Archive for the ‘Folk Rock’ Category
The Decemberists, everyone’s favorite Portlandian folk ensemble, released their new album The King is Dead last week. 2009′s expansive “theme” »
The whole long distance band notion is an easy one to romanticize, particularly in the age of myspace bands that »
When you think of Ray LaMontagne, you tend to hear only his voice. It’s easy to understand why. Deep, raspy, »
The amount of groups trying their hand at the burgeoning 60s inspired indie folk genre continues to grow, and as »
In the press release for Loveland, the debut album by Robert Lusson & The Social Beat, Lusson is stated as »
For this review, I am going to bypass the seemingly impossible-to-avoid mention of Bob Dylan when talking about Swede Kristian »
Sometimes listening to a songwriter as incredibly talented as Stephin Merritt toss off lines like “I always say I love »
Continuing the trend of downsizing their sound for a more intimate approach (yes, even more than The Trials of Van »
The duo of The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) gained their fame partly from starring in the 2007 »
Mazzy Star fans have been waiting a long, long time for a new album. The next best thing came along »
