“Folk” Reviews

There’s some considerable promise contained within these five songs.

This is a band that simply does not write bad songs. Ever.

Josh Ritter reminds me of that shard of a real person I might have been when I wasn’t trying to be cool.

Blush Music is a collection of music composed for use by the Belgian dance company Ultima Vez.

Banhart represents the foolish troubadour from days of yore in a society as secretly rigid as ours.

Jessica Peters balances her electronic and acoustic leanings with considerable skill.

A definite sense of wistfulness and longing permeates this album.

You’d never know this was a collection of leftovers if Williamson hadn’t said so himself.

Blacklisted combines elements of country, goth, and punk to make a twangy mix that fires up and fades away.

Reed is a romantic worth listening to, and the kind of person we would all like to know.

Pearcy’s folk-pop songs long for a rescue from the hectic city life.

This EP is a condensed version of everything that I love about Denison Witmer’s music.

Sam Beam is a poet, plain and simple.

The women who calls herself LadyBug plays a feisty, funky style of folk music.

Gidaly’s not really like anyone else, but here she echoes Liz Phair.

Folklore further cements 16 Horsepower’s reputation as one of the most original and vital acts in the world today.

With obvious nods to groups like Vigilantes of Love, Over the Rhine, and Counting Crows, Set On Edge’s music has its base in rock n’ roll.

Music this simple, yet powerfully affecting, does not get made very often.

I strongly recommend this album to anyone who would like to ease into bluegrass or folk music.