Tag Archives: folk rock

THE CURATOR – Twenty-Six/12

May 12, 2020

Cromerzone 2019 Venturing into his soul chamber, English polymath unfurls pastoral panorama and pours a wondrous worry onto the peaceful picture. Alistair Murphy has been molding deeply personal – or, given his real-life vocation and artistic alter ego, even personalized, … Continue reading →

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MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT – The New Mine

April 26, 2020

MiG Music 2020 British troubadour and his Dutch ensemble seize the zeitgeist to make its melody last. It’s been five decades since this singer shed an apostrophe from the title of his solo debut and turned personal solace into COMFORT, … Continue reading →

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KARNEY – Better

February 16, 2020

A K Karney Music 2020 Sometimes growing so tired, American songstress stresses her optimism in the time of turmoil. Anna Karney can be uncompromising – as illustrated by her 2018 full-length offering – but the San Fransican wouldn’t allow such … Continue reading →

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BRÖSELMASCHINE – Elegy

November 18, 2019

MiG 2019 Marking the 50th anniversary of their debut, legends of German prog-folk look back in time to see the future. With this band’s back catalogue, spanning five decades, bundled in a box set earlier in 2019, one would assume … Continue reading →

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RENAISSANCE – Ashes Are Burning

August 24, 2019

Sovereign 1973 / Esoteric 2019 Traveling the days of freedom, English art-folk ensemble open up their dreams and find a new way to shine. 1973 was pivotal to this collective’s creative development: having opened their scope to epic panoramas on … Continue reading →

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