Folk
Chelsea Wolfe – Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs
Spooky, ethereal, and haunting, Chelsea Wolfe crafts a lucid selection of stripped down and visceral songs.
Woods – Bend Beyond
Woods seventh full-length delivers the same quality and consistency we've grown to expect amid some subtle developments.
Bob Dylan – Tempest
Bob Dylan's 35th studio album brings his latest decade's worth of albums to a higher benchmark and argues contention with being one of his best ever.
The Wicked Whispers – Dandelion Eyes
A tale of two West Coasts. Acid-spiked pop meets folk rock. Be there at the love-in.
Grizzly Bear – Shields
Grizzly Bear's highly anticipated album misses the high mark we all were waiting for. Is it bad? No, certainly not. It does introduce us to a new Grizzly Bear.
Karine Polwart – Traces
Fifth studio album from BBC Folk Awards winner Karine Polwart. A fine mix of story and song and quiet protest.
Various Artists – Electric Eden
Excellent 2CD compilation to accompany Rob Young's book, which documents folk rock's high watermark.
LIVE: Woods @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 04/09/12
Previewing material from their forthcoming album Bend Beyond, Woods show that the go-to adjective of "consistency" isn't just restricted to their albums.
Keaton Henson – Dear
Henson channels his inner folk artist on 'Dear', yielding breathtaking results.
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