Folk
Live Review & Gallery: Rufus Wainwright Returns to the Sydney Opera House for a Career-Spanning Solo Spectacle 8.01.2025
Rufus Wainwright at Sydney Opera House: A Technicolour Journey Through 30 Years of Music
Track: Bridget Hayden and the Apparitions breathes life into Factory Girl ahead of new album
Bridget Hayden’s “Factory Girl” is a stunning reimagining of a traditional folk song, showcasing her ability to breathe new life into old verses while preserving their emotional core. Her earthy, resonant vocals are perfectly matched with the accompaniment’s layered drones and delicate string interjections, creating a soundscape that feels timeless and deeply evocative. Drawing from …
Premiere: The Elsewheres exclusively unveil their dynamic new single ‘Melt’ ahead of EP and launch date.
We are honored to premiere the new single ‘Melt’ from Melbourne band The Elsewheres. With a rollicking folk instrumentation, singer Oliver Northam’s unique vocals are filled with a raw veracity – a barbed wire coating dragged through a thorn bush laced with whiskey and regret, but with an indelible melody and passionate force. Harmonies and …
News: Dryadic Shares Radiant & Joyful New Single ‘Smiling in the Dark’
Bristol-based folk artist Dryadic returns with the effervescent new single ‘Smiling in the Dark’. Produced by longtime collaborator Jake Skinner (Sam Ryder, Nigel Kennedy) at Brighton Road Recording Studios, the track showcases Dryadic’s hallmark style: organic instrumentation paired with radiant energy. From the first strum of the acoustic guitar to the buoyant drum beat, the …
Track: Divorce – Antarctica
Divorce have shared their new single, ‘Antarctica’, the latest new music from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’, which is due out on March 7th, 2025, via Gravity / Capitol. Commenting on the new single, co-vocalist and guitarist Felix Mackenzie-Barrow says: “I wrote ‘Antarctica’ at the end of a long and deeply …
Track: The Slow Country – Walking Song
Coinciding with their biggest headline shows to date in their twin homes of Manchester and London, Alt/Folk-rock newcomers The Slow Country have shared their debut single ‘Walking Song’. Entirely self-produced by the band themselves, and featuring artwork by Hugo Winder-Lind (The New Eves), ‘Walking Song’ drifts in some goth-tainted hinterland between Fleetwood Mac and Nick Cave where rushing …
News: Cat Power sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall concert touring Australia – March 2025
Cat Power’s Tribute to Bob Dylan’s Historic 1966 Concert Lands in Australia in 2025
News: Waxahatchee confirms Australian tour dates for December
Waxahatchee will bring her soulful sounds to Australia this December!
Northern Kin Festival. Thornley Hall Farm, Durham. 9th/10th/11th August 2024.
Back for it’s sixth year and in a new ‘venue’ Northern Kin 2024 certainly had some organisational issues to deal with prior to the weekend. Last year the weather caused chaos with the old site turning into a mudbath. This year the festival, on it’s new site at Thornley Hill Farm, was originally scheduled for …
News: Folk Bitch Trio Share Single & Announce Tour
Folk Bitch Trio are pushing their sonic boundaries even further, announcing an expansive world tour running from September to November. Their new single and video, ‘God’s A Different Sword,’ is out now, adding another layer to their ever-evolving sound. The creative alchemy of Gracie Sinclair (she/her), Jeanie Pilkington (she/her), and Heide Peverelle (they/them) finds its …