Folk Album reviews - Page 2

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Nowhere Sounds Lovely

Cristina Vane

Cristina Vane - Nowhere Sounds Lovely 8.3

Album review

Blues
Folk
Nowhere Sounds Lovely connects a journey through America with a search for an individual sound. Cristina Vane uses old blues forms…

And Then Like Lions

Blind Pilot

Blind Pilot - And Then Like Lions 8.2

Album review

Folk
Indie
Rock
Blind Pilot give grief a steady musical setting on And Then Like Lions. Israel Nebeker's writing follows loss without insisting…

Pretty. Odd.

Panic! at the Disco

Panic! at the Disco - Pretty. Odd. 7.8

Album review

Folk
Indie
Pop
Rock
The harmonies on Pretty. Odd. give Panic! at the Disco a different kind of confidence. The band trade much of their electronic…

Once I Was an Eagle

Laura Marling

Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle 8.9

Album review

Folk
Once I Was an Eagle begins as though one thought naturally calls up the next. Laura Marling lets the first four songs flow…

Why Should the Fire Die?

Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek - Why Should the Fire Die? 8.3

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
Why Should the Fire Die? shows how much force three acoustic instruments can generate. Nickel Creek still play with speed and…

We Are the Tide

Blind Pilot

Blind Pilot - We Are the Tide 8.3

Album review

Folk
Indie
Rock
We Are the Tide gains much of its character from knowing when the whole band should enter. Blind Pilot have a wide selection of…

About Farewell

Alela Diane

Alela Diane - About Farewell 8.5

Album review

Folk
About Farewell looks back on a relationship without turning every song into a confrontation. Alela Diane keeps her voice calm and…

Buffalo Nichols

Buffalo Nichols

Buffalo Nichols - Buffalo Nichols 7.9

Album review

Blues
Folk
Buffalo Nichols keeps his debut small, but its feelings are large. Guitar and his rough voice carry most of the music. Additional…

Dead Anthems

The Rumjacks

The Rumjacks - Dead Anthems 8.1

Album review

Folk
Punk rock
Rock
The Rumjacks make it fairly easy to join in. Dead Anthems has the big choruses, lively folk instruments and rough-edged singing…

25 Trips

Sierra Hull

Sierra Hull - 25 Trips 8.4

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
Sierra Hull makes more room around her mandolin on 25 Trips. The arrangements are fuller than on Weighted Mind and introduce new…

Out in the Open

Steep Canyon Rangers

Steep Canyon Rangers - Out in the Open 8.0

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
Out in the Open sounds like the work of a band that knows exactly how much room a song needs. Steep Canyon Rangers bring…

MTV Unplugged in New York

Nirvana

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York 9.4

Album review

Alternative Rock
Folk
Rock
A quiet Nirvana record still has plenty of bite. MTV Unplugged in New York removes much of the distortion, but it leaves Kurt…

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