“Folk” Reviews

All 12 songs here seem effortless in their catchiness and prettiness.

There’s something particularly endearing about her music that sets it apart from the rest of the female singer/songwriter group.

The album’s ultimate saving grace is the production, perfectly sculpted to bring out the strengths of each song.

Timesbold’s take on Americana-influenced music is as creepy as it is captivating.

A heartfelt honesty pervades this album and these songs leave an impression that belies their delicate nature.

Knife in the Water’s rare gift for blending the grotesque and the lovely makes their music worth tracking down.

There’s some considerable promise contained within these five songs.

This is a band that simply does not write bad songs. Ever.

Josh Ritter reminds me of that shard of a real person I might have been when I wasn’t trying to be cool.

Banhart represents the foolish troubadour from days of yore in a society as secretly rigid as ours.

Blush Music is a collection of music composed for use by the Belgian dance company Ultima Vez.

Jessica Peters balances her electronic and acoustic leanings with considerable skill.

A definite sense of wistfulness and longing permeates this album.

Blacklisted combines elements of country, goth, and punk to make a twangy mix that fires up and fades away.

You’d never know this was a collection of leftovers if Williamson hadn’t said so himself.

Reed is a romantic worth listening to, and the kind of person we would all like to know.

This EP is a condensed version of everything that I love about Denison Witmer’s music.

Pearcy’s folk-pop songs long for a rescue from the hectic city life.

Sam Beam is a poet, plain and simple.