We/Or/Me is Bahhaj Taherzadeh, a Chicago-based singer-songwriter whose voice conjures forth Nick Drake and Sam Bean (Iron and Wine). His music hearkens back to the traditions of British folk rock, and is both spellbinding and beautiful. And because of all these things, and more, I am very happy to report that Bahhaj has written...
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Clara Engel is an experimental, post-punk artist from Montreal who puts together songs full of textures and atmosphere. Songs like “Lick My Fins” (below) are challenging, evoking as they do anything from cabaret punk to Siouxsie and the Banshees… even hints of Annie Lennox and Patti Smith. It’s a challenging, but ultimately rewarding, listen...
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Andy Berkhout‘s Love Without Fear is a beautiful, folk-inspired record that unfolds like a lazy afternoon in the country. An acoustic album, with roots in folk and Americana, Love Without Fear is an intimate, gorgeous listen that is sure to captivate you. Tracks like “Love’s Deep Embrace” (below) remind me of Elliott Smith, even...
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I’m going to jump right to it with this one: Balto’s October’s Road is gorgeous. Goosebump-inducing gorgeous. The album, which is available on Bandcamp, is the work of Daniel Sheron and five of his friends (including Philippe Bronchtein of Hip Hatchet), and comes attached to a truly excellent origin story: Balto came into...
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Thanks to Stereogum, we’ve got the title track from Fleet Foxes’ Helplessness Blues (out 5/3 via Sub Pop). And I’ve got to tell you… it’s soaring, majestic, and wonderful. At one point, singer Robin Pecknold asserts: “And I know you will keep me on the shelf…” Not a chance. Come have a listen, and...
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