With its poetic lyrics and haunting melodies, contemporary folk music is, at its best, deeply evocative. The elusive genre is hard to pin down, often blending traditional acoustics with elements of ...
Moving from dream pop to acoustic clarity, the Dutch-British songwriter delivers her most personal record yet where loss is transformed into something quietly powerful ...
The timelessness of great folk music makes it something that never goes out of style, and something that we just can’t seem to ever get enough of. Sometimes, time-tested folk traditions infiltrate the ...
A folk record unlike any other released this year has quietly risen to the top of the list for critics. Forefowk, Mind Me, the third album by Scottish artist Quinie, was recently named the best folk ...
Taylor Swift has been on quite a journey in recent years -- going goth on "Reputation," pivoting to loved-up sugary pop on "Lover," and finding her political voice in between -- but her newest, ...
In retrospect, the 2010s were an underrated time for music. Pop was at its peak, garage rock was in full swing, and indie folk revival had put a modern spin on a classic genre. Let’s look at just a ...
Nothing about Prince’s music, appearance, or general persona articulates humble or subtle. This, is one of his great aspects, as the musician made his bold presence known wherever he was. However, ...
Jennifer Reid sang workers’ songs, Malmin plumbed gnarly Norwegian hinterlands and Quinie rode across Argyll on a horse ...