Folk Album reviews - Page 3

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Turmoil & Tinfoil

Billy Strings

Billy Strings - Turmoil & Tinfoil 8.2

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
Turmoil & Tinfoil has the speed and precision of strong bluegrass, while Billy Strings regularly lets his curiosity widen the…

This Side

Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek - This Side 8.4

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
This Side gives Nickel Creek plenty of room between bluegrass and pop. Mandolin, fiddle and guitar remain clearly recognisable…

July

Marissa Nadler

Marissa Nadler - July 8.6

Album review

Folk
July gives sadness a gentle but persistent presence. Marissa Nadler sings about what remains of a relationship: memories…

For the People

Dropkick Murphys

Dropkick Murphys - For the People 8.5

Album review

Folk
Punk rock
Rock
Dropkick Murphys are angry on For the People, but they haven't forgotten how to make good company out of it. The record moves…

Cusp

Alela Diane

Alela Diane - Cusp 8.4

Album review

Folk
Cusp finds many different sides to motherhood. Alela Diane sings about love, tiredness, responsibility and fear without reducing…

In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain

Blind Pilot

Blind Pilot - In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain 7.5

Album review

Folk
Indie
Rock
The best songs on In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain find energy through small changes in rhythm and vocal company. Blind Pilot…

Our Mother the Mountain

Townes Van Zandt

Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother the Mountain 8.5

Album review

Americana
Country
Folk
Our Mother the Mountain places Townes Van Zandt's dark songwriting inside arrangements that can both deepen and distract from it…

The Phosphorescent Blues

Punch Brothers

Punch Brothers - The Phosphorescent Blues 8.6

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
The Phosphorescent Blues does not begin with a brief introduction. Familiarity takes more than ten minutes to develop its ideas…

Follow Me Down

Sarah Jarosz

Sarah Jarosz - Follow Me Down 8.0

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
Follow Me Down finds Sarah Jarosz looking beyond her bluegrass foundation. Banjo, mandolin and guitar remain important, but the…

Weighted Mind

Sierra Hull

Sierra Hull - Weighted Mind 8.5

Album review

Americana
Bluegrass
Folk
Singer-Songwriter
Weighted Mind makes a small group of instruments feel like a complete world. Sierra Hull places her voice and mandolin beside…

Purgatory

Tyler Childers

Tyler Childers - Purgatory 8.6

Album review

Americana
Bluegrass
Country
Country Rock
Folk
Tyler Childers makes familiar country forms feel immediate on Purgatory. Fiddle, banjo and guitar provide a clear connection to…

Antifogmatic

Punch Brothers

Punch Brothers - Antifogmatic 8.5

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
A banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar and double bass could make a very familiar bluegrass record. On Antifogmatic, Punch Brothers use…

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