Clara Engel’s ‘Hatching Under the Stars’ Is the Perfect Accompaniment to Isolation
Dream-folk's Clara Engel sets the stage with an opener on Hatching Under the Stars that's a masterclass in minimalist expansion.
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Louis Michot’s L.E.S. Douze Release the Eclectic ‘Le String Noise 2’ (album stream + interview)
The always inventive Cajun musician, Louis Michot, recalls a recent New York City residency with his latest recording, Le String Noise 2, a trip where the Big Apple and the Bayou meet.
Sir Richard Bishop’s Guitar Histrionics Sound Dream-like on ‘Oneiric Formulary’
Oneiric Formulary being a Sir Richard Bishop record, there are moments, of course, that will blow your mind.
Siskiyou’s ‘Not Somewhere’ Is a Stone-Cold Bummer. And Therein Lies Its Peculiar Charm.
Siskiyou's latest album gets under your skin. Not Somewhere is bold and weird and deeply human, uneasy listening at its finest.
Sarah Louise Offers ‘Nighttime Birds and Morning Stars’
Sarah Louise evokes the natural landscapes of meadows, ponds and woods. She connects the spiritual and the material in creative ways that suggest there is more out there than one can understand through thought alone.
Luke Wyland Steps Further Into Experimentalism with LWW
AU mainman Luke Wyland creates a mirror entity, LWW, to his art-pop band, exploring the ideas of improvisation and minimalism on 3PE.
Cal Raasay Shows Off the Grand Majesty of the Scottish Landscape on “After All” (premiere)
Cal Raasay has a flair for taking the simplest of ideas and finding its emotional heart as we hear on the stunningly beautiful "After All".
Nature Howls on Sarah Louise’s Immersive ’Deeper Woods’
North Carolina singer-songwriter Sarah Louise wanders the vast open spaces of nature for a unique and magnificent record.
Anna & Elizabeth Bridge Past and Future Folk on ‘The Invisible Comes to Us’
On the enchantingly experimental new album The Invisible Comes to Us, Anna & Elizabeth balance folklorist obsession with avant-garde sonic exploration, resulting in a deeply immersive and enriching opportunity for the ears.
The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman Is Not As Calm As You Think
Tamara Lindeman's Weather Station makes complicated, urbane folk music that soothes even as it provokes. Just don't shoehorn her latest, tackling climate change, politics, and gender relations, into a new age-y, serenity-prone pigeon-hole.
Nathan Bowles: Whole & Cloven
With Whole & Cloven, Nathan Bowles pushes in a new direction, seeking new ways to tie an album together, wondering whether or not the broken can still seem complete.