Tag Archives: folk rock

FUCHSIA – Fuchsia

February 11, 2016

Pegasus 1971 / Esoteric 2015 Strings-drenched acid-folk tapping into immortality: cult classic comes alive. So loved as to become a pirates’ bounty, it’s amazing that “Fuchsia” didn’t bloom at the time of its release, when folk-rock reigned supreme. Not for … Continue reading →

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US AND THEM – Summer Green And Autumn Brown

January 21, 2016

Mega Dodo 2015 Arcadian adventures from Swedish duo finally revealing the whole of their pastoral panorama. Up until now it was short yarns that singer Britt Rönnholm and multi-instrumentalist Anders Håkanson wove in the shape of EPs, but this release … Continue reading →

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COLIN BASS – At Wild End

November 14, 2015

Wild End 2015 Going up the country, British prog stalwart finds a higher and more solid ground. You never know where you’re gonna stand next with Colin Bass. From laying exquisite bottow-end foundation for the likes of Steve Hillage and … Continue reading →

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BEKAH BARNETT – Rise

October 25, 2015

Urban Minstrel 2015 Higher and higher, San Fran chanteuse ups the ante on album number two. She calls herself urban minstrel and folk diva and, thus, gravitates down to earth but, be it physical or metaphorical, BB embraces both connotations … Continue reading →

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QUILL – Brush With The Moon

August 1, 2015

Cherry Red 2015 Out of tragedy wonder comes, and a wide-eyed observation of the ways of this world unfolds from the Midlands meadows. It could have been the end for this band’s three-decade journey, when bassist Ben Brain died in … Continue reading →

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