again with a grooving new single—complete with an album announcement.
When the lights go down at the Fox, a charge of electricity surges through the air from the collective excitement that comes with witnessing a genuine living legend like Robert Plant deliver music that truly transcends time and space.
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats have taken their authentic late '60s soul aesthetic and refined it with tight songwriting and instrumental performances, creating a more electrifying album experience than their debut.
Released to accompany her last world tour, Joan Baez's latest album avoids sermonizing, approaching current calamities obliquely, gaining power from understatement, and bringing the listener to a calm place.
The wonderfully evocative lyrics are offset by the razor-sharp songwriting. The result is a dizzying album that refashions folk-rock music for the modern ear.
British folk guitar master Bert Jansch was a central figure of the British folk revival best remembered by contemporary audiences for his work with Pentangle. These two anthologies reveal how the singular beauty of his solo work transcends, even, that legendary band.
Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard adds horns and keyboard to his sound, but the songwriting has settled into a pleasant but forgettable holding pattern.
For their tricky eighth album, Turin Brakes skip merrily through musical styles, hoping for the best.
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