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Ha Ha Tonka, Lessons
Ha Ha Tonka’s music has always been richly steeped in Americana, fo… more »
The Louvin Brothers, Satan Is…
It’s a minor tragedy of the internet age that millions will have be… more »
Neko Case, The Worse Things G…
Neko Case has spent the last 15 years perfecting both a dark strain of al… more »
Laura Veirs, Warp and Weft…
The warp and weft, the two over-under types of knitting technique, take s… more »
Glen Campbell, See You There…
In the same way Rick Rubin rushed to record as much of Johnny Cash’… more »
The Civil Wars, The Civil War…
Thanks to the austere folk instrumentation and the sepia-toned imagery on… more »
Amanda Shires, Down Fell the …
When Amanda Shires sings about the devil on “Deep Dark Below,… more »
Dumpstaphunk, Dirty Word…
Dumpstaphunk started 10 years ago backing local hero and keyboard player … more »
Martin Simpson, Vagrant Stanz…
In folk circles, any new album from Martin Simpson is an event, and the b… more »
Bombadil, Metrics of Affectio…
North Carolina folk quartet Bombadil has had a tough go since the release… more »
Shelby Earl, Swift Arrows…
Seattle-based singer/songwriter Shelby Earl begins her genre-blurring sop… more »
Nadine Shah, Love Your Dum an…
Her thrillingly muscular and darkly lustrous voice is a dazzling distract… more »
Guy Clark, My Favorite Pictur…
On My Favorite Picture of You, Guy Clark’s first studio album … more »
Matt Berry, Kill the Wolf…
Matt Berry, star of The IT Crowd, isn’t your usual actor-turned-sin… more »
Houndstooth, Ride Out the Dar…
This Portland, Oregon, quintet’s roots-tinged debut is warm, immedi… more »
Steve Gunn, Time Off
Steve Gunn’s aptly named Time Off has the sleepy, contented feel of… more »
Jason Isbell, Southeastern…
The fourth solo album from former Drive-By Trucker Jason Isbell finds the… more »
Laura Marling, Once I Was an …
“Undine, make me more naïve,” sings Laura Marling a litt… more »
Various Artists, Smithsonian …
The Smithsonian Folkways collection is a musical treasure, a chance to wa… more »
Various Artists, ATO Records …
Alabama Shakes broke out as one of 2012′s most exhilarating acts; s… more »
Sam Amidon, Bright Sunny Sout…
In the Borges story “Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote,” a… more »
Glenn Jones, My Garden State…
New-school American Primitive guitarist Glenn Jones’s fifth solo al… more »
Pistol Annies, Annie Up…
In his 2012 memoir Waging Heavy Peace, Neil Young gave a rave review to t… more »
Patty Griffin, American Kid…
Patty Griffin’s seventh album — and her first collection of n… more »
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Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal
By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor
As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »