“Folk” Reviews

Arguably Duncan Sumpner’s most shambolic release to date, though no less intriguing or beguiling for it.

The Sufjan Stevens-produced album offers some welcome solace for these chaotic and troubling times.

Denison Witmer’s new single espouses a quiet life in a suitably hushed manner.

These eight songs are effortlessly pretty, weaving delicate guitar melodies together with dreamy atmospherics.

After all, grief isn’t rational or given to nice, neat organization.

In a more perfect and just world, hushed and heartfelt folk-rock like this would earn all the likes and favorites.

This “children fairytale book concept album” is full of enchanting, beguiling music.

Two decades after its original release, Havalina’s third album remains as much an unsung masterpiece as ever.

For all of their heaviness, White’s songs never plod but rather, float and drift effortlessly.

A wonderfully direct and captivating album, though it’s somewhat hampered by some muddled production.

Fritch’s elaborate arrangements may require four or five listens to peel back all of the layers.

Leave it to a guy from Denmark to compose the perfect soundtrack for driving across the Nebraska prairie.

One lovely composition full of fragile notes and filigrees followed by another.

Seryn’s much-anticipated and long-awaited sophomore release is bombastic in all the right ways.

Stripped of his usual pomp, Sufjan’s latest explores his relationship with his troubled mother with grace, compassion, and brutal honesty.

Disasters isn’t just Forster’s most experimental release to date; it’s also one of his best and most emotional.

Duncan Sumpner’s first album in five years proves just as beguiling as his earlier releases.

Pearson’s songs pull no punches as he chronicles all of the ugly, nasty, and shitty things that bring about a relationship’s end.

Cadiz’s self-released debut conjures up June Carter Cash and Patsy Cline as much as Joanna Newsom.

“All Delighted People” contains some of the most ambitious music Sufjan has recorded to date, but it’s still just as heartfelt and poignant as ever.