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The cover for Laura Quirk and Claire Kinsella aka Lemoncello's Articulate Animal single, showing the two girls in dresses hanging from a large metal pole against a clear blue sky, creating a surreal and whimsical scene.

The cover for Laura Quirk and Claire Kinsella aka Lemoncello's Articulate Animal single, showing the two girls in dresses hanging from a large metal pole against a clear blue sky, creating a surreal and whimsical scene.

Lemoncello - Articulate Animal (Cladaggh) [Folk]

"It's a pleasing wall of folktronic sound that bodes well for an eclectic, back to the future take on the folk condition"

The Slow Music Movement

Apr 21 min read

The cover for Belgium Alt-pop act ru·is', "a dreamwithinadream" single, showing silhouette of a person in a smoky room, light filtering through a window. Mysterious and dramatic with orange and blue hues.

The cover for Belgium Alt-pop act ru·is', "a dreamwithinadream" single, showing silhouette of a person in a smoky room, light filtering through a window. Mysterious and dramatic with orange and blue hues.

ru·is - a dreamwithinadream (Self Release) [Alt-Pop]

"Desmet attempts to keep sane by calmly repeating the song title like a mantra, but is enveloped by the orchestra's existential angst."

The Slow Music Movement

Mar 231 min read

The cover for Portland based, Jesse Carsten aka Half Shadow's, "Fruit" single, showing a blonde child in a field holds a phone with smoke on screen, wearing a jacket and blue pants, carrying a plush toy. Background of dry grass and bare trees.

The cover for Portland based, Jesse Carsten aka Half Shadow's, "Fruit" single, showing a blonde child in a field holds a phone with smoke on screen, wearing a jacket and blue pants, carrying a plush toy. Background of dry grass and bare trees.

Half Shadow - Fruit (Antiquated Future) [Freak Folk]

"Starting off innocently enough with some straight ahead acoustic guitar picking, "Fruit" takes all of a few seconds before the freak flag is raised "

The Slow Music Movement

Feb 172 min read

The Enthusiast - Ennis Del Mar (100% Positive) [Folk]

The Enthusiast - Ennis Del Mar (100% Positive) [Folk]

The Enthusiast - Ennis Del Mar (100% Positive) [Folk]

"an acoustic guitar lays down the track's folk credentials and paves the way for the fragile, warm yet wistful vocals"

The Slow Music Movement

Jan 122 min read

The cover for Abel Ghekiere's, In De Verte, Dit Uitzichtbstract album, showing an abstract painting with two overlapping black circles on a gray background, split by orange and blue horizontal bands. Minimalist and serene mood.

The cover for Abel Ghekiere's, In De Verte, Dit Uitzichtbstract album, showing an abstract painting with two overlapping black circles on a gray background, split by orange and blue horizontal bands. Minimalist and serene mood.

Abel Ghekiere - In De Verte, Dit Uitzicht (Rotkat) [Quietly Experimental]

"It’s a curious, comforting listen and highly recommended."

The Slow Music Movement

Nov 20, 20252 min read

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