A monumental folk-symphonic celebration of our triumph over darkness and misery. Probably. There are some musicians who seem to reveal so much of their inner torment at times that you wonder how they can perform these […]
An introspective album exploring important and challenging subjects that never really takes off. Sometimes you just know that there are going to be other people who absolutely love this album, even though, as a reviewer, you […]
Mixing melancholy and introspection with uplifting and inspiriting songs. There seem to be good things happening musically in Norway, this being one of many Americana and folk nuanced records to come my way from the fjords. […]
My route into americana was through the alternative music scene of the eighties. My first real experiences listening to something which could be called americana was The Mekons’ cover of Hank Williams’ ‘Alone & Forsaken’ on […]
Dense, personal and strangely anthemic fifth album from Catalonian singer. ‘Hardcore From The Heart‘ is an album steeped in contradictions. Joana Serrat writes beautifully fragile and diaphanous songs then surrounds them in arrangements of muscular force […]
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