Indie Folk

Taking on a song as familiar as ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ is always a balancing act. Push too far […]

Paul Garside’s ‘Mariana Trench’ takes a difficult subject and gives it an unexpectedly buoyant frame. Written around the experience of […]

After the broader social commentary and more elaborate ideas that shaped ‘Quiet Revolution’, Andy Smythe’s new single ‘Beautiful Day’ feels deliberately […]

There’s something immediately likeable about the way Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard approach resilience on ‘Backbone’. Instead of […]

Coconut Shy have often worked best in the space between reflection and release, but ‘Small Steps (Paces)’ shifts that balance […]

For a debut release, ‘Scenes from a Well Worn Path – Side One’ feels remarkably assured. Music by Jeremy arrives with none […]

‘Over’ is built from very little, but it carries a considerable amount. With acoustic guitar, a restrained vocal and little […]

Most modern singles are built to reach their destination quickly. But ‘The Thrift Store Spaceship’ takes the opposite route. On […]

Some relationships end because something went wrong, while others never properly begin because, despite every encouraging sign, the necessary feeling […]

Depression doesn’t always announce itself through visible collapse. It can exist beneath routine, conversation and the reassuring answers people learn […]