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.
indie folk
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”.
Veronica Stanton’s “I’m No Good” Is a Dreamy Americana Tune About Mental Health
Veronica Stanton’s “I’m No Good” centers on mental health and healing. The Nashville songwriter reflects on her dreamy Americana tune.
Anthony D’Amato Is in It For the “Long Haul” (premiere)
Anthony D’Amato’s “Long Haul” is vintage folk-rock that uplifts with its message of love and commitment. His new LP, At First There Was Nothing, releases on 21 October.
Junior Brother Speaks His Own Language on ‘The Great Irish Famine’
Junior Brother’s The Great Irish Famine captures the range of feelings we face when learning our place in an increasingly shaky world built on a foundation of tragedy.
Josh Rouse Gets Back to Basics on ‘Going Places’
After a holiday album and a record that swapped guitars for synthesizers, Josh Rouse returns to wistful Americana in fine style on Going Places.
The Mountain Goats Go to the Movies
The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle has been a cinephile all his life, but he never created an album about the movies until this year’s thrilling Bleed Out.
The Mountain Goats Expose the Limits of Escapism on ‘Bleed Out’
The Mountain Goats’ Bleed Out is a fascinating homage and a meta-commentary on the action film genre and how it soothes our unease in a world on fire.
Goon Shift Gears to Indie Folk on ‘Hour of Green Evening’
Goon’s Hour of Green Evening is seductive, willowy music with a surreal edge, like Skygreen Leopards’ hallucinatory indie folk, but without the shrill chord changes.
She & Him Pay Tribute to the Sensitive Side of Brian Wilson
She & Him reveal the love and respect they have for the original material on Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson. These songs gently rock and soothe.
