Bon Iver
His debut reinvented the conventional idea of a guy and his guitar. A falsetto and 3 winter months in a cabin in the woods was what Justin Vernon needed to Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
When you hear the word Folk, you may have a particular artist or picture come to mind. Be it Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell or perhaps a hippie with a guitar Continue Reading →
Iron & Wine
There are artists who pick up an acoustic guitar and pluck away creating nice singer/songwriter tunes and then there is Sam Beam. This former film professor of Miami writes songs Continue Reading →
Band of Horses
An unpretentious rock band seems more likely to be an oxymoron of sorts than a truism, yet somehow Band of Horses inhabits this description with earnest while managing to get Continue Reading →
Neko Case
With a clean, controlled, vibrato-less voice as smooth as untouched ice, Neko Case guides listeners through her story-like songs. This alt-country songstress (yes, the genre Country just made an appearance Continue Reading →
Local Natives
Ah, youth! The spirited and optimistic kind, not the brooding and conflicted variety, is represented in exceptional form by Local Natives in their music as well as how long they Continue Reading →