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Meet UK-bred quartet, and must-know band, Alt-J. Taking on the delta sign as their symbol, they represent change and introduce us to folk as we’ve never known it: what they call “folk-step.”(...) Read More about Alt-J: Something Good (121 words)

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Through a perfected blend of folk-pop, Of Monsters and Men guide us around a frigid island set on the Mid-Atlantic ridge covering 39,756 square miles; a swollen peninsula named Iceland where ferocious, fantastical beasts roam. (...) Read More about Of Monsters and Men: Mountain Sound (148 words)

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There are, undoubtedly, heads double taking their Shazam results, and radio heads tilting in surprise to find that this flower child of a single was birthed after 1970. (...) Read More about Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros: That’s What’s Up (175 words)

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King Charles is the Weird Al of silly-sweet lyrics. His poet’s pen is trenching through our heads defeating every piece of love-doubting skepticism with each verbal stroke.  Perhaps its the supposed wisdom shining off that royal mustache, but it seems that sentimental prose could be written in his sleep.(...) Read More about King Charles: Ivory Road (170 words)

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Folk-forward and vocally spellbinding, Sharon Van Etten and her veteran sounds pierce sound clouds again with her latest single “Serpents,” off her new album Tramp, out February 7 on Jagjaguwar. The East Coaster(...) Read More about Sharon Van Etten: Serpents (155 words)

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American brother and sister duo, The Belle Brigade, return to Trendland’s pages with a spunk not yet realized in their last visit. “I Didn’t Mean It” showcases a retro rock ‘n’ roll side to their familial folkness. It’s ironic that the track snuck off The Twilight Saga: Breaking (...) Read More about The Belle Brigade: I Didn’t Mean It (141 words)

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Ever since that Youtube cover of Fleet Foxes’ “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” hit my laptop, First Aid Kit has been on my radar. The Swedish sisters manage to construct an alchemy of vocal harmony(...) Read More about First Aid Kit: The Lion’s Roar (129 words)

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After being sorely missed, Fanfarlo has finally released more tunes to turn their fans’ worlds right-side-up again. “Deconstruction,” plus B-side, ”Reconstruction,” is the pair of singles the London-based five some have chosen to reheat the waters. To be followed by their whole album debut(...) Read More about Fanfarlo: Deconstruction (147 words)

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“I just fell in love, and I couldn’t help myself.” My sentiments exactly for The Belle Brigade‘s “Sweet Louise,” gem of a track. There is an overwhelmingly beautiful feeling created by this folksy Fleetwood Mac-esque group. The organic, guy-girl harmonies are sweet on the ear riding on an equally sweet piano with country quality twang. (...) Read More about The Belle Brigade: Sweet Louise (33 words)

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