“A Certain Kind of Dream Quality”: An Interview with Donovan Quinn
Donovan Quinn's (Skygreen Leopards) first solo album in seven years explores memory, love, and loss in no uncertain psych-folk terms.
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Elkhorn Improvise the Hypnotic ‘Storm Sessions’
Instrumental guitar duo Elkhorn tweak the formula with a third musician on their latest album, The Storm Sessions. Rarely has a blizzard sounded this good.
Richard Dawson and the Multitudes Contained in Brexit Britain
Richard Dawson's 2020 is a coruscating state-of-the-nation piece as Britain faces up to its muddled identity at the end of a tumultuous decade.
Get ‘Up on High’ with Vetiver
Vetiver get intimate by addressing one person at a time on their new album, Up on High. This music is for dancing alone in one's mind.
Very Good’s ‘Adulthood’ Is Another Brilliant Exercise in Experimental Quirkiness
The third album from the twisted mind of Sean Cronin shows his band, Very Good, moving in strange, oddly compelling directions.
Devendra Banhart Finds His ‘Ma’ in Everything
Devendra Banhart's latest album, Ma, is a tender, beautiful meditation on the bonds that ties us together.
Sachiko Kanenobu’s Psych-folk Cult Classic, ‘Misora’, Finally Gets a US Release
Reissued Japanese psych-folk cult classic Misora shines a new light on the genius of singer-songwriter Sachiko Kanenobu.
Poppies: Assorted Finery from the First Psychedelic Age
Poppies is a journey through the outer reaches of obscure but brilliant psychedelic songs on this wonderfully crafted compilation from Craft Recordings.
‘Grief in Exile’ Marks a New High in Mariee Sioux’s Enchanting, Imaginative Folk Music
Folk artist Mariee Sioux blurs the lines between waking and sleeping as smoothly as the twilight, and Grief in Exile engages the senses, the imagination, and the heart in truly transcendental ways.
Weyes Blood Gets Cinematic on ‘Titanic Rising’
Weyes Blood (a.k.a. Natalie Mering) conjures up a beautiful, cinematic world through with her insightful songwriting on Titanic Rising.
Astralingua Stunningly Isolates and Introspects on “Space Blues” (interview + premiere)
"Nomadic space-folk" Astralingua are chillingly pensive on "Space Blues" from their upcoming LP, Safe Passage, which they discuss in this interview.
Pittsburgh Duo Chameleon Treat Unveil Record of Haunting Dream Pop with ‘Basketpusher’ (premiere)
Neo-psychedelia and achingly beautiful vocals are the pillars of Chameleon Treat's swirling sound, traits they hone on sophomore record Basketpusher.
