David Gray Brings Back the Folktronica on ‘Gold in a Brass Age’
The 11th studio album by David Gray finds him returning to the "folktronica" through which he made his name in the late 1990s, with some added twists.
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Bibio Creates a Type of Dream Folk with “Curls” (track review)
Bibio broadens out his sound and blends acoustic instruments with electronics to create a gentle form of folktronica on "Curls".
Vesper Wood Brings Emotion, Conviction to “Descend” (premiere)
One half of Kaleida, Christina Wood gives a taste of her mesmerizing first solo album as Vesper Wood.
Have Patience: An Interview with Jane Weaver
With a trilogy of striking, multi-genre albums under her belt, a re-release of Jane Weaver's seminal 2014 classic The Silver Globe causes all sorts of reflecting on her own sound, her own legacy, and why she never wants to run a concert from a laptop.
The Beta Band’s ‘The Three E.P.’s’ Is 20 Years Old on a Perfect Reissue
Disregarding a legacy footnoted by a cameo in a film, the Beta Band's collection of The Three E.P.'s is remastered and reissued in celebration of its 20th anniversary and the band's too short career.
Tunng Explore the Strangeness of Humanity on ‘Songs You Make at Night’
For all their wonderfully alien sonic elements, Tunng is a band that's human to the core and can interpret the inherent weirdness of life in a way that makes its strangest moments some of its most comforting.
The Flipside #12: David Gray’s ‘A New Day at Midnight’
Following the massive success of 1999's White Ladder and its mega-hit single "Babylon", David Gray could have taken any number of paths. He chose A New Day at Midnight, and it made all the difference.
Hundred Waters: Communicating
Hundred Waters' third album has many appealing parts, but a core that feels unstable or even nonexistent.
Gordi: Reservoir
Gordi's debut seamlessly blends epic electronic soundscape with intimacy in lyricism and folk sensibilities, even if it pulls a little too often from Justin Vernon’s toolkit.
Beth Orton: Kidsticks
British songwriter Beth Orton stretches to the heavens on her latest album.
Zero 7: EP 3
Zero 7 and friends create a gentle and compelling EP.
