You’ve Gotta Get Satire to Get Dion DiMucci
Dion: The Rock ‘N’ Roll Philosopher is a tongue-in-cheek title that only Dion DiMucci can pull off with street panache—braggin’ is a blues tradition, after all.
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Bob Dylan Film ‘A Complete Unknown’ Is a Folk anti-Western
In wandering hero terms, Bob Dylan film A Complete Unknown is less a George Stevens’ Western like Shane and more an Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo – with guitars.
Bonnie Prince Billy Finds a Comfortable Home
Bonnie Prince Billy’s The Purple Bird reaches its highest points when Will Oldham finds the joy in life, which feels like its own form of resistance.
Heather Maloney Channels Joni and Father’s Death Into Music
Heather Maloney’s latest release, Exploding Star, suggests the benefits of empathy and mourning when one is not bereaved. Sadness can bring us joy.
Bright Eyes’ 2005 Albums Speak to Our Individual and Collective Discontent
Bright Eyes brought their expansive and messy vision to life 20 years ago with two albums that captivated listeners then as they surely will now.
Flora Hibberd’s ‘Swirl’ Is a Stunning Debut
Flora Hibberd displays grace, timelessness, an accurate ear for classic songcraft, and production touches that wrap Swirl in a glorious bow.
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp Create Eclectic Art Pop
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp are a cohesive collective in which each participant is passionate about the music they make.
The Weather Station Discover Our ‘Humanhood’ in Shared Descent
Humanhood finds the Weather Station going deep to find whatever heaven may exist on the surface above. There is an identifiable signature to the music.
Field Medic’s Quest For Inner Peace Is Astonishing
Boundless & True captures Field Medic’s Kevin Patrick Sullivan almost entirely by himself, delivering masterfully fingerpicked and beautifully written songs.
Heather Maloney Honors Her Late Father With Divine ‘Exploding Star’
While continuing to heal after her dad’s death in 2021, folk singer Heather Maloney pours her heart out on new album, Exploding Star.
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The 10 Best Folk Albums of 2024
The year’s best folk albums transcend genre boundaries, yet each entry remains firmly grounded in the folk ethos of connection and storytelling.
Arthur Russell’s Underground Genius
Arthur Russell biography Travels Over Feeling is an elegy for a generation of underground artists that died too soon and a requiem for a vanished New York.