Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 The Greater Wings Julie Byrne ★★★★ 85 Pop Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Julie Byrne’s The Greater Wings represents the gold standard for what a traditional singer-songwriter album in the modern music landscape should be: lush, atmosphere-setting instrumentals that compliment a captivating, intimate vocal performance, with poetic lyrics filled withContinue reading “The Greater Wings – Julie Byrne ★★★★”
Tag Archives: Indie Folk
the record – boygenius ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 the record boygenius ★★★ 70 Rock Indie Rock Indie Folk Reforming as a supergroup for the first time since they released their 2018 debut, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus returned as boygenius in 2023 to release a proper full-length record that has a lot of heartContinue reading “the record – boygenius ★★★”
Javelin – Sufjan Stevens ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Javelin Sufjan Stevens ★★★★ 88 Rock Indie Folk Chamber Pop There’s beauty and innovation in every one of Sufjan Stevens’ releases, but Javelin brings all the best elements of his career together into one package. It has the old-world folk whimsy of his early years without the hokeyContinue reading “Javelin – Sufjan Stevens ★★★★”
The Microphones in 2020 – The Microphones ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2020 The Microphones in 2020 The Microphones ★★★½ 79 Rock Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk I know that Phil Elverum has a following of die hard fans who feel connected to all of his projects, from The Microphones to Mount Eerie, but I’m not as in love with The Glow Pt.Continue reading “The Microphones in 2020 – The Microphones ★★★½”
Benji – Sun Kil Moon
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2014 Benji Sun Kil Moon ★★★★ 86 Rock Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk On Benji, Sun Kil Moon reflects on his past with highly-personalized story telling that contemplates much of the second-hand trauma he’s witnessed his family, friends and community suffer through. He tells the stories of those who tragically diedContinue reading “Benji – Sun Kil Moon”
Fresh Out The Deli 