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Tag Archives: folk

Moon Mother – Meadowlands

February 5, 2026 by Ralph Plug

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Are you ready for some raw, emotional, blues-infused Swedish folk? We think you are, and Moon Mother probably agrees. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2026, album review, Americana, Bandcamp, blues, Chelsea Wolfe, Clannad, doom, folk, Meadowlands, Moon Mother, Music, Patriec Ahlström, Sara Mehner, Sweden, Unknown Rooms

Hilary Woods – Night CRIÚ

December 13, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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Hilary Woods returns to song and brings forth her best work to date.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, Acts of Light, album review, cd, Colt, dark-ambient, Dublin, electonica, folk, Grouper, Hilary Woods, Ireland, JJ72, Low, LP, Music, Night CRIÚ, Pink Floyd, review, Tindersticks, Wreckmeister Harmonies

Caroline – Caroline 2

June 12, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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Caroline’s sophomore is here and we can’t stop listening.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, album review, alt-pop, alternative rock, Caroline, Caroline 2, Caroline Polachek, England, experimental, folk, London, Music, review, Rock, Rough Trade, Still House Plants

Jim Ghedi – Wasteland

March 2, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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From the moment Wasteland blasts from your speakers, it’s clear that Jim Ghedi is not just making another folk album, he’s making a statement. Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, album review, British folk, Cinder Well, England, folk, In the Furrows Of Common Place, Jim Ghedi, Landless, Lankum, The Oldham Tinkers, traditional, Wasteland, What Will Become of England

Naima Bock – Below a Massive Dark Land

November 6, 2024 by Wander Meulemans

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Naima Bock - Below a Massive Dark Land_FRONTWarm sweater weather arrived and so did the second instalment of Naima Bock’s solo work. So let’s heat up a package of marshmallows and listen in.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2024, Belle and Sebastian, Bellow a Massive Dark Land, England, Feist, folk, Goat Girl, indie pop, Music, Naima Bock, review, Sub Pop, Sufjan Stevens

Perchta – D’Muata

July 29, 2024 by Ralph Plug

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Perchta - DMuataAustrian folk black metallers Perchta are back with their sophomore effort and I’ll be damned if it’s not the craziest shit you’ll hear all year. Let’s investigate. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2024, album review, Austria, black metal, D'Muata, feminism, feminist, folk, folk metal, Frau Percht, Heilung, Metal, Ne Obliviscaris, Perchta, Prophecy Productions, Tyrol, Ufång

Vera Sola – Peacemaker

March 18, 2024 by Wander Meulemans

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Vera Sola_FRONT_SFTDSIn the mood for some dystopian world building infused with American legacy? Vera Sola has you covered with her second full album Peacemaker.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2024, Agnes Obel, album review, America, Angel Olsen, cd, City Slang, folk, Giant Sand, indie, Nancy Sinatra, Nick Cave, Peacemaker, review, Rock, Shades, Timber Timbre, Tom Waits, Vera Sola, Western

PJ Harvey – I Inside the Old Year Dying

August 31, 2023 by Wander Meulemans

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I_Inside_PJH_FRONT_SftDSPolly Jean moves forward and we are happy to tag along. Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged Field Recordings, Flood, folk, gothic, I Inside the Old Year Dying, John Parish, Let England Shake, Orlam, PJ Harvey, Post-Rock, Stories From The City Stories From The Sea, The Hope Six Demolition Project, White Chalk

Cruachan – The Living and the Dead

April 17, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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After five years of almost complete silence, Cruachan are finally back to pummel you with Irish folk metal. We checked out their new album.Cruachan - The Living and the Dead Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2023, album review, black metal, Celtic, Cruachan, Despotz Records, Dublin, folk, folk metal, Folk-Lore, Ireland, Irish, Keith Fay, The Living and the Dead

Ethel Cain – Preacher’s Daughter

January 8, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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Ethel Cain - Preachers DaughterSince 2023 is not even two weeks old, we instead take a look at one of last year’s forgotten gems. Cue Ethel Cain’s Preacher’s Daughter. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized. Tagged 2022, ambient, Americana, Chelsea Wolfe, Ethel Cain, Florence + The Machine, Florence Welch, folk, Hayden Anhedonia, Lingua Ignota, Preacher's Daughter, White Silas

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