Reviews Folk

My First Tooth – Love Makes Monsters

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7.5/10

A surprising feast of variety, this is a real sit-down-and-listen-to album, from a band exhibiting depths much greater than their pigeonholed sound.

Heidi Talbot – The Last Star

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One of modern folk’s brightest star presents a journey through contemporary and traditional, with a little help from her friends.

Bellowhead – Hedonism

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Bellowhead’s third album of rearranged traditional songs is an addictive listen and a genuine triumph.

TLOBF Interview // Bellowhead

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About to unveil their third album of wonderfully updated traditional tunes, TLOBF begs some questions of Bellowhead, represented by percussionist Pete Flood.

Bloody War: Songs 1924-1939

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The songs on this release from Tompkins Square are versions of songs written as far back as the American Civil War. Their lightness of tone masks a world of knowledge most of us (thankfully) just don’t have access too.

Sjofn – Secret

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This album documents the bewitching work of Alaskan songstress Sjofn, and intrigues more consistently than it entertains.

Junkboy – Koyo

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Making a surprising leap into folk with their latest, Junkboy deliver a happily bucolic set of summery songs.

TLOBF Interview // Blitzen Trapper

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TLOBF catch up Eric Earley of Portland, Oregon’s Blitzen Trapper to discuss their impressive recent fifth record, “Destroyer of the Void”.