Folk Album reviews - Page 5

GenresFolk

The Order of Time

Valerie June

Valerie June - The Order of Time 8.3

Album review

Americana
Blues
Folk
Soul
The Order of Time gives Valerie June's roots music a loose, open atmosphere. Folk, blues, gospel and soul remain easy to…

Home

Billy Strings

Billy Strings - Home 8.2

Album review

Americana
Bluegrass
Country
Folk
The guitar playing on Home is impressive, but Billy Strings gives it more purpose than a simple display of speed. Bluegrass…

Unchained

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash - Unchained 8.3

Album review

Country
Country Rock
Folk
Unchained gives Johnny Cash a fuller band sound without abandoning the directness of his singing. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers…

Highway Prayers

Billy Strings

Billy Strings - Highway Prayers 8.5

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
Twenty songs is a lot, but Billy Strings keeps a firm focus on the song itself throughout Highway Prayers. His guitar playing…

Freedom Highway

Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway 8.7

Album review

Americana
Blues
Folk
Soul
Freedom Highway connects the weight of history to music that remains full of movement. Rhiannon Giddens draws on folk, blues…

English Electric Part One

Big Big Train

Big Big Train - English Electric Part One 8.5

Album review

Folk
Progressive rock/metal
English Electric Part One brings a wide range of instruments into a clear, song-led form of progressive rock. Big Big Train use…

All Ashore

Punch Brothers

Punch Brothers - All Ashore 7.8

Album review

Bluegrass
Folk
Punch Brothers feel less concerned with displaying their technical skill on All Ashore. The five musicians leave more room for…

Thick as a Brick

Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 9.3

Album review

Folk
Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Thick as a Brick asks for a full album's attention, then makes that commitment feel worthwhile. Jethro Tull build one continuous…

Southeastern

Jason Isbell

Jason Isbell - Southeastern 8.8

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Country
Folk
Singer-Songwriter
Jason Isbell keeps the sound of Southeastern close to the songs. Acoustic guitar, restrained playing and clear melodies leave…

And the War Came

Shakey Graves

Shakey Graves - And the War Came 8.0

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Country Rock
Folk
And the War Came gives Shakey Graves a fuller setting while preserving the small details that make his songs distinctive. Folk and…

World on the Ground

Sarah Jarosz

Sarah Jarosz - World on the Ground 8.4

Album review

Americana
Country
Folk
Singer-Songwriter
World on the Ground gives Sarah Jarosz's precise, gentle music a clear focus: the people who leave a place and the people who…

Little Sparrow

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow 8.6

Album review

Bluegrass
Country
Folk
Little Sparrow gives Dolly Parton's singing an acoustic setting with plenty of room to move. Bluegrass forms the centre, but…

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