Amassakoul by Tinariwen
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The songs of Tinariwen mourn the passing of the epic golden age of the Saharan tribes, while...
Little Oblivions by Julien Baker
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'Little Oblivions' is the third studio album by Julien Baker. Recorded in Memphis, TN, the record...
Who By Fire by First Aid Kit
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Performed at the Royal Dramaten Theatre in Stockholm in 2017, 'Who By Fire' is a theatrical staging...
Frank Black recommended Stand Up by Jethro Tull in Music (curated)
Wayward Daughter: An Official Biography of Eliza Carthy
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Eliza Carthy is the daughter of Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson. The clan has often been rightly...
Wintres Woma by James Elkington
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RIYL Steve Gunn, Michael Chapman, Kevin Ayers, Bert Jansch, Ryley Walker, Jim O'Rourke, Scott...
12 Crass Songs by Jeffrey Lewis
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One of the premier exponents of 'antifolk' an urban folk subgenre popular in the cafes, clubs and...
CHILLFILTR (46 KP) rated Bottle It In by Kurt Vile in Music
Jun 5, 2019 (Updated Jun 5, 2019)
If you haven't heard of Kurt Vile yet, you are missing out. His sound more or less defines modern lo-fi folk rock, and his live shows are a staple of music festivals around the world: you might hear him (with support from The Violators) at the Take Root Festival this October in Groningen, Netherlands, or Dublin, or Brooklyn, this November. It's a roots band backing this bardic guru of young seekers everywhere.
Some interesting guitar lines through a vocoder, lyrics which feel half sung and half spoken, and a sense that this is the sound of something different, something creative; it's water in this desert of sameness that our pop landscape has become. And there is this feeling that the music here is just a bit raw, very human, and unadorned; it's not exactly alt-folk, it's not exactly anything, it's Kurt Vile.