folk

Neil Young & Crazy Horse : Colorado

A more laid-back affair with occasional moments of signature fury.

Lisa Germano A Psychopath

Lisa Germano’s “A Psychopath” is an arrangement of real-life horror

A song that could very likely keep you up at night, because what it depicts is real.

Nick Cave Stagger Lee murder ballad

The murder ballad of “Stagger Lee” created a gruesome legend

A tale told over and over again for 100 years kicks off our new series.

Kurt Vile Baby's Arms Sadies

Kurt Vile shares new version of “Baby’s Arms” with The Sadies

Hear the updated version of Vile’s 2011 song from his upcoming documentary.

Mount Eerie Julie Doiron new album Lost Wisdom Pt 2

Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron announce new album Lost Wisdom Pt. 2

Hear new track “Love Without Possession.”

Calexico and Iron and Wine tour dates

Calexico and Iron and Wine announce more tour dates

The two artist return to North American venues in 2020.

marissa nadler path of the clouds review

Chelsea Wolfe : Birth of Violence

Wolfe’s gentlest material harbors some of her heaviest beneath the surface.

Daniel Johnston dead at 58

R.I.P. Daniel Johnston

Singer/songwriter dead at 58.

Cass McCombs tour dates

Cass McCombs announces fall tour

The singer/songwriter lines up a month in the U.S. and a month in Europe.

CAAMP By and By review

CAAMP : By and By

A simple set of folky songs that revel in their own existence.

James Blackshaw returns to music

James Blackshaw announces return to music

“I feel a new energy and desire to record again and return to the stage.”

Jesca Hoop Stonechild review

Jesca Hoop : Stonechild

An album of pretty indie folk that aims for poignancy but often holds back too much.

joan shelley the spur review

Bill Callahan : Shepherd In a Sheepskin Vest

Callahan settles down, thinks about death and returns with a hell of a listen.

Chelsea Wolfe new album 2019

Chelsea Wolfe announces new album, Birth of Violence

Hear new track “The Mother Road.”

Bruce Springsteen Western Stars review

Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars

The Boss returns to his folk roots for an album of gritty humanity.

Iron and Wine Calexico Years to Burn review

Calexico and Iron & Wine : Years to Burn

The two artists reunite after 14 years with another set of breezy standout Americana.

Joni Mitchell beginner's guide

A Beginner’s Guide to the music of Joni Mitchell

An first timer’s entryway into the music of the Canadian singer/songwriter.

jake xerxes fussell good and green again review

Rhiannon Giddens : there is no Other

The folk artist creates a conceptual work of historical unification.