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Review: Goat ‘Medicine’

11th December 202311th December 2023 Spring ‘The Strutter’ Chase Folk, Goat, Psych, Rocket Recordings

We pay into a convenient, encrypted reality that others spend a lifetime cracking. Goat crack into the physics of metal

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Review: David Eugene Edwards ‘Hyacinth’

27th September 202327th September 2023 Reza Mills Americana, David Eugene Edwards, Folk, Sargent House

I’ve name-checked 16 Horsepower and Wovenhand numerous times in reviews for The Shaman, and now that I have an opportunity

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Review: Hexvessel ‘Polar Veil’

14th September 202314th September 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blackgaze, Folk, Hexvessel, Svart Records

Hailing from the dark forest, progressive folk rockers Hexvessel have been on a path which their founder Mat McNerney describes

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Review: Wooden Tape ‘Music From Another Place’

26th July 202326th July 2023 Reza Mills Acoustic, Ambient, Folk, God Unknown Records, Wooden Tape

Merseyside based Tim Maycox (aka Wooden Tape) as well as being both a writer and musician is also a high

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Review: Lankum ‘False Lankum’

24th July 202324th July 2023 Reza Mills Drone, Folk, Lankum, Rough Trade, Soundscapes

Lankum are a Dublin four-piece whose members comprise of Ian Lynch, Daragh Lynch, Cormac Mac Diarmada and Radie Peat who

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Review: The Devil’s Trade ‘Vidékek Vannak Idebenn’

7th July 202310th July 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Dark, Folk, Folk Doom, Season Of Mist, The Devil’s Trade

The most striking thing about the dark Hungarian doom/folk band, for me, is Dávid Makó’s voice. Over a traditional musical

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Review: Austin Stambaugh ‘Midwest Supernatural’

4th July 20234th July 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Austin Stambaugh, Country, Folk

Steve Earle’s quote about standing on Bob Dylan’s coffee table and declaring Townes Van Zandt to be the greatest songwriter

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Dorthia Cottrell 'Death Folk Country'
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Review: Dorthia Cottrell ‘Death Folk Country’

17th April 202317th April 2023 Lee Beamish Country, Dorthia Cottrell, Folk, Relapse Records, Windhand

It’s not very often that an album title perfectly describes its content, to the point where three little words can

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Dawn Ray'd ‘To Know The Light’
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Review: Dawn Ray’d ‘To Know The Light’

24th March 202317th January 2026 Nessie Spencer Black Metal, Dawn Ray'd, Folk, Prosthetic Records

When you think about Liverpool, there are usually three things that come to mind: the football, the accent and the

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Smote 'Genog'
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Review: Smote ‘Genog’

8th March 202317th January 2026 Reza Mills Acid Rock, Folk, Kraut, Rocket Recordings, Smote

Having cleared my decks review wise and with the only album on my books not due for a while, I

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SKÁLD 'Huldufólk'
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Review: SKÁLD ‘Huldufólk’

24th January 20238th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Decca Records, Folk, Norse, SKÁLD

With the explosion in popularity of the Vikings TV shows, Wardruna and Norse culture in general, it is amazing how

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

3rd April 20263rd April 2026 Lee Edwards
Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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