This special split 7″ by the American indie hero Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and the Utrecht, NL supergroup Naked Shortsellers is about friendship. Short version: Dutch webmaster creates fansite of American musician, they get to know each other, establish a long-term relationship, and finally make a record together to celebrate this, 20 years later. 1998, the…
Tag: alt-folk
MEG BAIRD AND MARY LATTIMORE – Ghost Forests (Three Lobed, 2018) Entrambe musiciste propense alla collaborazione, Meg Baird e Mary Lattimore si sono trovate a condividere le rispettive sensibilità in una session di registrazione tenutasi a inizio anno a Los Angeles, dalla quale si sono originate le sei tracce raccolte in “Ghost Forests”. Accomunate da un…
LISA/LIZA – Momentary Glance (Orindal, 2018)* Dalla solitudine casalinga alla condivisione creativa, dall’essenzialità acustica a un suono più articolato: con una tappa di entrambi i percorsi artistici e personali coincide “Momentary Glance”, secondo album vero e proprio di Liza Victoria, cantautrice del Maine il cui alter-ego Lisa/Liza si è ormai trasformato da artigianale progetto personale…
[streaming] Allysen Callery – November Man
Allysen Callery is self taught folk artist from Rhode Island, USA , her vocal delivery recalls the haunting style of the late 60′s early 70′s British Folk Revival. In her own words, here’s the story behind the new song “November Man”, available for free download through her Soundcloud page: “I was driving home last November from…
[streaming] Alula Down – Master Kilby
Taken from the album “Homespun”, the new album by Alula Down, out November 7th. Alula Down is an experiment in folk song and minimalism, with voice and with instruments made of wood & reeds. It is the duo project of Mark Waters & Kate Gathercole, longtime players in Heed the Thunder, Sproatly Smith, Vaginapocalypse and…
CUBS – Darkr Earlyr (Rusted Rail, 2018) L’idea di collettivo sottesa alle interessanti esperienze artistiche gravitanti intorno all’etichetta irlandese Rusted Rail si riveste di nuovi significati nel secondo album dei Cubs. Infatti, nei cinque anni trascorsi dal precedente “Perpetual Light”, alcuni dei musicisti coinvolti nella band hanno intrapreso ulteriori collaborazioni, ovvero licenziato proprie opere soliste,…
ANNA GORDON – Fern Canyon (Spirit House, 2018) Atteso dai tempi dell’Ep “Tuck Your Bones In” (2015), è finalmente giunto il momento del debutto ufficiale su album per Anna Gordon, cantautrice di Seattle le cui incantate interpretazioni non avevano lasciato indifferenti i cultori del folk al femminile, fin dai primi demo rilasciati sulla sua pagina…
[streaming] Twain – Young God (Gotta Lotta Feeling)
“Young God (gotta lotta feeling)” is the first single from the Twain release 2 E.P.s due January 25, 2019 via Keeled Scales. 2 E.P.s is a 12″ double E.P. The first side, “New Miami Sound,” consists of unreleased material from the “Rare Feeling” album sessions. The second side, “Alternator,” is an intimate recording of singer…
[streaming] Sive – Quietly
New single by Sive, released October 19th 2018 on Veta Records. Sive is a songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist with a voice that “sweeps along displaying folk and jazz nuances with the confidence of one who knows” (Eamon Carr, The Herald). Her unique sound weaves together her love for the craft of songwriting with her enthusiasm…
[streaming] Anna Gordon – Cancerian
Taken from Anna Gordon’s new debut full-length album “Fern Canyon”, out November 2nd 2018 via Spirit House Records. Following in the footsteps of the folk tradition, but decidedly veering down a new path, Anna Gordon (Seattle, WA) writes ethereal folk songs laiden heavy with storyful lyrics. In an effort to express utmost vulnerability, Anna’s writing…
BD HARRINGTON – The All Was Still E.P. (Self Released, 2018) Tra i segreti (purtroppo) meglio conservati del cantautorato canadese, Brian Harrington ha scelto coerentemente di perseguire una strada di assoluta indipendenza nella realizzazione e nella (auto-)promozione del suo nuovo Ep, che segue di due anni il terzo album “The Diver’s Curse”. Le quattro canzoni…
LINDSAY CLARK – Crystalline (Oscarson, 2018) L’ormai consolidato legame tra l’etichetta tedesca Oscarson e la “capitale folk” statunitense Portland non cessa di produrre ottimi frutti. È ancora dalla città dell’Oregon che proviene infatti Lindsay Clark, artista originaria di Nevada City (come Alela Diane e Johanna Newsom…) e già autrice di tre album, a partire da…
[streaming] Maria Kelly – June
Critically acclaimed Irish artist Maria Kelly continues to captivate with new single, “June”, out now via Veta Records. “June” is the first single taken from “Notes To Self”, a collection of songs diarising Maria’s move from Dublin to Berlin. Maria was suddenly faced with that well-known discomfort of starting over in a new city. The…
[streaming] Darci Phenix – Paper Boat
Taken from “Juniper Street”, out October 5th on Team Love Records. Portland, Oregon-based songwriter Darci Phenix bought her first bass guitar in her home town of Sacramento with the counsel of her mother, a lawyer turned musician, and Michael Roe, the leader of 80s rock group “The 77s.” A community of musicians and artists has…
JAKE NICOLL – Stone Arch (Self Released, 2018) È opinione diffusa – e almeno in parte fondata – che la ritrovata attenzione posta sui linguaggi del folk non conduca a qualcosa di radicalmente nuovo, ma è anche vero che ogni lavoro a grandi linee inscritto nel loro paradigma reca con sé la personalità, la voce…
[streaming] The Knights Project – Stars Fell
Taken from “The Shoreham Sessions”, out July 1st via Woodland Recordings. The Knights Project is a folk supergroup led by Lucy Day, turned duo, with intricate guitar and cittern parts and folk story telling that aims to be both sweet and dark. The Knights Project have performed at festivals including Playgroup, Nozstock and Folk East,…
[video of the week] Freschard & Stanley Brinks – Going To The Bar
Filmed by Stanley Brinks, Jean Baptiste Brutelle, Clemence Freschard and David Deery. Edited by Jean Baptiste Brutelle. Taken from their album “Midnight Tequila”, out June 29th via Fika Recordings. Following on from 2014’s “Pizza Espresso“, Freschard and Stanley Brinks come together for 12 brand new tracks. Midnight Tequila is an irresistibly charming collection of late…
SHARRON KRAUS – Joy’s Reflection Is Sorrow (Sunstone / Nightshade, 2018)* La dedica al padre scomparso due anni fa, l’inevitabile consapevolezza della finitezza umana e una sorta di esorcizzazione mistica, evidente fin dalla copertina, costituiscono le premesse del nuovo album di Sharron Kraus, che torna a esprimersi sulla lunga distanza a tre anni da “Friends…
[streaming] Rosali – Lie To Me
Philadelphia-based musician Rosali (Long Hots, Wandering Shade) wrote the songs for her second album, Trouble Anyway, seeking empowerment by sharing openly on love, power, aging, suffering, confusion, self-doubt, and anger. The result is a full-bodied record that is at once sweeping and intimate– a vulnerable and powerful exploration of emotional narratives. Trouble Anyway showcases Rosali’s…
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