Nina Winder-Lind Is Prophetic on ‘Wild Love’
That you feel more alive after listening to Nina Winder-Lind’s album is a testament to life. Yes, Wild Love is for all generations of women, but, equally, it speaks to the now.
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The Mountain Goats Follow Their Fearless Leader’s Muse
The Mountain Goats don’t go all in on a 1990s grunge-inspired record, but instead look back on that period with a fresh perspective.
Avi Engel’s Poetic Soundscapes Repay Close Listening
Avi Engel’s Seedhead highlights their principles: fierce independence, painstaking attention to detail, and a commitment to a unique vision.
Park Hills Circle Embraces Sophisticated Folk on Solo Debut
It’s a turbulent, often crazy world, but under the Park Hills Circle name, Maris O’Tierney is a warm, engaging respite from the world’s harsh realities.
Margaret Glaspy Highlights Beautiful Dualities on New Album
Indie folk artist Margaret Glaspy’s latest album, I Am Both, is a low-key masterwork of observational wisdom, lilting melodies, and sharp wit.
Shearwater’s ‘The New World’ Is a Moving Work of Art
Shearwater’s The New World presents a brilliant synthesis of the elements that inspire him, infusing nature into moving, multi-instrumental works of art.
Rob Smith Unspools Mesmerizing Psychedelic Folk on ‘Salt Star’
Rob Smith’s Salt Star is a brief, bright light of emotion and musical interplay, highlighting his unique, consistently engaging vision.
Sequoia’s ‘So Long’ Is Imbued with Tuneful, Melodic Grace
Sequoia’s So Long is the sound of a well-lived, occasionally heartbroken folk troubadour who has seen it all and will happily oblige you with a story in song.
Ryan Beatty Refines a Musical Language on ‘Sweet Fortune’
Country music may go in and out of style, but on Sweet Fortune, Ryan Beatty employs songwriting foundations that transcend genre.
Beth Orton Looks Up to Find Herself Buried Alive
Making The Ground Above may have been therapeutic for the folktronica artist, but it is not redemptive, and Beth Orton knows it.
Ruth Garbus Creates Thought-Provoking Bedroom Pop on ‘Profound’
What’s so striking about Ruth Garbus and her latest record is how musically adventurous, wondrous and revelatory it is in its maturity and self-acceptance.
Irish Duo Lemoncello Create the Accomplished ‘Perfect Place’
With Perfect Place, Irish folk-pop duo Lemoncello have achieved a feat of musical alchemy that should, must, bring them a wider audience.