It is a pretty great time for bluegrass right now, as a number of younger bands who have been clearly schooled in the traditions of the music, but who have also been raised with interests that […]
Blitzen Trapper are a Portland, Oregon-based quintet who describe their music as “experimental country/folk/rock”, and it’s the experimental bit about the band that’s always made them so interesting. Robin Pecknold of the Fleet Foxes once said […]
Opening with ‘Oh Father’ Casey’s arresting but ultimately disappointing album goes big on page one. Melancholic lyricism, swooping guitar solos over a frame of a handpicked acoustic guitar. It’s all loud, quiet, loud, quiet and we […]
Lead vocalist of Brighton band Cave Painting, Adam Kane has now written and recorded some more layered introspective music under the Sad Funeral moniker. Emerging from a visit to Kazbegi in Georgia, ‘Kazbeg‘ is a song […]
Nicky William’s distinctive, deep vocal and emotional lyrics are real highlights in his atmospheric new video, ‘I Fell in Love with Her’. The song tells a familiar tale of longing and self-doubt, of being captivated by […]
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