indie folk
Album Review: REA-‘Garden Shed’ EP: Fresh folky weave and natural flow from a distinctive new indie-folk voice.
Well Bon Iver had his snowbound cabin in deepest Wisconsin and Brighton based singer songwriter REA had her Dad’s garden shed in rural England. That may not seem quite so cinematic but the peaceful isolation, contemplative space and earthy connectivity of her own creative shelter has shaped a similar resonance in her music. Yes, REA’s …
Track: Lex Vervain hits the (bitter)sweet spot with new single, ‘Say it All’
Lex Vervain’s new single “Say It All” is a quietly devastating piece of songwriting—beautiful, bruised, and impossibly tender. Built around undulating acoustic guitar lines that seem to breathe in and out, the track slowly shapeshifts as it unfolds, with splashes of piano and ethereal backing vocals drifting in like memories you’re not ready to forget. …
Album Review: Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE; A love story in two halves.
After six long years, Bon Iver returns with SABLE, fABLE, a two-part odyssey that explores love, longing, and transformation with his trademark emotional depth and sonic inventiveness. More than just an album, it feels like a narrative split across two discs—SABLE, a prologue of hushed reflection and sadness, and fABLE, a blossoming, kaleidoscopic response full …
Album Review: Florist – Jellywish; a warm, intimate exploration of uncertainty
Florist’s Jellywish is a delicate yet expansive exploration of life’s biggest uncertainties, delivered with their signature warmth and intimacy. Across its ten tracks, the band weaves together folk, ambient textures, and hushed, dreamlike melodies, creating an album that feels deeply personal yet quietly transformative. It’s a record that doesn’t offer answers but instead lingers in …
Album Reivew: Neev – How Things Tie in Knots; Indie-folk storytelling with heart.
Glaswegian singer-songwriter Neev returns with How Things Tie in Knots, a stunning collection of folk-inflected indie-pop songs that explore the tension of growing into adulthood. Building on the intricate storytelling of her debut Katherine, this album expands her sound with sweeping arrangements, raw emotion, and melodies that linger long after the music fades. From the …
Premiere: ‘JFC’, this new Day Joy song is good; new album this year
Succinctly capturing the national mood with the title of their new single and the album it’s taken from, Austin-based band Day Joy (led by Michael Serrin) make it two singles in not even a month with ‘JFC’, which pairs up with last month’s ‘Parking Lot Astronautical’ as the first brace of singles from the band’s …
Meet: Zach Condon / Beirut ahead of his new album A Study of Losses and European dates
After a prolific yet challenging few years, Zach Condon returns with A Study of Losses, the most expansive Beirut album to date. Commissioned as a soundtrack for a Swedish acrobatic stage show, the 18-track odyssey explores themes of disappearance, preservation, and impermanence—taking inspiration from lost civilizations, extinct species, and fading memories. Blending indie pop, chamber …
Album Review: Constant Follower – The Smile You Send Out Returns To You; a beautiful, spacial, immersive album
Stephen McAll’s journey to The Smile You Send Out Returns To You is as moving as the music itself. A brutal attack in his teens left him with lasting head injuries, altering his memory and setting him on an unexpected path. Yet, through sheer resilience, he has carved out a space in music, using songwriting …
Track: Lilly Bedard Shares New Single ‘Not Everything Ends’
Florida based, 20-year-old singer-songwriter Lilly Bedard returns with her latest single, ‘Not Everything Ends’. Bringing together delicate finger picked acoustic guitar and Bedard’s silky smooth vocal, the track displays an emotive intimacy before gradually introducing shuffling drums, bass and dappled synths and warming vocal harmonies, the tracks pop elements are emphasised. Lilly displays a deft …
Album Review: Clara Mann – Rift; A breathtakingly intimate debut that finds beauty in life’s fragility
If there’s a lovelier indie folk record this year, we’d be surprised. With her debut album Rift, Clara Mann has created something quietly stunning—an album that pulls you into its world with hushed intimacy and raw emotion. Her distinctive vibrato, floating harmonies, and delicate guitar work create a soundscape that feels both fragile and deeply …