Album Reviews
Reg Meuross “Faraway People” (Hatsongs, 2017)
What’s the function of Folk music these days – does it have any place at all? If its function was to hold a mirror up to society, then Meuross would have a place in this world. […]
Album Reviews
Album Reviews
The Dead South “Illusion & Doubt” (DevilDuck, 2018)
Canada is a major home of Americana, but not perhaps where you would look to find bluegrass. The Dead South are firmly established as a self described folk-bluegrass outfit, and are finally bringing their second album […]
Album Reviews
Brother Roy “Last Man Standing” (Independent, 2017)
Remember when intense singer-songwriter J. Tillman, still working the day shift as drummer with Fleet Foxes, had a musical and emotional epiphany and transformed into Father John Misty? After serving time in Phoebe Hunt’s band The […]
Album Reviews
Jerry Leger “Nonsense and Heartaches” (Latent Recordings 2018)
Jerry Leger is a Canadian singer-songwriter who hails from Toronto and ‘Nonsense and Heartache’ is a double album with two distinct takes on his songwriting. ‘Nonsense’ is wired hillbilly blues with a wild swagger; there are […]
Album Reviews
Faeland “All My Swim” (Green Sage Records, 2018)
‘All My Swim’ is the debut album from Bristol based folk duo Faeland – Rebecca Nelson (lead vocals, guitar) and Jacob Morrison (guitar, ukulele, banjo, backing vocals), the pair assisted on several songs by some very […]