The Lone Bellow Offer Their ‘Love Songs For Losers’
Americana’s the Lone Bellow have taken the loser concept a step further than most artists. Their latest album offers almost a dozen Love Songs For Losers.
indie folk
First Aid Kit Saddle Up the ‘Palomino’ As They Ride Wild and Free Back to Sweden
First Aid Kit are no longer a one-trick pony—that horse being Americana. With Palomino the indie-folk duo have taken a step forward, incorporating more pop.
Old Fire Attempts to Find the Beauty in Bleakness
The music on Old Fire’s Voids is slow and unsettling, like folk music from a location devoid of hope.
Kim Ware and the Good Graces’ “Overflowing” Strikes a Haunting Vibe (premiere)
Kim Ware and the Good Graces premiere the lyric video for their atmospheric indie folk tune, “Overflowing”.
Tegan and Sara’s Biggest Strength on ‘Crybaby’ Is Nostalgia
Tegan and Sara’s work often revolves around the vulnerability of youth, and with Crybaby, they’re adding more understanding to the messy business of being alive.
Folk’s Jeremy Squires Shares His Heartbreak on ‘Hymnal’
In an intimate setting on Hymnal, Jeremy Squier vents with a woeful hush of country and folk that feels like dispatches from a battered soul.
Edith Judith Perform a Beguiling Style of Indie-Folk on ‘Bones & Structure’
Chicago experimentalists Edith Judith combine unique arrangements and beautifully crafted songs on their debut album, Bones & Structure.
Indigo Sparke’s ‘Hysteria’ Encapsulates Despair
Indigo Sparke’s Hysteria is an immersive, blurry mood piece of alternative songwriting that captures the confusing and fluctuating feelings inside of her.
Lissie Finds Renewal on ‘Carving Canyons’
Lissie’s country-inflected Carving Canyons considers who she is, looking back to childhood but also realizing that she can help shape a positive future.
Julia Mark Creates Engaging Indie Piano Pop on ‘Keeping You’
Listeners will enjoy Keeping You, the new LP of piano-led indie pop ballads from Julia Mark, but the reasons lead to a cloudiness of thought.
Beth Orton Embraces Her Past on ‘Weather Alive’ to Shape Her Future
Having only put out five albums in the past two decades, Beth Orton’s Weather Alive embraces her electro-folk past while embracing a weathered, gorgeous future.
Rising Appalachia Meditate on Gratitude with “Thank You Very Much” (premiere)
Acclaimed sibling folk band Rising Appalachia meditate on gratitude through their gorgeous new single, “Thank You Very Much”.
