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Paul Weller recommended Bryter Layter by Nick Drake in Music (curated)

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

1970 | Folk

7.7

(3 Ratings)

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"I was torn between this and Five Leaves Left, which is more acoustic. But Bryter Layter just has great pop songs. Great playing as well. It's a shame that he never caught people's attention at the time. I think he was disappointed that he didn't get the acclaim. He's such a one-off, just the sound of his voice and the tunes are very unique. Did you ever hear the record that they put out of his mum singing? It was funny. I always think with Nick Drake that it's like, 'Where the fuck did that come from?' It's a little bit folk, but it isn't really folk, there's a bit of Donovan in there, but there isn't really. And then I heard a home recording of his mum singing on the piano and thought, 'Ah, that's it...' It must be something in the genes."

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Rachel Unthank recommended Horumarye by The Wilsons in Music (curated)

Horumarye by The Wilsons

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"I'm getting the hardcore folk records out of the way first! This is another family group of five brothers and a sister from Billingham who were a big part of my childhood. I've seen them live many times. Their harmonies are properly spine-tingling, and it's so intuitive, the way they sing together. They sing lots of the songs of Graeme Miles, who lived and worked in Teeside, a man who worked in different industries to write songs informed by people's experiences. Another song of his called ‘Sea Coal', about people collecting coal washed up on the shore and then selling it cheaply, is one we do. God, they're such evocative songs. I've also sung some of his songs recently with Paul Smith from Maximo Park, who's from Billingham too – we've basically made an album together. That's to come! He's a real folk-lover. They're everywhere, you know. "

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Crack-Up by Fleet Foxes

8.2 (6 Ratings) Rate It

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Crack-Up is Fleet Foxes’ long awaited and highly anticipated third album. It comes six years after...

Indie folk rock

By and By by Caamp

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Caamp formed when childhood friends Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall bonded over a shared love for...

The Foxfire Book

Eliot Wiggington

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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In the late 1960's, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine Foxfire in an effort to...

Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated The Creek Drank the Cradle by Iron & Wine in Music

Jul 3, 2020 (Updated Jul 3, 2020)

The Creek Drank the Cradle by Iron & Wine

2002 | Folk, Indie, Singer-Songwriter

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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Before hipsters were really a thing, this mellow music man was setting a new genre all of his own. Quiet, whispered lyrics, a dreamy feel, and a melancholy whimsy, that makes you want to brew a herbal tea and sit on the porch as the sun goes down. As good lyrically as musically, almost every half decent alt-folk and alt-country act since this album owes it a debt.