Helen Jones

Logan Richard “Character Traits”

June 3, 2025 Helen Jones 0

Skilful songwriting and guitar playing come together to make an album that sounds far more seasoned than a sophomore release it has any right to. To quote Logan Richard, each song on his second full-length album […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Ruston Kelly Songs

May 29, 2025 Helen Jones 4

If people were asked to describe Ruston Kelly’s music, there are a few terms that might come up: americana, folk, or even alt-country, but there is one term that the South Carolina native prefers above all […]

Tara Beier “Mourning Doves of Joshua Tree”

May 15, 2025 Helen Jones 0

An album that artfully captures the difficult emotions so often needed to be processed before getting to a healing place. Tara Beier sees it as something of a personal mission to help heal and inspire others. […]

Ally Kerr “True Nature”

April 28, 2025 Helen Jones 0

A bright light of hopefulness shines from an album that finds promise even when things may look bleak. “Feels like a lifetime, I’ve been gone so long / But now I’m back again,” Scottish singer-songwriter Ally […]

Jeffrey Lewis “The Even More Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis”

April 11, 2025 Helen Jones 0

Offbeat and quirky, Jeffrey Lewis knows how to bring his unique voice to life. The album cover for New York native Jeffrey Lewis’s “The Even More Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis” is certainly one to raise eyebrows, but […]

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Jesse Malin at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis 10th November 2019

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

April 29, 2026 0

New Yorker Jesse Malin began his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, before assuming the role of vocalist of glam punk band D Generation. Between 1994 and 1999 D Generation released three […]

Mildred “Fenceline”

April 29, 2026 0

Sensitive sounds carry poetic lyrics and encourage deeper reflections on meaning. Mildred is a four-piece band from Oakland, CA, with members: Henry Easton Koehler (vocals, guitar), Jack Schrott (vocals, guitar), Matt Palmquist (vocals, bass, woodwinds) or […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

April 29, 2026 0

We’re heading towards the Summer now, May Day falls this week, and the obvious thing would be to offer you, valued reader, a swathe of music that touches on those themes of rebirth and the explosion […]

Articles by Helen Jones

Logan Richard “Character Traits”

Essentials: The Top 10 Ruston Kelly Songs

Tara Beier “Mourning Doves of Joshua Tree”

Ally Kerr “True Nature”

Jeffrey Lewis “The Even More Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

Mildred “Fenceline”

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

Rock legend Lenny Kaye to release debut solo album at 79

Natalie Jane Hill “Hopeful Woman”