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Go Folk Yourself: Campfire OK’s stomp & circumstance, “Wishing You the Best”
I found Seattle-based folk-pop group Campfire OK last year thanks to the chanty “Strange Like We Are,” but I couldn’t really get into the rest of the band’s debut album. However, it sounds like
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Go Folk Yourself: Daughter returns with a beautiful, touching B-side, “Run”
Elena Tonra, a.k.a. Daughter, is one of my fiancée’s favorite new artists, but I hadn’t really been able to get into her before the emotive “Smother,” which I posted back in August. Now that single’s
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Go Folk Yourself: Chamberlin’s gentle ode to relationships and “Maryland”
Vermont indie-folk group Chamberlin lit up my radar a few days back with this gentle ode, which talks of a problem often found in relationships: “Oh, she says she needs to find her place/
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Go Folk Yourself: captivating, gorgeous folk-pop from CHAMPS, “St. Peters”
I’m a big fan of British music in general, but especially British neo-folk. Well, there’s very few folk songs I’ve heard that are as captivatingly beautiful as this tune from Isle of Wight (band?
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Go Folk Yourself: Andrew Bird’s organic crescendo, “Three White Horses”
On October 30, multi-talented Chicagoan Andrew Bird will release Hands of Glory, an eight-song companion album to this year’s Break It Yourself. Evidently, it was recorded by the entire band gathering around a single mic in a
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Go Folk Yourself: Sea Wolf’s earnest, introspective folk-rock, “Whirlpool”
L.A. folk rockers Sea Wolf just released their third album, Old World Romance, on September 11. We already highlighted the thoughtful and catchy “Old Friend,” but it’s a different cut that really turned me on to
Read More »![Go Folk Yourself: Kaki King’s kickass instrumental “Great Round Burn” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Kaki_King_Wallpaper_2_by_GeminiSarcophagi-290x160.jpg)
Go Folk Yourself: Kaki King’s kickass instrumental “Great Round Burn” [MP3]
Ho-ly crap. Now this is amazing music. Atlanta guitarist Kaki King will release a new album next month called Glow, and it exchanges her recent singer-songwriter material for folksy, rootsy guitarwork. On the kickass
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Go Folk Yourself: Villagers reveal the thoughtful, suspenseful “The Waves”
I discovered Irish folk-rock group Villagers back in 2010 via their spectacular single “Becoming a Jackal” from their debut album of the same name. Now the band are prepping a sophomore release, and the
Read More »![Go Folk Yourself: Dave Gerard & the Watchmen’s emotive “Hesitate” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dave-gerard-and-the-watchmen-290x160.jpg)
Go Folk Yourself: Dave Gerard & the Watchmen’s emotive “Hesitate” [MP3]
“My hesitation/ It’s become the death of me,” British folk singer Dave Gerard emotes to open his band the Watchmen’s wonderful new three-minute tune “Hesitate.” Needless to say, it’s a rather morose tune —
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Go Folk Yourself: Check out some fresh Bob Dylan, “Duquesne Whistle”
Got some new Dylan from his forthcoming album Tempest for you today. It sounds like it’s playing out of some old, dusty, deserted train station — in other words, just another Dylan track. Not my
Read More »![The Rescues transform Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” into folk-pop <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/TheRescuessongPics1FlNuxHIATgZFkM-290x160.jpg)
The Rescues transform Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” into folk-pop [MP3]
Ever daydreamed about Katy Perry‘s #1 hit “Teenage Dream” as a harmonized folk-pop effort? Well, today’s your lucky day. L.A. major-label group The Rescues has taken on the song and transformed it into just
Read More »![Go Folk Yourself: Irish group Bell X1′s tender, acoustic “Bad Day Skin” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bell-x1-290x160.jpg)
Go Folk Yourself: Irish group Bell X1′s tender, acoustic “Bad Day Skin” [MP3]
Dublin indie rockers Bell X1 are very well-known in their home country of Ireland, charting in the Top 3 with their last three releases, including two #1s. Sadly, though, the band aren’t well-known anywhere
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