Mark Nenadic

Ian Fisher “American Standards”

February 18, 2021 Mark Nenadic 2

Seventies/Eighties AOR poppy Americana from a Missourian transplanted to Mid-Europe Reading the bio for Ian Fisher, one’s mind might easily conjure up the dusty, gritty acoustic epithets waiting to flow from your gramophone speaker. Stop right […]

Finn Bonel “Spectral Songs”

January 20, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0

A worthy downer folk collection that flattens the spirits nicely. Louche, stoner-esque , psych-folk is served up piping lukewarm (in a good way) by South Londoner Finn Bonel. Beck Hansen is a significant influence here; that […]

Jesse Brint “This Is How We Say Goodbye” (EP) (Independent, 2020)

December 8, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

Well, this is a nice surprise. From the absolute backwoods of Nowheresville Island (not it’s actual name), British Columbia comes Jesse Brint. He’s only recently turned to folksy twang from years pursuing rock and metal. Quite […]

Randy Mundy “Celestial Skies” (Independent, 2020)

November 25, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

Can this really be a classic, lost album from 1975? Well, the good people at Cordial Records certainly think so, in that they have bought up the rights to some old singles and unreleased tracks from […]

Sam Burton “I Can Go With You” (Tompkins Square, 2020)

November 16, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

A moody, woozy debut album, given life in the salt flats of Utah. ‘Downer Folk’ is what the PR blurb calls it; quite succinctly put too. Drenched in echo, Burton’s voice is as sad as Orbison […]