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Artwork for Aaron Thomas album "Human Patterns"

Aaron Thomas “Human Patterns”

June 4, 2024 Adrian Dzialdowski 0

A well-crafted and engaging exploration of love, life, and loss. Aaron Thomas is an Australian singer-songwriter who is a new name to this reviewer but has been around for some time, this being his fourth album. […]

The Fugitives “No Help Coming”

June 4, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

A folk treatise on the climate emergency that sounds great too. Released in the US and Canada last year The Fugitives finally get a European release, to accompany their jaunt over here, through Fallen Tree Records […]

Good Looks “Lived Here For A While”

June 3, 2024 Andrew Raw 2

Post-punk indie with compelling lyrics. This is Good Looks’ second album after their debut ‘Bummer Year’, released in 2022. The quartet, from Austin Texas, are playing post-punk indie with an eighties vibe after having more of an […]

artwork for Keegan McInroe album "Dusty Passports and Empty Beds"

Keegan McInroe “Dusty Passports and Empty Beds”

June 3, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

Birthed during a period of isolation, his new album displays a deft touch for sensitive songwriting. ‘Dusty Passports and Empty Beds’ came about as a result of the pandemic’s grip. When the lockdown was mandated in […]

How Gelb, Wethering Some Piano, AKP Records, 2024

Howe Gelb “Weathering Some Piano”

May 31, 2024 Tom Harding 2

Improvised Tucson Zen. It’s difficult to pinpoint what phase Howe Gelb has reached. His output is so multifarious, that we have long passed his primary identity as the pioneering Godfather of alt-country and subcategories that might […]

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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 […]

Aaron Thomas “Human Patterns”

The Fugitives “No Help Coming”

Good Looks “Lived Here For A While”

Keegan McInroe “Dusty Passports and Empty Beds”

Howe Gelb “Weathering Some Piano”

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

Mildred “Fenceline”

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

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