The Very best in Folk Roots & Acoustic Music
Archive of all 2018 Album Reviews
Nik Barrell has been plying his trade since back in 2010 when he released his first album and since then he has been able to make around one release a year and 2018 is no different. This December saw the release of his latest masterpiece, Joy.
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Me and My Friends have announced their new album ‘Look Up’ the release date is December 6th via Split Shift Records.
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Through The Wild is the first release since their acclaimed ‘Amidst Fiery Skies’ back in 2014 and emerges as an even more polished and versatile mix of material from a line-up known as one of the best live bands on the circuit.
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Andy Shauf is back with new project ‘Foxwarren’ and they’re releasing a self-titled album on Nov 30th via Anti-. The lead single ‘Everything Apart’ is out now!
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Straw Bear have actually been around on the music scene for a while now but were gently simmering away just below the surface of the world stage. However, with the release of their latest triumph, Fiction, this is all about to change. Mellow, eclectic and thoroughly eccentric; Fiction is a charming collection of songs that reel off like a modern-day fairy tale and drag you into a whimsical world that could be straight out of The Brothers Grimm.
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Chris Stills will be support his new album – the first in over 10 years – ‘Don’t Be Afraid’ (out now via Rive Gauche Music, Kobalt/PIAS) with a trio of headline shows this autumn, taking in a stop at London’s Borderline on November 25, 2018
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Following two successful EP’s, south coast duo Hickory Signals will release their thought-provoking and distinctive debut album ‘Turn To Fray’ on November 16th
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‘Venom & Faith’ is the new album from Larkin Poe, to be released November 9, 2018. The Nashville-based sister duo follow the release with a headline European tour, starting in London at Islington Assembly Hall on November 21 and taking in dates in Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain.
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This winter the trio release Hide And Hair, after a year of near-vertical ascent from a standing start. The trio may inhabit the folk genre with a grateful respect for its history but with this album they twist its old bones into something febrile and contemporary.
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The 2nd of November 2018 marks the release of ‘Wherever I Go’, Frankie Davies’ debut album, something fans have been waiting to hear for a long time. Its variety of influences are tied together by Davies’ evocative vocals and addictive melodies that transport listeners through both painful and joyful moments in her life.
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