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meka - What Once Was (Dumont Dumont)
A simple, brisk, hypnotic guitar refrain stops just short of toe tapping, but should immediately get heads turning and nodding
The Slow Music Movement
May 26, 20252 min read
Sayde Price - Woke Up Crying (Swift Sword Sister)
but ultimately acting as a sweetly sung palliative for "the pain and at times chaotically disillusioning experience of being human."
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May 19, 20251 min read
Various Artists - Les Caravanes (Self Release)
he’s just released this eye opening snapshot of the British folk underground, and when I say underground I mean it.
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May 19, 20252 min read
Tomas Raae - Venelite (Kontentum)
There's such a purity to her vocal delivery, as she regales us with an ancient tale of a mountain king and young farm girl, that you are immediately transported back centuries to simpler, pagan times, albeit with a kick arse jazz soundtrack.
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Apr 29, 20251 min read
Natalie Wildgoose - Come Into The Garden (Self Release)
It’s a delicate and delightful EP, and one for the readers that appreciated the recent Maxine Funke tip.
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Apr 19, 20251 min read
meka - Baby Blues (Dumont Dumont)
It's as intimate and moving a folk tune as you'll hear this year
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Apr 18, 20252 min read
Cameron Knowler - CRK (Worried Songs)
If acoustic guitar and the folk sound of America are your thing then look no further.
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Apr 13, 20252 min read
The Slow Music Movement Radio Show #83
The Slow Music Movement Radio Show is back after a seven month hiatus, and about time too....
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Apr 11, 20252 min read
Pan American, Michael Grigoni - New World, Lonely Ride (Kranky)
adding an air of universal mystery and cosmic shimmer to the virtuoso guitar interplay
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Apr 9, 20251 min read
Michael Scott Dawson - Guitar, Solo (We Are Busy Bodies)
symbiotic field recordings bring some fresh air & fauna into your listening space & act as the perfect bed for his guitar meditations
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Apr 8, 20252 min read
Slow Hunch - The Bluest Sky on the Coldest Day (Self Release)
but would also be the perfect shoulder to lean on in times of hardship - your next break up will never sound so good
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Apr 8, 20252 min read
Flyte - Emily and Me (Nettwerk)
It's an intimate and charming tune that makes you give thanks for the repeat button.
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Apr 7, 20251 min read
Jess Kerber - I Wonder If I'll Forget This (Felte)
quickly joined by some unhurried, contemplative acoustic guitar to set an ambient folk course for this striking debut single
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Mar 20, 20251 min read
Cameron Knowler - Secret Water (Worried Songs)
The tune itself has a pleasing simplicity which belies its polite insistence and hypnotic qualities
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Mar 8, 20251 min read
Maxine Funke - Clear (Disciples)
This is DIY alt-folk at its finest
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Mar 2, 20251 min read
Entifan - Wet Paint (Self Release)
Something of an enigma with refreshingly little or no online presence, and also bravely not big on selling her talents via press...
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Feb 18, 20251 min read
Blue Lake - Weft (Tonal Union)
The new album is his lushest and fullest realisation of his constantly morphing, gently experimental, string rich sound.
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Feb 6, 20251 min read
Sam Amidon - Salt River (River Lea)
The three singles suggested the LP would be some sort of cosmic acid-folk affair, so I wasn’t anticipating this wild ride
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Jan 28, 20251 min read
Will and James Ragar - The Acoustic Sessions (BBE)
join the dots between Americana, jazz, the softer side of AOR, blues and good natured singer songwriting
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Jan 28, 20251 min read
Roberta Gulisano - A' Surfara (Mhodi / Comusi)
But what really marks the LP out is her willingness to take those traditions and influences and give them a twist or ten
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Jan 25, 20252 min read
Constant Follower x Andy Aquarius - Almost Time To Go (Last Night From Glasgow)
It's a multiple emotion tugging slice of forward looking folk noir not noir that deserves your attention
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Jan 23, 20251 min read
Tomas Raae - Drømte Mig En Drøm I Nat (Kontentum)
It really is a stunning rendition of this centuries old song and a wonderful counterpoint to Raae's playing.
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Jan 21, 20252 min read
Jawhar - Khyoot (Self Release)
Khyoot seemingly takes its inspiration from the genteel, somewhat stoned folk sounds of 1960’s England.
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Jan 20, 20252 min read
Hana Stretton - Soon (Self Release)
This is not just any old ambient folk LP, this is one of those by which others are judged.
The Slow Music Movement
Jan 19, 20252 min read
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