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.
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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.
Robyn Hitchcock’s Tale of Two Obsessions
The beating heart of Robyn Hitchcock’s memoir, Stranded in the Future, is not necessarily his career but two great obsessions that inspired 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.
Ben “Baby” Copperhead’s ‘Catch a Cold’ Is a Wild Journey
Catch a Cold sees Ben “Baby” Copperhead truly embracing what it means to make music with no stylistic boundaries, as one genre deftly blends into another.
Juni Habel Presents the Perilous Beauty of Nature
Juni Habel presents the perilous beauty of nature as both metaphor and fact, to enlarge and reduce emotions and inhabit a liminal space wherein poetry resides.
Freak-Folk Legend Peter Stampfel Remains His Zany Self
Song Shards will not be to everybody’s taste (thank God), but who other than Peter Stampfel could make 1940s jingles sound whimsically cool?
Jessica Risker’s New Work Is Mysterious and Haunting
Seven years after her debut, folk artist Jessica Risker embraces sophisticated, baroque arrangements. It’s so good that it’s worth the wait.
Scottish Psych-folk Group òrain Reside in the Abstract
òrain’s Hanging Fruit is a cornucopia of pastoral delight, offering dream-like vignettes, where the unknowing is the point.
The Complicated Life of Moby Grape’s Skip Spence
This bio about Moby Grape’s Skip Spence dissects and casts a glowing light on his work as a composer of some of the most influential music of San Francisco’s psychedelic scene.
‘1967’ and Robyn Hitchcock’s Quest to Stay High for Eternity
Robyn Hitchcock’s memoir 1967 taps into the music high that untethered the restraints of boarding school and shaped his life and music for eternity.
The Oral History of Grizzly Bear’s Wild Remix Album
Two decades ago, the hushed indie-rock luminaries Grizzly Bear released a buzzy acoustic debut. A year later, it got a wild remix LP. This is its story.