With ‘The Fatalist’, Buffalo Nichols Returns Like a Vengeful Ghost
Building on his 2021 debut, with newly released The Fatalist, Buffalo Nichols looks to be a 21st century Delta king cut from the tattered soul-cloth of Robert Johnson.
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Corb Lund Mixes Country and MMA in “Out on a Win” (premiere)
“Out on a Win”, the new single from Corb Lund’s upcoming LP, El Viejo, releasing in February 2024, is classic Lund: Meticulous, thoughtful, and genuine.
Beirut Returns to His Baroque Pop Origins on ‘Hadsel’
Beirut has turned inward on Hadsel and it’s an affirming, warm kind of music to serve as a soundtrack for the next valley surely coming for us all.
Rising Appalachia Bring Alluring Mystique to the Mystic in Petaluma
Their affinity for blending their sonic art with grassroots activism for social justice causes has made Rising Appalachia a musical voice for a better world.
John Vincent III Sings Love Songs for the Canyon
Indie folk artist John Vincent III proclaims that love is central to his life on Songs for the Canyon and offers these songs as proof.
In the Wake of the Grateful Dead in 1973
Looking back after 50 years at the Grateful Dead’s pivotal year of 1973, including Wake of the Flood and three November nights at Winterland.
‘Cat Power Sings Dylan’ Revives a Legendary Bob Dylan Concert
Cat Power’s version Bob Dylan’s 1966 concert with the Band in Manchester is reverential but not literal and honors the legend more than the facts.
Dori Freeman Says ‘Do You Recall’ Instead of Asking
Dori Freeman’s music celebrates how one of life’s simple pleasures can raise us above our problems and give us the strength to continue.
Folk Legend Sylvia Tyson Ponders Life ‘At the End of the Day’
Sylvia Tyson’s At the End of the Day reveals a thoughtful romantic with a heart full of spit and fire. The album is theatrical in the highest sense.
Fränder’s ‘II’ Is Nordic Folk at Its Most Boundless
Sweden’s Fränder blend Scandinavian and Baltic musical traditions with global folk-rock in contemporary arrangements that are heartfelt and fresh.
Sufjan Stevens Hits the Mark with ‘Javelin’
Sufjan Stevens draws on his broad musical experience and stylistic flexibility for his new LP, giving Javelin musical wisdom and making it one of his best.
Laura Veirs Releases Her Unpolished ‘Phone Orphans’
Laura Veirs’ Phone Orphans works because of its roughness. She’s not gilding the lily, and she offers her direct sensibility as a way to address her ignorance.